The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-07-08


found itself powerless to prevent the
raids by the "broncho" Indians on
the American settlements since the
large proportion of Indian troops
would not permit warfare against
their hill tribesmen. This led to the
sending down the west coast OF
American marines with orders to
land if necessary to save the lives
of the American settlements who
though in grave danger would not
leave their farm in fear OF losing
their crops and property.
The Yaquis rival, but first cousin,
is the Mayo Indian whose lands close
ly adjoin the Yaqui valley. The
Mayo. though of good fighting abll-
ity, and frequently victorious over
the Yaqui tribe, is of more peace
full inclination and has retained by
diplomatic means some valuable
farming land. The Mayos also en-
tered the revolutionary struggle:
Large numbers of the Mayo braves
Joined the Carranza ranks, and have
been assisting materially in the Obre-
eon victories over the Villa army IN
central Mexico. This left the Yaqui
in undisputed control in Sonora. The
plan, formerly suggested, of playing
the Mayo against the Yuqui could
not be employed since the bulk OF
the Mayo fighting men had been re-
moved.
The racial characteristics of the
Yaaui of Mexico are similar to those
of the Apache, who caused continued
warfare in the early development OF
the southwestern United states.
The Yaqm is credited with direct
relationship ito the Apache. Like
his northern cousin the Yaqui has
been guilty of all manner of brutall-
ty directed against his prisoners,
and is known 70 have employed
modes of torture as skillful as those
of the ancient Chinese. This has
caused fear of the Yaqui which was
not due entirely to his military abll-
ty. The Yaqui was the first Mexl-
can tribe to become fully armed
with rifles, and to become skillful
in their use. Other tribes along the
west coast still employ the bow and
arrow for hunting and in some cases
in fighting any alien invaders.
While retaining his tribal tongue
and savage customs, the 4aqu! De-
came skilled in military methods.
He kept his skillful manner CT guerll-
la warfare, but adopted to a large
extent some European methods.
In the attacks on the Sonora-Arl-
iona border towns the Yaqui troops
made desperate assaults on the
Carranza trenches charging the posi-
tons much in the manner OF the
E,1ropean soldier. 1t had been diff
ficult to make the Mexican troops
do this.
The Yaqui in his natural stage OF
military development had used
small drums on which he gave
simple marching orders. These
drums took the place of the voice
or trumpet, and had the advantage
by their peculiar noise of making
it difficult for the enemy to locate
the source of the sound. In military
service with his Mexican neiehbors
the Yaqui de> eloped more extern
sive system of drum signals, until
his officers could command large
numbers of men to make ell man
ner of movements. The .Yaqui I'm.
like other Indians always marched
in military formation until deployed
for action. Many battles were won
merely by the noise of their Yaqul
drums which seemed to terrorize
the enemy when the sounds OF the
beats appeared to come from all
directions. In some cases a few
Yaoui drummers would crawl to
the enemy's tanks and by beating
out some signal make it appear that
the position was being surrounded.
No reliable information is avail
able as to the Yaqui's actual numer-
ical strength so varying are the re-
ports ofthe Mexican military author
tiles and American settlers. But it
is known that several thousand
rifles. mostly of the military model,
are in the hands of the Indians. The
Yauuis manner of warfare, and
familiarity with the country would
make most difficult, it is believed
by the settlers, his complete defeat
and disarmament.
If you are seeking real fraternity
with no frills, join the Knights OF
! Dx,+b;o, ood learn what tr1e fra.