Show PRETENDER TO 10 VICTOR Battle Between n Forces of Sul Sultan Sultan Sultan tan Abdel Aziz and M ulai in Morocco LATTER GROWS IN FAVOR FRENCH GENERAL TO RESUME HOSTILITIES Tangier Oct IOn HOn 21 On October 17 11 be between between between tween and occurred the first battle between forces of ot AbdelAziz Abdel Aziz and arid Malal pretender to the throne and known as the th sultan of the south The latter was overwhelming overwhelmingly ly h victorious and the triumph Is la of ot great importance as strengthening sentiment In favor of Hang According to reports Just received from eight regiments of tho the pretend pretenders ers troops under command of defeated the sultans troops and captured several pieces of ot modern field artillery together with Caid Cald Bushta Bag danl dani of all Abdel forces Raid on Custom House During the night of October 17 Ii some of Mula I men made a third raid on the custom house at and seized cartridges and on the th fol following following following lowing night they made a fourth raid on the same place and captured more cartridges The first division of the Imperial troops consisting of at SOO men destined for Moga dor arrived at Tangier today Communication Communication Communication with is interrupted The officials at have received Information Information Information mation to the tho effect that had started on October 17 for the district between Tangier and Fez FezI t I has issued a notice to the effect eff t that he guarantees the protection of all foreigners at Morocco City Inviting certain certain certain tain foreigners who have gone to Maza gan to return to Morocco City and re rt resume resume sume their business there and ordering his representatives to furnish them with everything necessary to enable them to tomake tomake tomake make the return trip to the capital of ot the south Pretender Is Strong is showing a strong hand in con controlling controlling controlling trolling certain Moorish sects which are aro demanding the proclamation of a holy war to which he Is unalterably opposed Some of o followers have desert deserted ed Id him and come to Tangier The native nathe I report of the occurrence gives as a rea reason reason reason son for the desertions that in re retaliation retaliation for the French interference in inthe Inthe inthe the steps taken to secure the release or of Caid Cald Sir Harry HarT McLean intends to kill McLean by inches The ambushing of a French reconnoitering reconnoitering ering party proceeding yesterday from Casablanca In the direction of resulting In the killing of ot Captain Jandy and a private of the d and the wounding of six men will it is said result In the resumption of ot hostilities hostilities hostilities ties on the part of the French troops com commanded commanded commanded hy fir General Drude The importance of the disturbance in inthe Inthe inthe the southern part of the empire Is ts proved by h the departure from here today of ot the French squadron The war ships are run running running running ning south under full tull steam They were mobilized by means pf the wireless tele telegraph telegraph telegraph graph |