The Spanish troops in Morocco have not yet begun seriously
to advance. A new camp has been formed at Sok El Arba, but this has so far proved chiefly an incitement to the Moors to make new attacks. Fortunately the camp is in a strong position with the lake of Mar Chica immediately behind it, and it has been strengthened with earthworks and wire entanglements. The chief fighting of the week seems to have taken place on Tuesday. At daybreak two Spanish columns attacked the Moors in their entrenchments, dislodging them, according to the reports, "with great losses." When the battle seemed over, however, a strong contingent of Moorish cavalry appeared and charged the Spaniard: These horse- men are said to have charged twice under an exceptionally heavy fire in which grenades were used. Meanwhile more Moorish cavalry had developed an attack on the Spanish camp ; this is said to have failed, but the fact that such tut attack was possible suggests that the fighting earlier in the day was anything but decisive. On Wednesday a Spanish convoy, was attacked, -but it suffered very slightly. The Spaniards are .using the railway of the Spanish mining company for armoured trains.
