The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-08-16
GARRISON IS
SLAUGHTERED
ASSAULT CONFIRMS FEARS OF
HOLY WAR, WAGED BY FANAT.
icAL TRisEsMEN.
FRESH ATTACK AT TANGIER
Long and Bitter Conflict Apparently
In Store for France and Spain.
Lives Of All Foreigners
Threatened.

Tangier, Morocco-Arab tribes have
raided Camp Jubl, to the south Of Mo
rocco. The garrison, taken by sur.
prise, was killed or captured. The
governor made his escape by taking
to the ocean in a small boat.
Exact details as to the casualties
are wanting.
The attack by Arabs tends to con-
firm the worst fears felt by Europeans
that a holy IA is to be waged by the
natives upon all Christians.
An attack on Tangier by natives was
opened with heavy firing. All EURO
peans who can get away are fleeing to
vessels in the harbor for safety. Arms
and ammunition are being distributed
to others for a desperate defense.
The situation everywhere is extreme.
ly menaciug, and hourly develop
ment promise to keep France and
Spain busy, possibly for years. Up
risings are occurring throughout Mo-
rocco. The people are turning against
the authorities of the cities. and If the
movement continues to progress it will
probably be necessary for the powers
charged with maintaining peace to
shell or invade many cities.
The opinion prevails acre that a gen
eral revolt is % in progress, stirred
up by the Pretender, who has been
warning against the troops of. the
sultan for some time. This revolt, 1t
is expected, will spread into Algiers,
and will eventually direct the eyes Of
the world to the entire country OF
Africa. 1t will no doubt be necessary
for France to send a large army INTO
the country to put down the revolt.
War Becomes General.
The Pretender is having no diff.
Guilty in melting the people to rebel
lion, and ne has the support of the
wild and fanatic tribesmen who are
q public menace to the country. The
Smelling of Casa Blanca and Mazagan
by the French ships has been used as
an argument to bring about a general
uprising.
The tribesmen will not be restrained
long, however, and while there is no
relenting in the bitterness toward Eu-
ropeans, the authorities are regarded
as an enemy of equal Importance.
The rising of the people of Mazagan
against the Caid precipitated the bonn
bardment Of that city. Mazagan now
lies in ruins, its walls battered down
and most of its buildings in ashes. The
streets are covered with dead Moors.
Casa Blanca is reported as quiet, but
the authorizes and Europeans are not
sanguine that 1t will remain so. Tribes
men are hanging about the outskirts
and desultory firing can be heard ev.
cry day.
The native troops are regarded as
unreliable, and the greatest anxiety is
felt here for the coast towns. If the
anticipated general outbreak occurs
the results will be most serious.
Priest Leads Tribesmen.
1t is reported from Mogador that a
fanatical priest, at the head of 1000
wild tribesmen, is marching on that
city and hat massacres are expected.
A French cruiser has been ordered to
prevent trouble, or, If it develops, to
shell the place. No halfway measures,
it is believed, will be used by either
France or Spain, for the grave nature
of the trouble in Morocco is fully ap.
preciated.