Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-24
Gen. Madero and Gen. Naverro Sign the Identical
Letters and Peace Negotiations Will Begin at
0ncePres. Diaz Recalls Gen. Reyes from
Practical Banishment in Europe.

to and from camp. The form of the
pass shall be agreed upon.
General Madero was the first tn sign
the armistice. He placel it in the
hanls of oscar Hranift and Toribio
Esquival Oregon, who rode on their
mission to JuareZ. Gen. Navarro then
signed an identical letter with which
the messengers returned t. tie rebel
camp. Braniff is wealthy citizen
of the City of Mexico and an amateur
sportsman and aviator Obregon is a
prominent lawyer of Mexico city.
The peace meeting began III the rear
OF a house on the banks of the Rio
Gr3nde across from the snelter on the
American side. Crowds of sight
seers had crossed frcm the American
side end guard was thrown arount,
the Eouse dnd it's meagre dusty
grounds to protect the conferees.
Along the river Tor a mile the sol
diers gathered, confronting Il long row
OF curious persons on the other side
OF the stream which at this season is
shallow and in many places not more
than Is feet across. For the most
part, the soldiers were cooling their
feet anG hands in the water. or Civ
ing iHuCh needed attention to their
linen. Their Wiry. stunted ponies, the
Very backbone Of guerilla warfare.
searched the hill side mainly for grass,
or Waded kneedeep in the brown We
ters Of the stream. Many of the sight
seers had brought lunches, portions
OF which, with peanuts oranges and
the like. they tossed across to the
nsarreetos, who ,aughingly scrambled
for the tidbits to which they have
heen Sc long strangers.
Meanwhile. the sun growing too hot.
tha peace commissioners entered the
house and the discussion, which had
been informal, became business like
and serious The "SaIa'' or parlor of
the house was unusually roomy tor
Il native "Dobe" and with the five
chairs. eked out by reinfcrcements of
boxes, all found seats.
Pancho Villa seemed greatly pleased
Don Pancho was a bandit, but with
the dawn Of the new era he bids fair
to become Il decent and useful citizen
For three years, Villa haunted the
mountain passes for bullion trains, or
descended on lonely haciendas for food,
clothing and horses Then came the
revolt and with his rs men. he joined
The pasture was rich for bandit and
after two months of being good, Don
I2n"Ah, IN moment of eXhilaration.
burned TWO grocery stores. drove a
station agent from Padernales, and
generally let off steam. Pascual Orozco
orieled his arrest, hut could not catch
hln. and the federal government
placed a price of $1,000 on his head.
'Fhen Madero came into the field and
placatcd Don Pancho He put amb-
ti8n into the soul of the robber and
the latter began a recruiting cam
paien which prese ntly gave him 800
mon. He WAS no longer Villa the ban
DIT. but Col. Don Francisco Villa. on
service in the Sause of liberty. At Bus
tillos he made speech one night,
with the stars locking down on the
limitloss brown mesa and the dim
mountains in the back grounds
IN chihuahua they call me ban
dit. they arc wrong. The chiefs in
chihuahua are the real robbers. | am
a gentleman compared with them.
Compared with the outfit | never knew
the rudments OF robbery. With honest
men in office there will be no bandits
iii Mexico"
so Don Pancho-Pancho being
"shcrt" for Francisco-was highly
pleased today and as an evidence OF his
new found respectabilitv submitted for
the first time in his life to having his
photograph taken. He is big man
physically with the face of an Irish
man md the tiercest eyes in the world.
II is not healthful for bandit to have
his photograph scattered about but
for a colonel in the cause it is different.
Fin2nce Minister Limantour and
Minister De La Barre are understood
To be handling the government end of
the negotiations at the City of Mexico
Late this afternoon, presumably in re-
ply to the telegram sent by Gen. Ma
dero, long message was received in
camp.