The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-07
MOOrs Are Shot Down By French Soldiers from
 th8 WarshipS
MOORISH PART OF TOWN
 IS LAID IN RUINS
Under the Terms of the Ageciras Con. vention No Other Countries Are Involved and France and Spain
 Will Be Left Free to Settle.

- Tanger, August 6.-Casa Blanca. on the Moroccan coast, has been bombarded by French cruisers, the Moors are report ed to have been shot down in large num- bers and the town since last Sunday night has been practically in the possession of landing parties from French and spanish cruisers. The first shots were fired by the Moors
 The French responded with a bayonet charge and the bombardment of the na- tive quarter with melinite shells The Frenchmen had six men wounded but no one killed No European residents were hurt.
 The occupation of Casa Blanca is di- rect outcome of the native uprising which resulted in the killing last week of eight Europeans at Casa Blanca. Both France and Spain have prepared warships with troops and marines on board to send .o various points on the Moroccan coast for the protection of foreigners. Under tho terms of the Ageciras convention these two powers are charged with the policing of the seaports of Morocco, and their ac- tion at Casa Blanca has brought no pro- test from any power. The states of Eu- rope have expressed their willingness that France and Spain restore order In Moroc- co. No other countries are involved
 Fought to Consulate.
 News of the fighting at Casa Blanca was brought here by the steamer Anatole On Saturday night the French naval of- ficers in command informed the Moorish authorities that he was going 10 land a force for the protection of the French consul. Authorization to do so was given The force went ashore Sunday morning at daybreak. The FreAchnen were to sooner on the beach th. N they were fired | upon by AIoorish soldiers, and in this l first encounter the French sustained all its casualties. The Frenchmen fought their way to their consulate and then sig nailed the cruiser Galilee to lombard the native quarter. The Galilee at once Dp- ened fire on the Moors. She was joined at II o'clock by the French cruiser Du Chayala and both vessels fired until 2O00 rounds of ammunition had been expended.
 This fire is said to have been disastrous to the Arabs.
 The batteries of q fort at the mouth of the harbor fired on one of the French cruisers, but it was quickly sileneed and reduced.
 Second Landing Party.
 second French landing party went ashore and joined the first party at the consulate A third party from the Span lsh cruiser Don Alvaro de Bazap was landed and occupied the Spanish eopsu- late. The European quarter of Cas- Blanca was not damaged.
 The remainder of the European resi- dents of Casa Blanca are either at their respective consulates or have taken re- fuge on board a German and English ves' sel in the harbor.
 France and Spain have agreed on the terms of Franco Spanish note inform ing the powers slgnatory to the Algecras convention, including the United States. of their intention 10 keep within the terms of the convention in dealing with the slt-' uation in Morocco. The next measures to be adopted depend largely upon what de- velops in casa Blanca as result of the occupation of that town.