Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-05-29
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TANGlER, May 22--Rumors from
French and Spanish sources tonight
assert that Add el-Iirim has been cap
tured. Confirmation of these rumors
is entirely lacking, however.
Reports go so far as to say he has
been taken by his own followers who
have turned against him following
the recent reverses.
A proc amation virtually conceding
defeat and releasing those of his
followers who wish to discontinue
the war against the French and
Spanish has been issued by Abd-el-
Nrim during the past flew days at
Miawaia ell Ali near Targuist.
The news o. the prod amation was
drought to Tangier today " an Of
fetal Riffian courier who had slipped
across the border of the information
al zone to communicate it to u group
OF wealthy natives here supporting
Adder Krim.
The Riffian chiefs statement was
In the form Of letter to the Ca;ds
OF all tribes remaining loyal to him
Ii declared the Riffians bad earnest.
ly sought to make peace but since
this had been denied to them they
had only the alternative of fighting
But it now appeared tnat the hope
of the Rifians winning in the field
had almost vanished his letter went
on; therefore, in fairness to those
who had supported him in the strug
gle for Independence he gave them
tie choice of giving up the fight il
they wished and surrendering to the
French and Spanish or staying with
him in fight to the death
According to the courier, only two
Caids accepted the choice of surren-
nfh
they intended to fight to a finish
General San Jurgo, who is the ac-
tive field leader as wall as Civil
Governor of the Spanish Protectorate
directed personally two assaults
Which led to two successes in the
past week. After Castro Carasvo
had made the juncture on the plain
of Tessef, corning a barrier between
the Ourriaghel and Touzine tribes,
General San Jurgo took an airplane
and raced to Tetuan to take charge
of the situation there, where the
Benz Maddens We're raiding the val.
ley of Rio Ortine almost at the
gates of the city
The General sent two strong col
umns against the elaborate trench
system the Riffian allies had built
in the valley One was sent head on
against the trenches, the other made
"a swift assault on the flank. Spanish
warships lying off the coast aided in
the operation by bombarding the
Ritfian positions. After sharp
fight the Benz Maddens were over
come and those who were not killed
were captured or fled.
ALLIES NEGOTIATING WITH
TRIBES!
Paris, May 22--Operations on the
Eastern Moroccan sector are confined
generally to disarming the submitted
tribes and to negotiating with num-
erous others, including the Tsamens,
1.-THE Benz Touzins and the BENZ Quill
Chicks who have not all laid down
heir arms, on the Spanish front, and
he Benz Ouriaghels and the Benz
mrets on the French front The
eni TarguistS themselves, worried
the approach of the French, are
pected 60 surrender without fight
n the central sector the French
pursuing their advantages. The
sbel Kalaa DIES Benz Kacem was
tured without losses by two par
converging on the mountain by
of the Amzes and Tlet Valleys
Punat was taken after a severe
Sre and the Riffians we're thrown
6tross the international boundary
into the Diebel Ikaouene country.
These two mountains were cap
tured by the Targa army and are OF
considerable importance Kalaa is
the strongest baStion of the Eastern
Benz ZerOualS and controls the pas
lures and markets Of the Benz Mel
louis and. the Benz Kacems
The Djebel Taounat ten mics
ncrth Of the French outpost of the
same name, marked by numerous
bloody episodes last Summer, con
trolls the cattle ranges and the mar
kets of Benz Timouras and the great
Ktama tribe, the Western neighbors
OF the Targuistss
The Benz Ktamas are expected to
ield wit out fighting, like their Tar
uist allies. because these tribes are
eace'u, herdsmen who Nava no.
iayed TO e in the war ,ln.;"r
he Zerouals Ouriaghels and the
enhadjas to say nothing of the
Western tribes.
When the Ktamas and the Tar
[uists have yielded to political pres.
ure and have given up their arms
10 French will have control of the
Riff many miles to the west of the
resent Nekour front.
The Taxa army has reduced it's
ont from 100 kilometers to 40 by
Is recent offensive. When the OPP
rations of the eastern wing of the
raEa army are completed the east
ern front of 200 kilometers will be-
ZONE only rs and considerable man
bower will lie spared The total
French front is now about $50 kilo-
meters.
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