Arizona republican., 1911-04-27
THE CHIEF DIFFICULTY
 OF WAR CORRESPONDENT
ING THE FRONT.
But He Dispels the Myth of Widow
 Taiamantes

Navajoa, Sonora, Mexico. April 20 Especial correspondence of The Republican.)-You have perhaps been wondering why you have not heard from your war correspondent in this part of Mexico. The fact is that left here for the front six weeks ago on q burro and just got back. Every time l reached the place where l thought the front ought to be it had moved. So l have started the other way nod and expect to meet the army Tn the near future, and by going in the opposite direction 1 may be able to get feed for my burro. On the other trip it had nothing to eat for three days but San Francisco Examiner" with picture of Abe Ruef in it. All along the road l found that the insurrectos had been there but had left for the front The trail looked like one left by q flock of grasshoppers as they had eaten everything in sight
 Every town I came to I was told it had just fallen but did not hear anything drop on the entire trip.
 At one small town a merchant took me out behind the store and told me cOnfidentially that he heard q small town up near the border had fallen into the hands of the insurrectos He also said that he was q govern fDent man but when we returned to the store big green parrot turned catskin on the roost and said Viva Madero"
 I found all the big mines working in the Sierra Madre mountains and was informed that they had experi- enced no trouble at the hands of the insurrectos.
 About three days out from Navajo l was overtaken by a band of five men who claimed to be insurrectos and said they needed my pistol. l gave it to them to save trouble and was not bothered any more on the entire trip.
 One evening about sun down high up in the Sierra Madres at a sharp turn in the trail I came face to face with large bear which stood up on its hind legs and turned it's head from side to side and begun to lick out his long red tongue and as l had no fire arms of anykind I began tn wonder what to do. but the old burro sat down on her launches and begun to rumble and screech away down in her insides and finally her eyes bUlged ou; and her mouth flew open and she begun to bawl like a sea Eon and the old bear wheeled around and started down the trah ahead of ua anC soon disappeared iE the thick upde-irush.
 UTon my arrival here was in formed that a band of one hundred i1surrectos hIl heen he and that the jefe politico with a small force ot citizens had successfully defcnd,.;l the town and that the rebels after fight of three hours had retreated with a loss of three killed and two O.. three wounded. The government les: was three killed.
 Several other skirn shes have taken r;5ce in the vicinity of Navajol and tie Mayo valley, but d. present every thing is quiet and they dp not expect any more trouble here.
 The report that Sonora Talamantes is leading an army of insurrectos is without foundation. She is at present living quietly here in Navajoa and told me this morning that she lad no intentions of taking the field to aVcnge the death of her husband and two sons who were CXecuteI after the battle of Sahuripa. in which they were takeE prisoners.
 Business along the west coast is improving .apidly and everyone looks forward to an early settlement of the trouble. JEROME MITCHELL.