Emery County Progress | 1907-08-17 | Page 4 | Fanatical Moors Murder Jews and Assault Women

JEWS ASSAULT WOMEN at casablanca aves araba and moors to wreak vengeance upon tants tangier horrible details of the slaughter of jews the maltreatment of women and the pillage and burning of shops at casablanca are told by passengers who have airhea here by steamer from that port they say that after the bombardment of the place began the moorish soldiers and the arabs revenged them elves upon the inhabitants pi meering killing and burning on all sides they sacked the custom house and burned a large part of the city whose streets are filled with decomposed bodies among the jews killed was a man under the protection of the british ons his sisters were assaulted and carried off by moors many feats of heroism both bv fience and spanish soldiers are re counted arab tribesmen who had gathered from the country to the number of 5 or 6 swept down upon general brudes camp outside casablanca Cosa blanca friday afternoon they vere brixen off with considerable bosti later they renewed the atack and again freie repulsed the french troops are in splendid condition and mirits the warships supported them during the attack by 1 beeping up a steady shell file on the horsemen when the french consul from casa blanca arrived here on friday hb e a letter from amin the governor of casablanca dally approving ue action of the french forces and asking the aid of france in inflicting punishment upon agitators