The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-07
CASA BLANCA
 FORWARDED Scores of Moors Are Killed. FRENCH TROOPS AGGRESSIVE Battleship Galilee Fires About Two
 Thousand Shells. Landing Party of Marines Is Formed, and They Battle Their Way To
 ConsuIates To Protect
 Foreigners.

Tangier, August 6.-Casa Blanca, on the Moroccan coast, has been bom- barded by French cruisers, the Moors are reported to have been shot down In large numbers and the town since last Sunday night has been practically In the possession Of landing parties from French and Spanish cruisers. The nrst shots were fired by the Moors. The French responded with a bayonet charge and the bombardment of the native quarter with melinite shells. The Frenchmen had six men wounded but no one killed No European resi- dents were hurt.
 The occupation of Casa Blanca is a direct outcome of the native uprising which resulted in the killing last week of eight Europeans at Casa Blanca. Both France and Spain are preparing other warships with troops and ma rines on board to send to various points on the Moroccan coast for the protection of foreigners. Under the terms of the Algeciras convention these two powers are charged with the policing of the seaports of Morocco and their action at Casa Blanca has brought no protest from any power. The states of Europe have expressed their willingness that France and Spain restore order in Morocco. No other countries are involved
 News of the fighting at Casa Blanca was brought here by the steamer Ana tole. On Saturday night the French naval officers in command informed the Moorish authorities that he was going to land a force for the pro- lection of the French consulate, Au- thorization to do so was given. The force went ashore Sunday morning at daybreak. The Frenchmen were no sooner on the beach than they were fired upon by Moorish soldiers and in this first encounter the French force sustained all it's casualties. The Frenchnen fought their way to their consulate and then signaled the cruiser Galilee to Lombard the native quarter The Galilee at once opened fire on the Moors She was joined at Ii o'clock by the French cruiser Du chayla and both vessels fired until B. 900 rounds of ammunition had been ex. pended. This ire Is said to have been disastrous to the Arabs.
 The batteries on a fort at the mouth of the harbor fired on one of the French cruisers, but it was quickly silenced and reduced.
 A second French landing party went ashore and joined the first party at the consulate A third party from the Gpdhlbn CTutScT 6olA4 <AAFdIO uC DASIA was landed and occupied the Spanish consulate. The European quarter of Casa Blanca was not damaged.
 The remainder of the European resi- dents of Casa Blanca are either at their respective consulates or have taken refuge on board German and English vessel in the harbor.
 France and Spain have agreed on the terms of a Franco-Spanish note in forming the powers signatory of the Algeciras convention, including the United States, of their intention to keep within the terms of the conven- ton in dealing with the situation in Morocco. The next measures to be adopted depend largely upon what de- velops in Casa Blanca as a result of the occupation of that town.