The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07

they allowed us to escape. The oil
top sargento of the guard tent toll
us where our horses we're and loane
US Social he had. It is needless B
say We beat IT. In a hurry, and tina
old sargento received his money bac
with interest.
Fearing the United States woul
catch us and turn US back, we cam
to Canada and went to work In tn
woods near Vancouver. EVaristo aft
erward went to New York to help hi
people. He is now a waiter in New
York hotel. We used up Is horses
on that ride and we simply tradeC
horses when ours got too tired.
We had no money and always trad
ed even. The Mexican horses are the
best in the world and are of Arabian
descent.
Huerta came into power. Severa
of my unfortunate comrades were
| shot next day. Up at Suaz rs soldiers
refused to cheer him and were shot in
lunches of six without court-martial
My uncle. Abraham Gonzalez, was
being brought to Mexico City for trial
and the soldiers of Huerta pushed
him beneath the train. Wounded and
mangled he begged for relief and Cap,
tain Ricardo mercifully shot him.
had the pleasure of shooting this
same officer at Torreon the End day
of this month. Huerta having not
enough evidence to convict Governor
Gonzalez, instructed Ricardo and his
men to kill him accidentally CD,
which was done.
The Madero estates were confiscat-
ed. Charges of murder were put
against all Maderoists and yet Presi-
dent Wilson refused to give them up.
Mrs. Francisco /. Madero is living
quietly in New York on her husbands
life insurance. She gave every cent
to the constitutionalist cause.
These outrages of Huerta woke the
people of Mexico and CarranZa bro
Tiers, heretofore neutral, organized
the constitutionalist party and put
Francisco Villa in as major general.
He is so years old and cannot read
or write. He is to Mexico such man
as Theodore Roosevelt is to the Unit
ed States. The people adore him.
He had his work cut out for him,
but went to war Systematically, ham,
mer and tongs and soon had Juarez,
port of entry, and a well-organized
army. .' .. e.. S. 'r
After Juarez came the siege of Aqua
Prieta and Ojinaga, when old General
Mercado lost out and took refuge in
the States. They are now at Fort
Bliss, Tex. eating Chow" the like
of which they never got in Huerta's
service. these $500 men, women and
and Mexican hairless dogs.
They do not care how long the war
will last if those "bueno frijoles"
(good beans) Of Uncle Sans last.
returned home in time to help at
Torreon, where we won a victory
that gave the rebel forces all of north |
ern Mexico 1t was the most horrible |
slaughter, that six days and nights
The heat was awful, We ran out of
water in the trenches, and had no
food, but knew that it was the last
stand and no quarter il captured.
Once Villa gave the order to re-
treat. General Velasco at this mo-
meDt had US defeated and never knew
it. Then he was wounded, our aTtil-
lery came up and Torreon was won.
I saw men piled up three deep, dead
and wounded crying to the Holy Mo- |
Their; some dying Cheerfully, yelling |
Bravo constitutionalists. The lat |
est fight near Torreon at San Pedro
de las Colonias gives an unobstructed |
route to the capital.
Huerta has 5000 soldiers in the cap
ital, and it is hard to say what cam
paign he will pursue now. He can
not leave Mexico alive and has hun
dred men as his bodyguard constant
ly.
The people of the constItutionalist
party are fighting for freedom and the
right to live like men and vote secret
ly and have free schools, the right to
own land, instead Of being ignorant !
slaves.
We of Mexico do not want the Unit !
ed States to annex us. We could new
err get along in peace, for Anglo-Saxon
and Latin blood cannot mix.
II the United States really goes to |
war against US l fear there will never
be peace.
Mexico is a country practically IN
known, with her resources untouched,
and hundred years behind the times. |
But ii will come out OF anarchy and
chaos If given time-after Huerta is
eliminated"
General Villa and his army are rest |
ing and recuperating in Torreon at
present before making the final
march to the capital. Huerta, If his |
eyes are good, can read the handwrit- |
ing on the wall and see his finish.
AS to Villa being murderer and ex-
ecuting so many captured prisoners,
he warns all volunteers who enlist
to fight for Huerta what to expect III
captured. "shot as traitors" They
know when they do enlist what tot
expect. He alawys keeps his word and
is an honest man, however ignorant
he may be, and he is soldier from
the ground up.
The United States will have no pic
mic in defeating Huerta without the
of the rebels.
Mexico has no navy save one old
gunboat. Didier Mason, the French
aviator, blew up the other one at
Guaymas from his bipiane with
bombs.
The old forts at Vera Cruz could be
taken with one second-class cruiser,
but landing and land fghting-itI
would be worse than Cuba.
II will be interesting to follow up
il the Americans mean business.