The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-07
CRUISERS SHELL CASABLANCA
LANDING PARTY ATTACKED AND
BONBARDMENT FOLLOWS.
Hundreds Of Tribesmen Reported Killed
six Of the French Force woupaed-
villages Surrounding the Town and .
Battery Destroycd-Town Now Quiet.

Special Gaze DespntcRes 70 THE SuS.
TANoIER, Aug. e.-Hostilities began at
Casa blanca yesterday when Moorish soldiers
fret upon a French force that was being
landed TO assist in the protection Of the
consulates. One officer and five marines
we're wounded. The officers of the French
cruiser Galilee and Du Chayla and Of the
spanish cruiser Don Aware de Bazan
had orders TO land forces 10 guard the
consulates.
The Governor Of C~Asablanca was notified
early in the morning Of the intention to
land French and Spanish sailors TO protect
the consulstes. The landing forces bay
onetted leo natives on the way from the
water port to the consulates.
The bombardment lasted all day and
several hundred tribesmen among the rab-
bic outside the sanctuary we're killed.
zair tribesmen are seriously threatening
Rsbst. 1t is reported that the French
cruiser Forbin has been ordered to Rabat.
The Spanish force entered without oppo-
sition. No opposition va expected to the
landing Of the French. As soon a. the land
ing party was attacked its member fixed
h~a-onets and charged on the tribesmen.
Word was sent at once 20 the cruiser and
they opened fire, attacking the villages
surrounding the town. destroying them all
as well as the sanctuary. While the bonn
hsrdment was in progress large reinforce
ments OF tribesmen arrived and scores were
killed OF wounded.
A o battery Of heavy guns shortly
afterward began to fire blank ammu-
milton. Then the guns Of the cruisers
were turned upon il.
The bombardment was very effective.
The melinite shells OF the Du Chayla COM
rletely destroyed the town batteries. while
the Galilee's fire was successful 10 pre-
venting the tribesmen outside the town
from coming in to the assistance Of the
Moors in the town. No private property
in the town itself was damaged.
The bombardment was Immediately pro-
ductive of results. Mulai Aiming. the
commander OF the Moorish troops. re-
quested pardon OF the French Admiral.
who replied that he was unprepared to
grant il and peremptorily ordered him to
surrender to the French Consul.
The French cruisers landed 90 men at
first, and this was increased at once to $50
marines and sailors. The Spanish force
numbered 10.
The steamship Anatolie. from Cassblanca.
which arrived to-day. reports that while
a guard Of bluejackets n marines was
being landed from the Galilee the natives
received IL with gunshots. The troops
charged bayonets and made their way TO
tho consulate. whence they signslled to
the Galilee and Du Chayla. which opened
FIRE and shelled the suburbs Of the town.
When the Anatolie left the place 1t was
quiet. Tit Europeans OF Casablanca are
reported to be safe on vessels in the harbor.
With protection from the warships il Is
believed that most Of the foreigners will
return to the city.
LONDON. Aug. a.-It il announced that
after the massacre of Europeans at Casa
blanca on July 30 the French Government
communicated TO Great Britain full par
~ticulars Of the proposed action.
The British Government. considering the
French programme adequate. does not in
tend to send a warship to Casablanca;
therefore yesterdays report that the British
cruiser Antrim had called from Gibraltar
for Casablanca was a mistake.
The Tangier correspondent Of the Times
asserts that the courage Of the French
slilors who landed at Casablanca in face
= overwhelming numbers undoubtedly
saved the Europeans there from massacre.
He says that the town gate was closed
behind the first landing party. who found
The mselves in a cul de sac barred by uni
formed Moorish troops. Who Immediately
opened fire. The seamen cleared the way
by a bayonet charge, forcing a passage to
The consulate over the corpses OF Moorish
soldiers.
The correspondent traces tho trouble
which led to the bombardment TO Sunday
afternoon. when shots were fired upon the
French Consulate from the neighborhood.
The Consul then warned the Governor
and the commander Of the troops that they
would be responsible for whatever might
follow.
Hs asked them TO immediately insure the
protection of refugees at the consulate They
replied that they did rot have the power to
guarantee the safety OF the refugees. and
invited the Galilse 90 disembark troops.
The warships had fired $500 shells when
the steamer left and were still firing. One
report says that 900 Moors were killed or
wounded.
DRAM, Algiers, Aug. o.-The French
NluoeIs blOlEc, Jcauno u ArC, Nouuc @@o
Gueydon embarked at Mersel Kebir q force
of artillery. the Foreign Legion and a
battalion of sharpshooters (tirailleurs) and
sailed for Morocco.
MADRID, Aug. cit 10 reported that the
entire garrison Of Algeciras. numbering
5000 men has been ordered placed On a
var footing in preparation for any event.
Gshty
COLOGNE, Aug. o.-The Rhenish- West
phailan Gazette energetically calls upon
The German Government to lane troops
upon the Atlantic seaboard Of Morocco
az a safeguard OF German commercial
interests At Casablsnoa and elsewhere in
nat country 1t openly advocates the es-
N'lshment OF a German sphere Of influence
" 'hl' part Of the Moroccan empire. h
nHr'tem coast, it says. may he left 10 France
10 deal with.
FARIs, Aug. THE press ~rcfrains from
immediate editorial comment on the Casa
oianca affair, hut in Introductory words 10