IN FLIGHT.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18487, 15 September 1925, Page 9

IN FLIGHT.

ABDEL KRIM'S FORCES. I ' t RIFFI LEADER SEEKS REFUGE. FRENCH CLAIM MANY VICTORIES. (bt cable—press association—coptbight.) (Australian and k.z. cable association.) (Eeceived September 14tn, 7.20 p.m.) LONDON, September 13. The Paris correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" reports a dramatic change in the (Moroccan situation. The tide of war lias turned against Abdel Krim, who is said to be in flight. Marshal Petain's armies are everywhere victorious and the Eiffis are demoralised. Abdel. Krim is heading for the | mountains in the east, where he hopes, to find asylum among the wild Berbers. IN TANGIER ZONE. REFUGEES ARRIVING. TERRIBLE CONDITIONS IN WAR AREA. (Stdxet "Scn" Sebvice.) (Received September 14th, 8.3 p.m.) TANGIER, September 14. Biffi refugees are arriving in large numbers. They report that the conditions are terrible. Food is searcc and many women and children are wounded, owing to tho incessant aerial bombard-1 ment, and there is no medical attendance or supplies. Abdel Krim's General Staff consists of German and Turkish officers. The • Spanish throughout the day bombarded the Angera coast. Tetuan is now safe. An immediate advance on Ajdir is unlikely, owing to tho lack of transport and the difficulties of tho terrain. TRENCH WARFARE. RIFFIS' CAMOUFLAGED POST.

EUROPEAN ARTILLERY OFFICERS. (Sinmsr "Sun'' Sssytcz.) (Received September 14th, 8.5 p.m.) PAEIS, September 13. A report from Tarrant states that the French occupied the Bibane heights without resistance. The French offensive generally has halted for the purpose of consolidating the positions gained. The enemy were dispersed in Sonth Taza with heavy losses. The French captured two guns on the Tafrant front..

Details of the fighting from Fez show that the Riffis repeatedly and vigorously assaulted a small garrison on Issual Height, supported by 100-milli-metre guns-, directed by Europeans whoso white uniforms were clearly distinguishable. The Eiffis reached the entanglements, but were driven back, and have now abandoned the attack. The centre of the enemy's resistance is Bibane Massif, which is defended by means of trenches into the sides of the hills, cleverly camouflaged. The French arc likely to encircle the position-

French gains are described in Fez dispatches, notably the capture of Jebelamrot Mountain, commanding the whole of the Terroual district. The French losses were slight.

Enemy Eeinforcements. A Tangier message mentioned that a friendly tribe repelled a Kifii attack near Teheran. The Biffis are strongly pressing on the Spanish western front, especially at Darbenkarrich, south-west of Tetuan.

The enemy has been reinforced by several thousand men on the Branea front.

The Mclilla correspondent of "Le Journal' ' says that, anticipating the resumption of the Spanish offensive at Alhucemas, the Biffis are retiring to the mountains. Aircraft are continually bombing the Ajdir district. Several tribes are giving signs of submission. The French successes are attributed to the accurate gunnery and iudkious use of tanks.

SPANISH CLAIMS. NAVAL RUSE SUCCEEDS. (SKtmas's WLSGJUHSj MADBID, September 13. The general commanding in. Morocco, in. a communique, says th3t the troops vestcrday advanced two kilometres and Captured a village, after obstinate fighting. The enemy left 60 dead. The Spanish losse3 were 72. Two Spanish cruisers and some transports without troops feinted, a landing at Wadlau on September 11th. The cruisers' fire caused heavy casualties among the Biffis, who left cover as the vessels approached the shore. A London message states that the Spanish Embassy reports a great Spanish success this morning on the Western front at Kuei|*ahar, where the enemy was defeated with great loss.

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COMMUNIST DEPUTY. ARRESTED IN ALGIERS. (secter's TsiawaAJtsO PARIS, September 13. According to advices from Algiers, M. Henrict, Communist Deputy for the Seine, recently at Oran, and now at Algiers, has been arrested on a charge of conspiring against, the internal security of thj> State, He was arrested as he was about to embark for Marseilles.