The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-20
MOORS IN RAID
ARE DEFEATED
Make an Attack on Casa
blanca and Are Easily
Routed.
NATIVES FIGHT HARD
Raiders Menace Other Towns But
Situation is Thought To Be
Under Control.

= Paris, Aug. 20.-Dispatch from Tan
gier tell of another defeat of the
Moors at Casablanca by the forces
under General Drude. The dispatch
says that the conference of native
chiefs which lasted for several days
on the outskirts of the city. resulted
early this morning in an attack on the
town by a large force of tribesmen,
who were driven off after four hours
sharp fighting.
At sunrise an alarm was sounded,
and bands of mounted Moors were seen
on General Drude's western stand A
detachment of fifty Algergian horsemen
in the French service, called Spahis
light cavalry and sharpshooters, were
at once sent to the front. The tribes
men were within 500 yards of the town
when the small body of cavalry went
forth to meet them. The natives per
mitted the Spahis who were under
cover of the guns of the warship, to
advance half a mile unmolested. when
they suddenly ambuscaded them and
made fierce charge right among the
French horsemen. Both sides fought
with great bravery.
The Moors gave vent to wild cries
during the charge. and one big native
horseman swung his great sword with
such force that it cut off the head of
a Spahi with one sweep.
MOors Finally Win.
Several men and a French officer
were wounded. The French continued
the fighting until fresh bodies of Spahis
came to their relief and routed the
Moors. Later dispatches say that one
sharpshooter was killed and several
wounded, including Captain Loud.
Many horses were stabbed to death.
As usual the Moors showed supreme
indifference to death Thousands Of
them time and again charged in the
face of a terrible fire from the rapid
fire guns and the great guns from
the warships in the harbor. Repulsed
in one attack. they waited only long
enough to reform their forces before
pressing forward to new attack
The lighting covered front of about
sixteen miles. The field and machine
guns of the French, and shells from
the warships. did deadly work in the
ranks of the Moors. Steady voIleys
from the French began pouring into
the Moors at 9 a. m The artillery threw
shrapnel shells among the horsemen
to the south, and the guns of the
warships kept up a steady fire, driving
the natives from the beach.
Army Troops Rebel.
At IL a. m. the Moors broke, scat
tered and hastily disappeared, having
been taught another awful lesson.
Among the Moors many red dolmans,
such as are worn by the regular Mo-
roccoan troops, were seen. The wear
ers are thought to be deserters from
the army. The Moors are said to have
given up the fight only because OF a
shortage of ammunition.
The situation at Mogador, SAT-. Rabat
and El-Araish remains calm, but at
Mazagan it is reported that the tribes
surrounding the town are greatly eX-
cited. No immediate attack, however,
is expected. In a speech delivered at
Pau, NJ. Barthou, minister of public
works. said that the peace of Europe
was not threatened by the situation in
Morocco All the powers. he said, recog-
nized the justice of the course being
pursued by France