The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-02
FRENCHDR|VE
ON RIFFS HAS
Been BROKEN
Rains Aid Abd-el-Krim
Against InUaders


FEE, French Morocco, Sept. 3d.
The concerted drive Of the French
from the south and the spaiards from
the north on Adjlr, has been definitely
postponed. Rain torrents have begun
to fall in Morccpo, making It impos-
sible for the French to advance with
their heavy artillery and supplies.
The torrents of rain have made the
clay impassabIenand the fog which
hangs over the country makes flying
The Riffians under ADD
el-Krim have begun to vigorously at
tack the French and Spanish lines on
all fronts
Riffs Attack French.
A fierce attack has been made
against Ell Bibane in the central part
of the front and counter-attack has
been made in the Kel-el-Loun sector.
Motor transportation and telephone
connections between Fee and Taxa
have been severed on the eastern
front by the icohtinued rains.
Marshal Lyautey has asked to be re.
placed and leaves French Morocco
soon. He has been one of the en-
pire builders of imperialist France
and the methods that he used are now
being resisted by the Riffans in their
struggle for independence.
AirpIanes RIddIed by Riffs.
The American mercenaries in Nor
Deco are finding that the Riffs are
better shots than they thot they
we're. American flyers have had the
habit of taking bombs, painting them
red, white and blue, putting their
name on them and then circling low
to an advancing column or outpost
drop the bomb Then they would
circle back to see what havoc they
had wrought. Two or three of them
in trying this stunt have had their
engines go dead on them. Some of
them were able to escape, and they
never tried the stunt again as their
airplanes were riddled by Riff bullets
so that they looked like sleeves.
Riffs Excellent Shots.
THE Riffs ARE excellent infantry
and first-class shots" writes Col
Charles Sweeny. enc Of the mercen.
lries in theeemploy of French imper,
ialism. You may Judge when | tell
you that they have already shot out
of airpIanes from 500 to 1000 feet UP
and going from 80 to 100 miles an
hour over twenty French aviators.
Higher Than World War.
The percentage OF casualties among
French aviators in Morocco is higher
than those of the world war, due to
the excellent Workmanship of the
Rifians, admits the French war office
krim Getting Munitions
MELILLA, Spanish Marocco, Sept
SO-The Riffs have begun intense &C
tivity around Tizzi Azza, where supply
conveys have been forced to abandon
the use Of mules and rely on human
packbearers. Load after load of mum
tions, food and other materials have
fallen into the hands of the Riffian
tribesmen. 80
The tribesmen have also renewed
their attacks IN. the Afrau, Sidi Me
sand, Quebdani, Farha, and Midal
regions. The Riffs are hidden il
ravines and are keeping up a con
slant fire on the Spanish posts.
At Cebadilla. the Rifians have &
field gun, captured from the Spanish
legion, raising the number of casu
alties in the Spanish camp 500 fee
away.
Naval Operations ParaIyzed
All naval operations along the coas
Of Morocco have been paralyzed b!
the rain storms.
AT Alhucemas the aviators are meet
ing with heavy. rife and machine gul
fire. Many Of the planes return t.
their bases riddled with bullets. 4
number of aviators have been killed
by Riff marksmen.