Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-10
FRENCH SLAY
1000 MOORS
TERRIFIC SLAUGHTER AVENGES
EUROPEAN BLOOD
ARABS MEET DEADLY FIRE FROM
BATTLESHIPS
Landing Force With Machine Guns
Sweeps Streets Clear of Natives.
Cape JUDY Is
Sacked
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PARIS, Aug. "a report today from
Admiral Philibert off Casa Blanca, Mo-
rocco, probably forwarded from his flag
ship by wireless telegraphy and dated 2
o'clock yesterday, says:
General Drudes camp outside Casa
Blanca was attacked today by 5000 to
5000 horsemen who were beaten Off"
News has been Icceived here that Arab
tribesmen had been gathered from the
surrounding country to the number of
5000 or 5000 swept down upon General
Drude's camp outside Casa Blanca yes
terday afternoon. They were driven off
with considerable loss. Later they re-
newed the attack and again were re-
pulsed. The French troops are in splen-
did condition and spirits
The warships supported them during
this attack by keeping up a steady shell
fire on the horsemen. When the rrench
consul from Casa Blanca arrived here
today he received a letter from Muley
Amin, the military governor of Casa
Blanca, officially approving the action OF
the French forces and asking the aid Of
the French in inflicting punishment up
on agitators.
The latest advices received here do not
confirm the reported bombardment of
Mazagan. .Auvices from Mogador dated
AUGUST e., -
then. and that no trouble was appre-
hended unless European complications
resulted from the bombardment of Casa
Blanca
Morocco city is quiet.
Admiral Philiberts report to Marine
Minister Thompson says that August I
the Decyhayla lost five men killed and
adds that there were also number OF
killed and wounded among the Spanish
forces The Moorish losses on account of
the cross fire of the Galilean forces
were large.
Camp material and soldiers were de-
barked at night by the aid Of the search
lights of the warshps.
Two Thousand Moors Slain
Special dispatches from Tangier esti-
mate the Moor losses in the forty-n1ne e
hours fighting at from 1900 to 1000 men.
A battalion of the Twenty-fourth colon
ial infantry at Perpignau has been or
dered to get ready for service in Morocco.
Five Spanish gunboats are ready to
sail for Morocco from San Sebastian and
the Spanish cruiser Lepanto is embark
ing marines at CadiZ for Casa Blanca
and Mogador.
Further particulars of the bombardmen,
of Casa Blanca state that when Admira
Phiihert's squadron arrived at port the
arnlored cruisers Conde and Gioire bonn
barded the forts of the city while the
Jeanne dare shelled the Arab quarter
AS soon as the foreign legion landed the
gates were battered down. the soldiers
took possession of the ramparts and the
streets were cleared by the infantry with
the use of rapid-fire guns.
The Dechayla before sailing for Ma
zagan asked for some troops to land
there, but Admiral Philibert declined,
saying he was unable to spare them.
He sent Admiral Aube to reinforce the
Duchayla. The French warships Conde
and Galiee are at Rabat and the Du-
chayla is still at Mazagan.
Admiral Philibert has issued procla-
nation at both places warning the ma
tives that the least act of hostility
against Europeans will result in the town
being completely destroyed.
Cape JUDY Sacked
TANGIER. Aug. 9.-The town of Cape
Judy, upon the west coast of Africa, has
been attacked and raided by the Atuysa
and Aitdjemal tribes. A number of the
garrison were killed and a number were
made prisoners. The governor went in
boat to the fort on Fuerte Ventura
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