The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-07
SHELL CASABLANCA
INNOCENT WERE
SUFFERERS
French and Spanish WarshipS
Land Men In Morocco
CLEAR STREETS BY BAYONET
Town. VILLAGES and Moorish Batteries
Suffer From Big Gun Practice
Before Surrender.

AANNAlANf aus - hNhhlhhhAf Vh
the Moroccan coast. has been bonn
bardcd by French sud Spanish cruis
ers. the Moors are reported 10 have
bccn shot down Ia large numbers and
the town. since last Sunday night. has
been practically la the possession OF
landing parties Of the French aud
Spanish nayies.
The first shots were fred by the
Mo0rs. The Fronchmcn responded
with n bayonct charge and the bonn.
bardment OF the native quarter with
mcllinite shells. The Frenchmcn had
seven men wounded. but no men Kill
ed No European residents were hurt.
The ensign was shot through both
hands. but In spite 81 his injuries
be- ordered his men 90 nX bnyonets
and charge. This the Freuchmen did.
clearing the ground u the enemy NJ
they advanced uniil they reached the
French consulate. where the French
citizens ~ Cusablanca had taken ref
ugc. The other European residents
had sought safety no their respective
cOnsulatea.
In the meantime the French cruiser
Cnlilre was Smelling the native vi.
lagos outside Of CasabianCa 10 prevent
armed Arabs from entering the city
According o. the Anntoie passenger the
shells could b. seen blowing up the
earth aud killing men aud horses.
The Du Chayla also sent a party
ashore under Commandaut Mangin.
As they were landing these men were
subjected 20 n hre from n Moorish
force under command of the Mnmbout
/ Sidl Bclout. hut the rapid fire guns iu
the bows ~ the French launches clear
"a the ground Tor the sailors. who
made their landing cNpcditIUusly. They
scaled the wallis ~ the Portuguese con.
snlate aud reached the French consul.
ate under cover ~ the guns Of the una
rines already there.
A party u thirty men were landed
/ from a sppnish cruiser 4 late rrport
says Tat the Moorish pashn ~ casa.
blancs has surrendered the town aud
that guards fur the protection ~ fur.
eigncu have been landed az Mogudor.
Rabat. SAN and Mazaran
The spanish hatticship Numnncin
has sailed from Farro' Tor Moroccn.
The commander ~ tho Galiice asked
for permission 60 land a guard ~ sail
ors 90 protect the French consulate.
which was granted. but while the
guard was prucpriiug % the consulate
q was fired upon in the streets. aud
slx biurlackcis aud au ensign were
wounded The Frrnrh then cleared
the streets at the point ~ thc hayou~t
killing many u the Moors
on arriving nt thc consulate the
guard slgunled the news n the Incl
icut 10 the Galiiro aud the French
notified the spanish cruiser whlci
landed n guari Tor the consulate ~
spain. The warship then iomhnricd
the Arab quarter The Cnnb'auca
battery nrcd q couple ~ blank shots
when the Du Chayin was entering the
BAY aud the cruiser replied. destroying
part Of the battery. the Moorish gun.
ucrs retiring The Bu Chhyia then
ihsllcd the iench. where n uumiscr Of
Kabylof had assembled. killing many
o. them. Tho cruiser also shcilcf thc
outskirts OF Casahlnnca. where groups
u Noors were seen.
Reports from IaIlat say the situation
there II critical. Tho nericr tribes
men continue threatening 90 invade
the city. and the Europeans are panic
stricken and are fleeing from the place
The occupation ~ Casnblanca u n ~.
rect outcome u the native uprising
which resulted Ia the killing last week
% eight Europeans at Cnsnhlnncn
Both France aud Spain are resolved
10 exact punishment and Indemnity
for the outragcs committed on their
subjects.
Refugees say that about i5O Moors
wcrc killed In the town and around
Caaahlanca during the homhardmcnt
by the foreign wurahips. The Casa.
blanca battery was reduced 10 ruins
by the shells.
Later the Knhylcs attacked Casa.
blanca. aud the Moorish authorities
applied a. the commander N the Gall.
lee Tor assistance. lie ihcrcupon land.
ri sixty men AMI n Spanish cruiser
lndcd forty.
Tile landing party was fired on by
be- Knhylcs. and seven frcnchmen.
l'luiIng on officer. were wounded.
IT, combined Franco Spanish force
hrfcupon cleared the city n hostile
r.bcsmcn. guards were placed about
%" foreign consulate and then the
iHlllor opened lrc with her big guns
10 thc rclrls.
4 special report describing the bonn.
iardmcnt says that the French cruiser
pu Chayla and the Spanish runbout
Don Aware de- Bazan participated
with The Oalllcc In the bombardmcnt
n the villages surrounding Casublanca.
which were badly battered by the IRE
u the wnrshlps.
During the bombnrdmcnt large 70.
endorsements " tribcsmcn came up.
aud many % them ware killed or
wounded
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