For, July 20.
Marshal Petain has arrived here land begun work with the General' Staff—Reuter.
Paris, July 20.
'A message from Fez states that} enemy pressure on the centre of ithe northern front is palpably slackening. New attacks on the JAinnastouf and Ainicha posts have been repulsed with heavy losses to ithe enemy, the French suffering no General operations in the various districts are meeting with no great laificulties. The Air Force kept very busy reprovisioning stations and compelling the Riff assails to flee precipitously.
The first detachments of the Borocean division from the Rhineland have arrived at Ovjda.
Later.
According to telegrams' from Fes: line "Rifi regulars appear to be Imoving northward, Igaving the rebel tribesmen to carry on operations. IThe object of the movement is not) lyet_apparent.
French aeroplanes are incessantly Jactive between the Fez front lines lounging back the wounded, carrying up bombs, munitions and food. }it. ie stated that the French.have iziven up: the. posts -of- Babhosein; Jand Wedhasnrin owing to their-iso* hated ypécitions.t<'Thepe posts werd Meetroyed by Préoch.: aeroplanes" 1
Abd el Krim. was infamied to-1 emissaries of spanish Govern ments were in possession of the terms of peace and Abd el Krim could learn them if he wished—
Fez, uly 20.
A communique announces the relief of Ainaicha after a lively engagement after which the enemy left 200 dead on the field. The Ainmatouff post, which the enemy vigorously pressed for several days, has also been relieved. Otherwise the situation is unchanged—Reuter, Riff's Strong Positic Madrid, July 22.
The newspapers publish disquiet-despatches from Fed reporting that the enemy are entrenched between Arbastisza and Ainnicha, preventing provisioning of Spanish posts, which are holding out in spite of the pressure, A number of Turkish "colonels formerly with the German Army are assisting Abd el Krim—Reuter. Paris, July 23.
The fact that the Riff leader Abd El Krim has not renewed his main offensive against Fez, but is) more se tive on the westerd and Jcastern wings, leads to the specu that this Iza calm before the storm, "Lo Temps" Fea correspondent forecasts that there will be import. fant developments shortly. "He expects Abd El Krim to attack the Teglons of Werzan in the West and! Taza in the east, where the French would probably promptly rotal 'A communique to-day reports that French troops on the eastern sector have driven out the Riffs from entrenched positions in Babestikha: to the north-west of Taza. The French post of Msila in the same region has been evacuated.
"A despatch from Rabat states that General Naulin, "after con. erring with Matshat' Petain and Marshal Lyautey proceeded 10 Fe Madrid messages state that it, is reported from Melilla that Abd El Krim is running short of munition and has ordered the levying of 10 per cent. tax on the last grain ferop in order to replenish himself.
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