Arizona republican., 1911-07-01
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
BACK FROM THE WAR
A FORMER NEWSPAPERMAN OF
GLOBE.
He Says the Liberal Army" Has Beer
Maligned.

| Albert Des Saulles, a well known
young Globe miner, and former news
| paper man. but more recently soldier
| of fortune. says the Daily Globe, re-
| turned last night from Lower Califor-
mia, where he spent five months as a
soldier under the late Stanley Williams
| and General Pryce. He did not succeed
in winning a fortune, but he gained
considerable experience, having par
| ticipated in almost every battle that
was fought in that country.
According to Des Saulles. the lib
eral army" was not the bunch of row.
dies and ladrones pictured by certain
Los Angeles papers, but a well or
ganized, disciplined band of soldiers
of fortune of many nationalities, most
~ Americans, who had an idea that
they could gain possession of Lower
California. Most of them were trained
soldiers who had been under fire in
South Africa. Cuba or the Philippines,
and Pryce, their last leader, was. ac-
cording to Des Saulles, a well educated
Englishman, who was a gentleman at
all times and as brave man under
fire as any hero OF history or fiction.
The remainder OF the little army was
composed of men of all walks of life
and as clean a bunch as could be got
ten together. Three of the Americans
killed in the last battle of Tia Juana,
when a force of 1850 Mexicans won
glorious victory over the little band
Of 81 Americans. had formerly lived in
Globe. They were John Dunn, a pipe
filter, Al Miller. an old time miner and
Lieutenant Buckalew. Dcs Saulles was
not in the last battle. being engaged
about that time in trying to rustic am
munition He took part, however, in
the battle of Littles ranch, when 81
Americans under Stanley Williams
went up against a force of SAP Mexi-
cans who had four machine guns. Wi
liams was the only man killed of the
small band. while the Mexican regu-
lars lost about $50 men. He was also
in the first battle of Tia Juana, when
the town was taken.
It's much worse for an American
now in Lower California than it ever
was" says Des Saulles, land no Ameri-
can will be safe down there until those
who run the country now get a good
licking at the hands of the United
states. The murder of a half dozen
Americans at Alamo recently without
any effort at reprisal by this country
Is disgrace to this government, but
that was nothing compared with the
killing of an American woman and girl
of l. about the same time. After the
battle of Tia Juana, the Mexicans und-
er Vega killed the Americans and mu-
tilated their bodies terribly.
Because of the influence of rich
Americans who enjoy valuable Next
can concessions. California Is not the
place for any man who has served
with Pryce They are thrown into Jail
and kept there or harassed to such an
extent that they have to leave. Pryce |
and Colonel Jack Mosby are now in |
Jail charged with violating the neu-
trality laws. but even those behind |
the prosecution know that those laws |
were never violated.
"A remarkable feature of the entire |
is the fact that there was |
never case of sickness among the /
men They were compelled to keep
clean and the discipline
was as severe as in the regular army.
1t is wonder though. that some of us
didn't get the govt from the rich food
We were so kindly supplied with from :
General Harrison Gray Otis ranch. He
has ranch that is bigger and richer
han the Salt river valley. and we were
good customers. We never looted the
arch, as reported, but paid for ev-
,alves. chickens and grain. giving in
payment checks on the Mexican gov
| don't believe the general
ealiZes what good customers we were
AS to the story that the liberal ar
ny was a gang of anarchists, outlaws
n socialists, Of course there was moth
ng to it, We gave them a touch OF
'ood government while we were in
power. We compelled the Spreckles
abroad that is being built from San
Diego to Yuma, to pay their laborers
1.50 a day gold and enforced an eight
Iour day in the district we controlled. /;
If course the Spreckles interests did
lot like that much, and believe me.
hose interests have some influence in
california. That's why | came back
o Globe
Des Saulles is a clever writer and II
5 probable that he will compile a his
DRY of the Lower California rebellion.
record that ShouId rnalya