Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-09-12

Paris. Sept. 6.-While there has
not been any more fighting at Case
blanca since the fierce engagement OF
Tuesday. the seriousness of the gen.
; eral situation in Morocco and the
possibility OF its leading France into
diplomatic difficulties with the other
powers of Europe, notably Germany
and Great Britain, to say nothing OF
the apparently growing necessity of
increasing the size of the French
force on the Moroccan coast is occu-
plying the attention of the French
people.
The press is calling attention to
the difficulty of keeping within the
terms of the Algeciras convention,
and the call to convoke parliament to
discuss and decide what course the
nation should pursue is becoming
more insistent. There is a growing
feeling that the important decisions
in the matter of Frances policy in
Morocco should not be left entirely to
the members of the cabinet
May Be Long Struggle.
The seriousness of the fighting o.
Tuesday, in which Major Provost of
the foreign legation was killed, has
brought home to the French people
a comprehension of the persistent re-
sistance of the Moors and a realiza,
ton that France may be only at the
threshold of protracted campaign
that may easily prove costly in lives
and money. The situation is now
referred to as war and no longer
as heretofore as an expedition of
paciicaticn."
Situation Not Improving
No Other power has yet been drawn
into the difficulty, but Germany is
watching the progress of events in
Morocco more closely every day, and
as it becomes apparent that the stu
alton there is not improving, it is in
timated in Berlin that the Algeciras
convention, under the terms of which
France and Spain are acting in Mo
rocco, prescribes certain limitations
and that France is approaching the
bounds beyond which she should not
go without first obtaining the special
permission of the powers.
The situation at Mazagan is re-
ported to be growing more threaten.
ing and the exodus of Europeans from
Tangier continues Premier Glenn
enceau, however, announced yester
day that there was reason to believe
that neither Add Ell Aziz, the reign
ing sultan, nor Mulai Hafg, his
brother, who has been proclaimed
sultan in the south. intended to make
war against France.
Native advices received at Tangier
declare that 10000 hostile Moors
have concentrated not far from Casa
blanca and that 10000 cable tribes
men have modified near Alcabaza.
Spain is preparing to send rein
forcements of men and ships to Mo
rocco. One Spanish battleship, the
Emprador Carlos ". arrived at Tan
gier yesterday.
Story of the Conflict.
Paris, Sept 6.-The government an
nounced yesterday that it was con-
WINGED that the serious conflict, in
which eight Frenchmen were killed
near Casablanca, occurred Tuesday.
September 8, and that Vice Admiral
Philiberts cable message of Wednes-
day referred to the same engagement.
The several dispatches received
here from Casablanca differ in re-
gard to the details of the recent fight
1 ing there, some of them emphasizing
the falling back of the French troops
before a powerful onrush of the
Moors 1t now appears that Major
Provost of the foreign legion was
killed in the thick of the fighting
which ragged at Sidi Nouns, where
the Moors attacked the French flying
column as it was returning from Lit
tellil after bands of the enemy mad
been dispersed. AS the Moorish
hordes galloped to the strife, chant
ing hymns, the French lines were
..spickly formed to receive the shock.
kAajor Provost who was in front OF
his men, said;
Courage my children, and theh.
turning once more to the battalion OF
the foreign legation which he had led
so long, the major cried:
Forward, my children, forward
At that moment bullet pierced
Prevost's heart.
The fighting then became desper-
ate. the opposing Moors and legion
aires seesawing backwards ana lot
wards about the body OF the mayor
the men of the foreign legion refus-
ing TO abandon their beloved COM
mander. Under the clash OF Dayohe'
and sword. when men were iaIiihs
right and left and the field was Gu.
cred with riderless, maddened' Wouhu
ed horses, the legionaires held Iheii
ground until theq succeeded N car
rying of Prevost's body. Darhns
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