Evening star., 1921-09-20
WAR ON THE M0ORS
IPUSHEDBY SPAIN
Well" Equipped Army Of co.
600 Men Concentrated in
MeIiIIa Region.

BY the Associated Press.
/ MELILLA. September, 19.-Spanish
troops concentrated in the MeIilla
region for operations against rebel
! lious Moroccan tribesmen number
] approximately 10000. All branches OF
the service are rapidly becoming
acclimatized and settled to the hard
ships OF campaigning. They also are
becoming accustomed to the shells
| and bullets constantly falling. Fre-
quent night marches, as supporting
columns to supply parties. consisting
! mostly of members of the foreign le-
! stilled the. most recently arrived
i Spanish troops with the necessary
/ alartness for fighting among the
! rocky and painless hills.
| Troops Eager to Advance.
| For some days before the Spanish
] offensive began the troops were anx-
| ious to advance, but this was delayed
| by Gen. Gerenguer. the high commits
I sioner, until everything necessary to
a successful advance was available.
Munitions. tanks, airplanes, lorfies,
| field and mountain guns and equip
ment of all kinds have been arriv-
ing daily in large quantities for some
time. Virtually everything was ready
when the advance was ordered.
The emplacements for the Moroccan
guns in the hills and ravines about
Goyrougou are undergoing constant
change. Whenever the Spanish gun
neIs spot the Moroccan positions and
drop shells anywhere in the vicinity,
the Moroccans Immediately shift the
gun emplacements. Several Moroccan
guns have been mounted on the mill
tary road from Sidix- -Hamed to Tahia,
along which munitions are brought
through the mountain defiles on
mules.
Fewer MorOccans In Hills.
The number of Moroccans in The
hills around Gourougou apparently
has been reduced and they now are
estimated to number only 500 deter
mined fighters. Parties have been
sent into the interior to rouse tribes
| men who up to the present have not
participated in the fighting. Natives
say that, Abd-El-Kri the Moroccan
chieftain. after offering as much re-
sistance as possible in the Gourou-
gou area, does not intend to make
! another stand until the Spaniards
reach the neighborhood of Annual,
| where he has his headquarters.
Suburbs of this city were under
heavy bombardment during the days
just prior to the offensive which
Saturday resulted in the capture of
Nador. The civilian population dis
played fear almost eQualing that
SHOWN uuFlHS the tragic udyS OIL July,
when fanatic Moroccan tribesmen
momentarily threatened to enter the
city. Many closed their houses, pre-
pairing to return to Spain. and many
actually left
City Ii Bombarded.
The Moroccans mounted cannon in
the ravines mad peaks around Gou-
rougou and bombarded the city. The
| shells fell over a wide area. but near
| ly all of them failed to explode.
The suburb of Real Triana, on the
| southern side of Melilla. was a heavy
! sufferer and a majority of the people
took refuge in Espana Hernadez
Park. dozen shells fell in the vi
cinity of the canning factory on the
! banks of the Orc river, within 900
! yards of the park where the refugees
were in camp. Two others struck
| the artillery headquarters. another
| destroyed the clock tower of the
! Spanish Moroccan exposition and two
| fell near the Spanish mining COM
pany's station, which is at present
being used as q munitions depot.