Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-09
FRENCH lombard
REBEL MOOR CITY.
CRUISER GALILLEE OPENS FIRE ON
CASA BLANCA WITH HEAVY
GUNS
SHARP BATTLE Is FOUGHT
Spanish Marines Join Expedition and
Kabyles Are Routed in Land
Engagement.

TANGIER, Aug. 6.-The French
cruiser Galilee was bombarding the
Moorish quarter of Casa Blanca and the
neighborhood of the city when the last
steamer which has just arrived here left
that port.
The Kabyles attacked Casa Blanca
and the Moorish authorities applied TO
the commander of the Galilee for ASSIST
ance He thereupon landed sixty men
and Spanish cruiser landed forty Inns
landing party was fred on by the ha-
byles and seven Frenchmen, including an
officer, We're wounded.
Cruiser Opens Fire.
The combined Franco-Spanish force
thereupon cleared the city. OF hostile
tribeSmen. Guards were placed aDout
the foreign consulates and then the Nall-
lee opened fire with her big guns on the
rebels.
About $50 Moors are reported to nave
been killed in the town, battery ana VII
lagos around Casa Blanca during the
bombardment. The Gas Blanca battery
was reduced to ruins.
Story of the Battle.
LONDON, Aug. Ga special dispatch
received here from Tangier today de-
scribing the bombardment of Casa Blan-
ra saws that the French cruiser Du
Chayla and the Spanish gunboat Don
Aware de Bazan participated with the
ltallee in the bombardment OF the VII
lagos surrounding Casa Blanca, which
were destroyed by the fire OF the war
ships.
During the bombardment, the rein
forcements of the tribesmen came up ana
many of them were killed or wounded
The Casa Blanca battery joined III the
iring of the foreign Warships, whereupon
he guns of the French and Spanish
cruisers were turned on the battery
which soon caused the Moorish com
mander to send a messenger to the
French admiral requesting his pardon
This was refused and the admiral sent Il
peremptory order to the Moorish COM
mander to surrender himself to the
French consul.
Powers Not to Intervene.
Pichon and the Spanish ambassador
here, Senior Leon y Castillo, have agreed
to the Franco-Spansh note informing
the powers signatory of the Algeciras
convention, including the United States,
Of the intention of France and Spain
to keep within the terms of the conven-
ton. The situation after the landing
of troops at Casablanca will largely de-
termine the subsequent measures to be
taken by France and Spain. No outside
power is expected to cooperate with the
two powers mentioned.
A column of troops from AlcaZar is
marching i'll the direction of Fahs to CO.
operate with the forces of Caid Bagdani,
who is seeking to capture RaiSuli, the
captor of Caid Sir Harry MacLean.
Preparations for War.
ORAN, Algeria, Aug. 6.-The French
armored cruisers Gloire, Jeanne dare,
Condo and Gueydon today embarked de-
tachments of artillery and the foreign
legion and q battalion of sharpshooters
and sailed for Morocco.
The French transport Nive sailed from
Algiers for Morocco with detachments
of sharpshooters and light cavalry on
board.
The garrison of Algeciras has been or
dered to be placed on war footing.
with the view of sending troops from
there to Morocco.
Foreigners in Peril.
BERLIN. Aug. GA special dispatch
received here today from Tangier. says
the German charge d'affairs at Tangier
has called the attention of the French
charge d'affaires to the dangerous POSI-
ton of foreigners at Mazagan, on the
west coast of Morocco, and that the
French official directed French cruiser
to proceed to Mazagan. The many Ger
mans at Mazagan, most of whom live
outside the city. will be protected by the
French cruiser