The Detroit times., 1912-07-31
SAYS STORIES OF YANKEES
IN DANGER IN MEXICO ARE
GREATLY EXAGGERATED
Tales Made Lurid in Hope That
United States Would lntel-
vene, Asserts Michigan Man
IN THICK OF FIGHTING
W. +. Brock Employed On Ranch
Used AS Headquarters By
Both FederalS and Rebels

Stories about the danger to Amer.
cans IL Mexico have been greatly
exaggerated, said w r Brock,
former resident OF Alma, Mich, who
has sLent most of the past year in
the thick OF the insurrection. aud is
now Detroit visitor. IL must be
renlerat cred in connection with these
stories that every American IN MeNi-
CO wants the United States TO inter
vene. and il little exaggeration OF
the trouble down there Will help
along Intervention they are perfectly
willing 10 supply H.
Il was on the Hacienda de Corrales
ranch near Jiminez. in Durango,
while the rebels under Gen. Pascual
Orozcu and the federals were fight
ing Lost spin &, and we We're not
molestCd AT all. The Two battles
took place on our property and there
was some real hghting too. Our house
was used as headquarters by both
sides bat there was no looung and
no threats on either side. We found
that about 30 head OF cattle had been
killed by the troops, some by the fed
erals and some by the rebels, and the
government has already paid q claim
for them. The rebels took OF about
200 mead OF horses when they re-
treated. and the government has al
lowed a claim for them too and a
claim for damages 10 a wheattleld
which was trampled down during the
fight.hg has also been allowed.
"Par.al, where there are a good
many Americans, was sacked when
the reGols took IL. but none OF the
American stores was touched. Gen,
Inez Salazar, who is now operating
in Sonora. issued proclamation that
every house in the city would be
searched for loot. and il any were
fouaI that the householder would be
nut TO death The next morning
there was pile of loot IN front OF
the jefetura that was the funniest col
lection | have ever seen There were
piano, and harvesting machinery. dry
goods supplies OF all kinds aud al
most everything you could think OF
in the 2ile. The owners were Invited
TO come and claim their property. IL
was estimated that 100000 worth or
loot was I'm the pile.
The Americans are going back
into Parral row, and everything 10
going OH as usual. The big cyanide
plants operated by the silver mines
near there were not stopped for a
day during the instruction.
Tine insurrection is about over now
so fir az organized fighting is con
cerned. 1t was practically stopped
when President Taft issued the or
der against importing arms into
Mexico for the use OF the rebels.
Gen. Orozco expected that he wonld
be allowed the same privileges OF get
ting arms that Madero had. and when
the supply was stopped II was i'm
possible 20 keep up his army There
will probably be guerilla fighting for
some time TO come. however.
The people OF Mexico have never
been much interested in the fighting
anyway Out OF a population OF IL
600 OOC the federal force Is only 1900
men and the rebel force only $500
II IS simply a struggle between the
personal followings OF Madero and
Orozco
! lc Madero government has beer
weak. Orozco would have been sue
cssefu! If the order against the ex
port OF arms from the United States
had not gone into effect lie is
stroag man and would make a gooC
ruler
1T Is the opinion around FL PasC
that the next ruler OF Mexico will b'
Gen Huerta who has been the leadel
OF the federal forces in putting dowr
Orozcos rebellion lie has been Z
careful leader and has been con
sistentiv successful II Is expected
that nc will proclaim military die
tatorsnip when the time is ripe. i