La Junta tribune., 1913-05-03

were my stories. some class &. me-
dug up couple OF friends and got
them to <" with m. as ! did not
care to take the trip alone Th.r. wer.
state troops east. west and south of
Mace. and ". w-r. going out to- tn.
intr.nchm.nts west Of town as that
was where tn. YaIuis were aud they
had been doing most of the fighting.
We wcr. warned hcfor. "" left to max.
u wide d.tour and not l;u out clos" to
the line as We would b. In plain sight
"f III. f.dcrDls from III. Quartet and
they would Just a. soon turn their
guns "n rs a. not, In fact they would
probably get a. much pleasure from
potting an American as thry would u
rebel when "" got half q mile west
W" cam. To patr"l NJ tn" Ninth cav.
airy, two men. one Of them wus study
ing spanish English dictiousr, la tn.
end.avor To better h,r knowledge II
| Mexican. The other one told US that
ere had kasssr 10 Oa hesk ts.a lawn ~
hssth sides we're iiabl. To take u shot
ut us. ~. -.iJ that they would not
shoo, at q soldier on TIA. American
sid. Of III. line. but mighi shoot at
civilians who wandered away from town
lie said that h.. had no authority to
stop ne but II We were fools enough
Z" x" ou and TAX" chances II was ur
Ia us and he didn't give q Whoop. I
believe h" put an adjective before IN.
fools" but II H. not necessary To-
mention that ON" uf "uT littl. party
go, cold feet aud beat II hack to town,
bu' my friend i.intn"r a mining man
from south "f snnHn,a. WIS gpin" and
Ne went on. However We vent NJ
tie farther north around IN. sid" 81 q
hill wh-r. tn. men behind the hihu--r-
could not s". us
when We got out about a mill, aud
half northwest nf town ~. ram- 10
big draw and looking south ". could
Sc. few men through IN. field glasses.
This was IN. camp of tn. state tr"nrs
and after walking south n"srly rhr-"-
quarters of a mile to the line "" cam.
to IL Ny friend I.intn.r speaks good
I Mexican and through him We got a"-
/ auaintsd right away ". me, T.ni.nt.
] I.i.ut.nanp figu"rna aud then chief
I Bul.. the commander Of tn. yaquis.
nulc II a ioi"rably We'll educated man
and can -p.nk English hut ~. won't
speak I, unless he has to. We get e
] good pctuf" "f him and IN" li"ui"n-
ant and some Of their men, They w"r"
very courteous 4" us. l had few
questions to ASK Isui" In reference &"
/ their LOSSES IN til. two dhts' hntil" of
Tuesday aud w-in"-dai, lie told
~. that III. Nsauis lost four killed aud
six wounded TUESDAY and on W"dn"s
day one man was wounded In tn. fout
by u pi.c" "f -hrnpn.i, wanted thi-
Information for th" Nnauis In III" gar
risoo %, Ag,,n rrt-,a VIII" had seen by
the newspaper reports that tn. rsrui
loss was heavy.
lie took ~ on down th. line "f f1fi.
pits until ". cnn- to IA" artillery men
wh.r. h. introduced us Ia Captain MbN.
imiiiinpo kl"s. III. chief of artillery of
~. Sonorn state Troops. ki"r IL thir'
ty-t~o years old and has been IN the
Mexican army nn-"n y"afr counting
the tim. he spent In th. military n"ad
-my at chapuii"f~. aud In 1"rmnnt
wh-r" h" wnr sent hN President I'"i
forio biar To finish his military 'du'
cation, lis " probably IN" best gum
n-r. and .-p..iail, mschin" gunner. m
] Mexico. N. eau y" into ma"hin'
shop and nsh. any part of y ms"hip.
gun or cannon. ~" saw "ui ko.'nk'
and the first thing he asked M. " w'
had any "sirn MIN. that W. could lei
him have. I let him ha,. roll an.
promised Ia send him som" more fr"'
Douglas In few DAYS. A. non" car
be bought In Na.o he has had some
difficulty In getting supplies for hi'
kodak. and h. II n. big n hrnj f"'
taking pictures ~ amy dir~t"ty man.
~. hnj three machine guns that h'
was using and three more that he h"'
not uniaok.d. ii~ took us NJ Ia th'
one tina, he operated himself and bs'
one of tn. puhn"ts pat the shi"hd ~
H. The tire. guns we're on IL. cr.-
Of III. draw about t~o hundred Yard
apart and all ~ thrm were eopcesies
from the ruaN"i by brush. They ~~r'
- little les, than n mile from tow,
but shielded as they ~"r. by the brusI
II was impossible Ia see them from tn
cuar,cl kl"- and his g,nn"r- p"-e'
for u- n, the s,,n and Just then tiui
came up and took n ie'k NJ th
town through his slasses. Tie sal
something To k,os ami the Captain t"s
ns to get down A. he MAS soIns IN. sfas