The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-23
GOT PASSWORD?
C|GARET WILL Do
Mexican Rebels Are Kind and
Courteous To Americans Who May
Chance To Meet Them.

CHIHUAHUA, Mex, Dec. 23.-The
rebellion in Mexico is like a Whit OF
the west wind on the Kansas prairie
at the moment It's only zephyr, but
next thing you know it may be a
cyclone.
In the meantime the insurrectos
are scattered all over the state Of Chi
huahua, scrapping little once in a
while and picking up such supplies,
arms and ammunition as look good TO
them. American residents and tour
lists often run into them and get eX-
periences that are worth while TO
people who have always lived in pip
ing times OF peace.
In their treatment of Americans the
revolutionists have been kind and
courteous. In some instances proper
" of these foreigners has been levied
upon temporarily to provide for the
exigency OF the occasion. A case OF
this kind happened recently at Nina
Marie mining camp near here. A
band of revolutionists rode up TO the
residence OF IL. j. Ward, American
manager OF the mine. and demanded
that he turn over all the horses, sad
dies. guns and ammunition in the
camp. Mr.. Ward was inclined to
offer opposition. He asked by what
authority the demand was made. The
leader of the revolutionists informed
Madero army.
'How am | to know that" inquired
Mr.. Ward
Here is my commission" replied
the little man.
Reaching down into the pocket OF
the buckskin chaps that covered his
legs, the man brought forth large
button of the political campaign vari-
ETY., upon which was photographed
the face of Francisco 1. Madero.
MIR. Ward examiner the button,
amused at the idea that It served as
n military commission. lie realized
| there was nothing to do but accede
| to the demand. so told him to &c
aLead and take what he could find In
| the camp. After rounding up all the
horses and the other things that they
were after. the revolutionists depart
ed, the leader assuring Mr.. Ward that
all the conflscated property would be
returned as soon as supply to take
it's place could be obtained.
Two days later small party o.
| horser-en appeared near the CAM
and a note was sent to Mr.. Ward Il
contained profuse apologies for hav
ing been forced to confiscate his prop
erty and ended by telling him that al
OF IL had been returned and would b,
found in a gulch a short distance from
the camp. This was found to be true
Louis Brozier. an American mining
engineer, returning q few days age
! from a visit to remote mining camps
I'm the state Of Durango. encountered q
band of revolutionists near Tamazula
When the leader learned he was an
! American he invited him to become
his guest for a few days.
81 was pretty well tired out from
the long journey. and. having another
! 100 miles or so TO go before reaching
the railroad at Repentance, | decided
to accept the hospitality" Mr.. Brozier
said in describing his experience.
81 told the leader | was not In sym
patty with the revolutionary move
ment. but this did not offend him
spent two days in the camp and was
treated we'll"
While riding through the country
near Santa Barbara one night B. l.
Semple. another American mining
man. came upon revolutionist
standing guard by the side of the
trail.
"Who comes there?" asked the
picket, in Spanish.
"Un Americana" replied Mr.. Sem
pie.
Can you give the password" asks
the revolutionist.
NO"
We'll. give me a package OF cigar
cts: that will do just as we'll"
Mr.. Semple handed over the cigarets
and continued on his way