FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION, DESERTERS SENTENCED.
By Telegraph.— Press A t*oc?attoi>.— Copyright . (Received June 14, 9.20 a.m.) CASABLANCA, 13th June. The Council of War at Casablanca has/, sentenced i six Foreign Legion deserters,* who wereiresponsible for the recent dis— pute "befcween France and Germany, <to / terms of from five to ten years' impri-<> sonment and military degradation. During^the military operations againsti? Morocco last year the French authorities raised a Foreign Legion, which ga*fo> them a great deal of trouble. Many of the men were Germans, and wlaen a large body deserted with their <arms it was asserted that they acted under instructions from Berlin. Another party of deserters was about to embark on a steamer, under protection of the German Consulate, when they were arrested iby French gendarmes. FrSfction arose between the two nations over this matter, which was only settled last month by a \decision of The Hague International Court. The main position of the French was upheld, but they were blamed on some minor points. Mutual, apologies closed the incident.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 139, 14 June 1909, Page 7
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