New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-10
FIGHTING IN MOROCCO
Spaniards Lose 100 and France
Five Men in Two Actions.
EUROPEAN PACT IN DANGER
Germany May Seize Pretext Of
Present Troubles to Ignore
Algeciras Treaty.

Paris. June s-The correspondent Of the
Temps at Marina. Morocco. TODAY ,o,..
graphed that a clash had occurred be,waor
Spanish troops and force of tribesmen n,
Soul Arba Deksrt. The Spanish losses were
100 men killed. The trbesmen suffered q
loss OF probably sixty dead.
The Spanish troops were accommodating In
force at Soul Arba Dekert. when they were
attacked by the tribesmen The Standards
retreated, but kept ny a running fight 40
they fell back toward their base.
The Spanish commander has sent M, n
strong force with machine guns to punish
the tribesmen.
1t Is reported from Fee that the Berher
tribesmen made an au1acious attack to-day
upon the French column as 1t was moving
toward Mexinez. large Moroccan city
thirty-four miles southwest Of Fee.
A force Of native cavalry composed of
SIX hundred men engaged the Berbers and
succeeded in driving them back The
French losses We're five killed and twenty
wounded. The tribesmen suffered many
casualties.
Official advices received to-day confirm
entered Mekinez recently after a stiff fight
with the Berber tribesmen, in which there
were losses on both sides. Confirmation
also is given to the report that Mulai- c-
Yin, the Sultan's brother, who had been
proclaimed Sultan by the rebels, was capt
ured by the Frenchmen. The government is
concerned over Spanish activities in Mo-
rocco especially at a time when France.
having attained the relief of Fee. intends
10 withdraw her troops after reorganlzng
the Sultan's army and accomplishing the
paclhcaton of the country. Spain SEEM
ingly is determined to extend her zone in
Morocco, which is now limited to Mellla
and Ceuta and their envrons.
NJ j.. Geoffroy. the French Ambassador
AT Madrid. Is representing to the Spanish
government the untimeliness Of further
military enterprise in the troubled empire
as endansering the confidence Of the powers
in the maintenance OF Moroccan unity,
since some power might declare that Mo-
rocco was being dismembered, and thus
consider itself no longer bound by the AL
Geciras agreement and free to act accord
ing TO its own interests
The power naturally in mind as likely to
make such representation Is Germany.
The German note reported as being sent to
France. calling attention to the limitations
Of the Algeciras agreement. has not been
heard Of here.
Madrid, June Am official denial was
issued tonight Of the dispatch to the Paris
Temps" saying that a clash had occurred
Soul Arbs Dekert. 1t SAYS no such fight
has taken place there. Premier Canalejas
informed the Chamber Of Deputies last night
that SPANS projected military operations
at El-Arish. on the west coast OF Morocco,
were not inconsistent with the treaty of
Algeciras or other agreements II was nee
essary, he said. for Spain 70 restore and
preserve order in that part Of Morocco
II is understood that the government
plans the occupation Of Tetuan. on the
Mediterranean coast Of Morocco Spanish
subjects have been killed or maltreated in
that region by rebellious trbesmen In
both the ,Tetuan and El-Arish regions
Spanish interests are endangered The
French government is endeavorng to dis
suade Spain from these military move
ments.
Tangier. Morocco, June a-Sidi Moham-
med Gabbas. Foreign Minister, has made
an energetic protest to the Spanish Minister
here against the landing of troops at Ell
Arish. declaring there is no valid reason
for such action. He asserted that II would
be fragrant abuse Of the treaties and like
~ to provoke disorders in a region hitherto
calm.