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Operations amid the rain-soaked sloughs of Riffland (TIME, Nov. 16 et ante) were featured recently by the surrender of 800 tribal families to the French, in the region of Ouezzan, northwest of Fez. French communiques stated that the power of Abd-el-Krim, dauntless Riffian leader, is rapidly waning, as the Semadjas and other powerful tribes are submitting to the French. In the New Republic, U. S. weekly review, Poet Witter Bynner* wrote as follows...
...Sheriffians," U. S. volunteer aviators, fought with the French against Abd-el-Krim until the present torrential rains in the Riff made air warfare impossible until spring (TIME...
Upon his arrival at Marseilles, General Sarrail was directly quoted as follows: "The truth is that the Druses, the Pan-Arab party and Abd-el-Krim, are all one. The recent events in Syria are a corollary to the revolts in April and May in Morocco...
...Targuist, little village on the northern slope of the Atlas Range, Abd-el-Krim, Riffian chief, was reported to be literally digging himself in for the winter. A subterranean refuge large enough to allow his automobile to enter and turn freely about has been constructed. And a star-shaped series of radiating trenches and dugouts extending for several miles has made of Targuist a stronghold which the Riffians are reported to consider impregnable. Cables assert that Abd-el-Krim has transported thither his treasures, arms, captives. Apparently Targuist is to replace Ajdir as his capital...
...victorious come many unique honors. For having conquered Ajdir, capital of Abd-el-Krim, General Primo de Rivera has been rewarded at Madrid by being adopted 165 times in a single day. The adopting was done at the Ministry of War by the representatives of Spanish towns and villages which wished to make the General "their...