The Archive · 1925

Marshal Petain and General

Naulin watched the advance from Boumeheris.

The French claim that their al-vance is continuing, and they expect to secure important starting places for later operations.

Later.

The present French offensive one with limited objectives in view, consisting of preliminary operations with the object of extending French bases, notably on the Kiffane sector. The French at eight o'clock th morning oceupeid the Karur height at North Kiffane and are continuing' to advance. The enemy are strongly entrenched and are resisting vigorously.—Reuter.

Madrid, Sept. 25. official communique issued here to-day states that the Spanish casualties in the successful operations on September 23 were six officers and seventy men killed and 16 officers and 500 men wounded, the majority of whom were natives.

The comminigué describes the foregoing losses as small as compared with the success achieved Sept. 27.

General Prime de Rivera has arrived at Ceuta and is proceeding to Alhucemas on board the battleship.

Alfonzo XII.

Music Hath Charms to Soothe the The {influence of Sept. 28.

overpowering musie in the course of a recent! er reproduction prohibi Malmusi heights cariously affected the' belligerents. Firing was very fierce during the advance when a Spanish native regular began to play his bagpipe. As the sound increased in volume and the notes were wafted eves, the Acog exadeally died down camps until it eventually'

The report states in con-the player fingered Sept. 29.

Despatches from Melilla say that warships are again active Morocco. The battleship Paris and several French destroyers are cooperating in the bombardment of the territory of the Beni Said rebels in the eastern zone, in support of, friendly native contingents, wh> have occupied the coastal port of Amekla: Sididris at the mouth of the river

1 Sept. 30, French and Spanish men-of-war have bombarded enemy positions at Sideri Dris, but an attack has not. yet been launched.

Spaniards in Action

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