Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-27
FIGHTING IS RESUMED
OUTSIDE OF MELLILLA

MADRID, July 26.-Fighting between
Spanish forces under General Marina and
Moorish tribesmen was resumed outside
of Molilla at 9 o'clock last night. General
Linares, minister Of war, announced In
an interview today that the mobilization
of Spanish troops would soon reach 24,OO0,
bringing General Marina's effective force
up to 10000 men, but on account of the
extent of territory on the Riff coast to
be covered the minister considered 1t
doubtful whether that number would
suffice. Consequently the formation OF
new brigades will continue. General
Orogi's division and the Gibraltar brigade
leave here today for the Riff coast.
General Linares declares that General
Marina enjoys the full confidence of the
government and will remain in command
and be given every man asked for.
The Madrid newspapers have been no
tilted that hereafter they will not be al
lowed to print special dispatches from
the seat OF war until their accuracy has
been confirmed by the general staff. For
eign correspondents are forbidden to tele-
graph any except official news.
The government denies that it intends
TO suspend the constitutional guarantees
in Catalonia and other provinces.
Condo de Allende Salazar, minister OF
foreign affairs, in note to the press To-
IS limited to the protection Of Spanish
possessions and frontiers covered by the
treaty of Tetuan, and is in no sense OIL
rected against Morocco.
Via Bayonne-Owing to the grave sit
uation here, especially the revolutionary
propaganda among the troops, strlct
censorship has been established over all
kilograms. 1t is impossible to get anything
direct from Madrid.
The revolutionary activity has assumed
astonishing proportions, characterized by
fierce attacks upon King Alfonso for be-
ing subject to foreign-that is. English
Influences. He has therefore Cancelled his
projected visit to Cowes, greatly to the
disappointment of Queen Ena, who had
been building on 1t for some time.
The kings action in Furnishing his
cousin, Don Alfonso Bourbin, for his ro-
mantle marriage with Princess Beatrice,
Of Coburg, is actually also made a ground
OF attack.
He is denounced as being merely a tool
of the clericals, and his hostile measures
against his cousin, whom he took entire
" out of Difference to Spanish feeling Is
attributed to foreign influences also.
SPANISH CASUALTIES.
An official telegram from Melilla gives
the following as the Spanish casualties IN
yesterdays fighting:
Six officers, including a colonel. killed.
A lieutenant colonel, either dead or
wounded, in the hands of the enemy.
A major.
Four captains and seven Heutenants
wounded and go non-commissioned ofn-
GERS and privates wounded. The number
of the rank and file killed, has, 1t is stat
ed, not been ascertained.
Another telegram from Melilla says:
The Spanish troops have had to aban-
don the advanced position they occupied
during the fighting on Thursday and yes
terday, owing to the impossibility OF IN
trenching themselves in those positions In
time to avoid a regrettable outcome or
the operations"
The Spanish loss as officially stated
above, are only approximate. They are
probably underestimate as the troops
proceeded straight from the steamers to
the battlefield.
SPANIARDS FALL BACK.
The Spaniards, it is now stated, contin-
ued to occupy their advanced positions,
although General Menina, who advanced
to repeI the attack, fell back on his pre-
vious positions, being unable to spend the
night on native territory.