The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-11
ISSUE PASSES
FOR DAILY BATTLE.
Progressive Pedro Wildly Exciting
in Comparison To Mexican War
fare, Says Returned Detroiter.

George w. Briggs, the betty stew
ard OF Detroits police department
has returned from an extended trip
the southwest, bearing with aim
some hectic "reminiscences OF the un-
pleasantness in old Mexico.
In fact, Mr.. Briggs was the eye
witness OF desperate encounter be
tween the federals and the insurrec-
tos, and the events surrounding and
appertaining TO the same are worth
recounting. This affair came of about
a month since in San Juanbado, some
so miles in from Juarez.
By display of his insignia OF Of
ice here, Briggs succeeded in impress
sing himself upon the project OF po-
lice at Juarez 10 such an extent that
that gentleman provided an undersiZ-
ed Mexican person as an escort to
and from the battlefield, the battle
having been duly advertised in nd
vance through the public prints.
According 10 the Briggs concep-
ton, this warfare il somewhat OF a
jest. albeit the contestants take II
with much seriousness. After view
OF one conflict, in which the net re-
suit OF the firing Of 1000 bullets was
five wounded persons, Mr.. Briggs rises
TO remark that progressive pedro Is
highly exciting by comparison.
DIR. Wyman, millionaire from
Danville, Ill, myself and this very
much-buttoned and besworded Next
can started from Juarez in an auto
said Mr. Briggs. "Rozondo was his
name and he had suspicious-looking
document with a red seal on II. The
project had given him that, and he
said that il would let us into the bat
tie with all the side privileges.
ION the way TO the fight, We ran in
to a bunch of six stranded American
newspapermen and these we took
aboard. We got there in plenty OF
time and Rozondo slipped the general
the document and the general pointed
TO a hill few hundred feet away and
told us We could get a perfectly dis
gusting view of what was about To-
happen, II we climbed on the top and
kept a sharp lookout.
Well we did, newspapermen and
all. We hung around quite a while,
wondering what was going to happen,
when, all of sudden, We saw a
bunch OF insurrectos on horseback
slip out from behind hill. There
were about 10 horses in all and I'm
not testing when | say the humane
society has a lot OF work cut out Tor
IL right in that insurrecto army. a
good Michigan gale would have
blown all the cavalry into the lake.
1.-The entrance OF the cavalry vas
the signal for the fight. The federals
advanced in imposing numbers. About
500 insurrectos on foot followed the
10 cavalry fellows. The two sides
didn't get close enough to make each
other understood with megaphones,
but they began peppering away. BY
looking through field glasses from
where we were, we could see those
bullets kick up the dust, but the two
armies weren't close enough to each
other to really shoot anybody.
This sort of thing went on with
much animation for some time, when
all Of a sudden, one Of the insurrectos
rode out with a yellow flag. II might
have been white once, but It was yel-
low now. The firing stopped and the
federal general came cut to meet the
insurrecto. There was brief con-
ference and then both armies discreet
ly withdrew.
"Rozondo told us the battle ives
over, so we went back to the federal
camp. We asked the general how the
battle came out and he swelled all
up. He said the federals won by a
score of about four to one, the one
being a federal soldier who had care
lessly allowed a finger to be shot on.
REPORTS from the insurrectos Were
that four men had ben accidentally
wounded.
The general was decent cid
'cuss' and asked us to stay to supper.
saw bull hanging up that / saw
killed In bull fight at Juarez the day
before, so passed up the invitation
The general provided our auto with
a guard as far back as the main road
and we returned to Juarez ana then
TO Ell Paso. The general promised
another matinee for the next day, but
the entertainment was altogether too
,a,na m anti me- and | passed IL up"