La Junta tribune., 1913-05-10

0 when the firing prac-
tically ceased. as
there was nothing
much to see and the
chances Of getting q puncture were
mighty good. The colored soldiers
were all called out again and had to
stay out TIL morning During the
six days battle they got mighty lit
tie sleep. IA most OF them were kept
busy all day and had to be up half
the night nearly every night They
were glad when II Was all over.
Friday morning went out to the
state troops camp west or town
aud found out that about hundred
Of the YaQuis and Buie had moved In
closer during the night and had en-
trenched themselves ahout four hun.
dred yards 9npdr the Federal out
posts, rhsVwerc still abou, three
hundred mea In the old trenches. We
took Cspt. Kios the II PAso paper
Of the aigAt before. which told xrapA.
ically hew 'he was kiljst at his ms.
chine gun ~ = ram Of bullets from
the Federal guns during the little en-.
gaxement the morning before. when
We were At the camp. He WAS torn
To pieces and his gun was silenced.
Great joke. He said that II he WAS
dead we were In the same fix. as
We were all together In the fight.
such ~ II WAS. Teniente Francisco
Figueroa. whom We met the day be-
fore. told Us that he would drink u
In Nsco. meaning that they would
come In during the night and take
the town. As II turned out h. made
mistake OF twcnty.f hours.
Sunday morning early the YaQuia.
under Bul~. came In. n rifle In onr
hand and \ dynamite hand bomb ~
the other. the took the dObes on
the west side OF town one by one.
blowing them up with the bombs
and shooting the defenders. Many
of them were killed. but they kept
on coming and never stopped. until
SIX hOurs later the Pedcrsia were
eath~r killed or were prisoners either
In the hands Of the Americans. n
Il WERE no; for the Yaquis the Fed.
erals would have held out several
weeks longer. ~ the M.xicans dtd
mt have the courage 10 make an -.
ssSis against those dobs walls. De.
icnAed By cannon and machine guns.
aas talkias With Ncztcaa here
lAis w~sk AhoHi ths fiaht. He ~.
Los Ysquis son bvenos hombrss pasi
co0bste." THE Yaauis are sood
nea for nshtinxD Il certainly y
The tsuth. They Do not fear maa or
tsvii. aaA " BuIe hsd enouxh Of
thra Hussts would not last ions.
They are not Aiscipiin~d nor drilied.
and In . fixht Il u every man for
himself practically. but when hey
are after . sos they never stop CON.
ias sasil . bsiIet stops then.
TAsy arove Oj~ds out of hk main
cwartsi about O'Clock to . smaller
sss spss tAe boundary line aad hs
stayed ther- until 1895 O'Clock when
~ cams s~ross the line and surrcn.
Aer-A - Cas-. Stewart. He vas tak.
EN- In an auto IN the residence oe
he Mrxiesn consul where b. cried
llks . chtl1.
"Poos Captain Figueroa and hi
bfave nsa are dying one BY oas."
hes sajA. "Oh. Why did leave them. :"
Captain rigueroa and fifteen men
stayed bsaind In the smaller Guar.
TEL that Ojcda i~ss. and when the
vseuis broke Into II they were oil
1aaA. O1e1a az sot have the courage
q ksep his sword and kill himself
win his own sabre ~ h~ had prom.
~ 70 %. About . hundred men
cane ever and ssrrsndered In the
Ansricans and about the sane ann.
~ were taksa peiseaen b. the
seaAs tsoeps. Nea1y sAres Auadrsd
e ~ No1senis v<ss killed q wosnd.
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