FOR THE FRAY
FRENCH PREPARATIONS
j OFFENSIVE AGAINST RIFFS. | ABD EL KRIM ORGANISING. [ (Received 9 a.m.) PARIS, August 11. It is learned that landing operations at Alhucemas will begin as soon as the French offensive is launched. , The "Echo de Paris," detailing the reorganisation of the Moroccan iront, says: "The reserves qf two divisions are concentrated behind the line beI tween Fez and Taza. The whole; French force is strongly, equipped notably with a new quick-firing rifle. "General Petain will return to Morocco tq inaugurate the new measures." A message from Fez says that Abd el Krim is organising the defence i alohg "t'fie entire front and preparing j strong lines of trenches before. Shei shuan. I Advices from Wezan state that two French detachments combined in oper- ' ations for the reprovisioning of a post |at Zitouna. They effected a junction i with the Spaniards at the River Loukkos-. —Reuter.
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Northern Advocate, 14 July 1925, Page 5
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