Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-03-03 | Page 8 | Madrid Doubts Blockade News

oo MOTJD DOUBTS BL0810E I IEWS Spain Threatens Rebels If Prisoners Are Not Freed At Once MADRID. Mar 3. Doubt ex-j pressed here today whether tho blocK-nde blocK-nde of the Moroccoap rKion of Alhu-cemas Alhu-cemas by th Spanish forces had actually ac-tually begun, as reported in MornQco-:in MornQco-:in messages Thursday, confirmation rf the reports still being lacking. The expiration of Spain's ultimatum to Abd-El-Krito. the Moroccoan rebel chief, demanding the release of Spanish Span-ish prisoners, was srenerally supposed to have been conveyed to Abd-El-Krim, as Dr. Casus, the Spanish army surgeon, bore in fact a definite iiu limit or if it merely demanded the re-tease re-tease Of the prisoners with the greatest great-est prompftude possible. Dr. Casas It is known, has not returned re-turned from his visit to the Moroccoan positions, as he experienced difficulty In flmllng proper representatvee of M'd-El-Krim with whom to communi-ate. communi-ate. Meanwhile n small fleet t naval raft off the coast of Alhucemas is engaged en-gaged in stopping contraband trulo in i arms and ammunition. jo