Show FRENCH FORCE IS ROUTED four officers killed in engagement with tribesmen near abrar paris dispatches received friday by the tha minister of tho the colonies from abrar an oasis la in the sahara northwest of timbuctoo report that a french detachment was waa surprised by I 1 turbulent near abrar january jannary 10 the troops made an heroic resistance but their tour four officers were killed in the fighting tho the other members of oc the detachment managed to cut their way through the tribesmen and finally reached abrar A punitive expedition has been sent lif in pursuit of the tribesmen |