The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-29
Down with the King Is
Cry as Alfonso Is HOOt-
ed in Madrid.
M0BS BEHIND BARRIERS
SWEPT BY ARTILLERY
Situation Very Alarming and
0vershadows the War
in Africa.

MADRID, July 29-"Down with the
King is the cry which is being heard
in Catalonia. The Socialists and other
extremists, with disaffected labor or
ganizations, are tanning the flames Of
revolution.
Official dispatches received here to-
day admit TINT the battle between Moor
ish tribesmen and the Spanish forces
outside of MeIiIla on July =. was q dis
nstrous defeat.
The Moors cut off the communica-
tions with Spanish outposts and the
main force of the spaniards was driven
back under the walls of the city, where
fighting continued desperately in the
city The Spanish killed and wounded
numbered almost 1900, which takes no
account of the men at the advance
posts. who evidently were cut off and
abandoned TO their fate. Melilla is.fun
of wounded men.
1900 Killed and Wounded.
The extent of the disaster is plainly
apparent from General Marinass dis
patch, as given out at the war Office to-
day. He says:
'On July % the Moors cut the
railroad, severing communications
with our outposts. Our batteries
shelled the Moors. but the advance
post were endangered and they had
to be abandoned. The situation at
Melilla is grave. despite the des-
perate bravery of the troops, who
are now fighting under the walls Of
the city. Our losses in the engage
nent were: General Pintos. a colo
mel. two Observation-Disclosures, five
captains. many officers and sub
alterns and about 1000 men. The
wounded number at least 1,500, in-
Guiding many officers The Hippo
drome is full of wounded SOL
diers. Two generals were mortally
wounded"
Reports from the interior say that
the situation is constantly growing
more alarming. A moh, including many
soldiers, is reported to have made a
manifestation before the palace ut
Madrid CRYING Down with the war;
Even here King Alfonso was wildly
hooted in the streets upon his arrival
The government is doing everything in
its power to minimize the effect of the
crushing reverse suffered by the Span
ish forces at Melilla. 1t is sending
large reinforcements to that point, thus
weakening its power at home to crush
the insurrection. In Catalonia, always
the hotbed of sedition. but 5000 widely
scattered troops are left The revolu-
tionists were quick TO seize upon this
advantage. They have indulged in the
widest excesses.
To prevent reinforcement of the mill
tary, the rebels who have succeeded in
effecting cooperation of the working
mems organizations have torn up mics
of railroad track between Madrid and
Barcelona, cut trenches across the rail-
way embankments in the country dis
trct and destroyed bridges and via
ducts They have barricaded the
streets of Barcelona with furniture and
boxes as high as the second stories.
The days of the French Commune are
recalled. Fierce engagements are re-
ported from Barcelona. The artillery
has been used against the barricades,
but the troops have made little prog
ress and are now on the defensive The
loyal are ordered to stay within doors.
Throngs of the terror stricken are flee
/ ing to the open country and the small
f fr nnf
great.
/ Overshadows the War.
A strike of all teh labor organiza-
tions in Barcelona, which bids fair to
! spread to the Provinces of'Lorida, Ge-
roma and Tarragona, compucate the
situation.