South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-20
VILLA MUST TELL
WHAT He KNOWS
Of ENG[ISHMAN
Two Governments Demand Ex-
PLANTATION for Disappearance
of Chihuahua Ranch Owner
Who QuarreIed With General

MEXICO CITY, Feb 2O.-Pres.
Huerta intends TO use the money Sc
cured in France by Minister of FL
nance De La Lama, TO pay off the
government soldiers, purchasing mu-
nitions of war and establishing the
greatest standing army ever possessed
by Mexico.
According to information secured
from semi official sources today, the
dictator expects TO be reelected at
the next presidential election and is
making his plans TO establish his po-
sition more firmly
Ell PASO. Texas. Feb. 2O.-Both the
American and British governments
will demand from Gen. Villa an eX-
pianation Of the disappearance of VIII
liam <. Benton, an English subject,
who quarreled with the constitution
alist commander in Juarez on Wednes-
day.
British residents of this city today
telegraphed to Consul Henry Cham
berlain at Los Angeles a request that
he hurry here at once 10 take up the
hunt for their cOuntryman as they
feared that he would be executed on
charges that he had threatened to
kill Villa.
Benton owns ranch in Chihuahua
and in his quarrel with Villa he is said
TO have accused the rebel leader of
robbing him and To have drawn re-
VolVer with which he threatened Villa.
L. :. Investigating.
L. s Consul Edwards is already in
vestigating. The German government
will also serve notice ON Villa tuat it
expects fair treatment for William
Bausch. the railroad man accused Of
being a spy.
American military authorities
breathed easier today with MaXimO
Castillo the bandit chieftain in a
steel cell in Fort Bliss without any
attempt having been made upon his
life. Heavy guards have been placed
upon the cell in which Castillo and
Gen. Ynez SalaZar are confined TO
prevent their escape and to guard
them from harm
on the way 70 FL Paso. Castillo
discussed his case with "a newspaper
reporter on the train.
TT is the waiting he said. that
is terrible I see IA all the papers
that the United States authorities will
hand me over TO Villa TO he shot
without trial Not that ] am afraid,
here he Strengthened up and his
shrivelled. white mOustached face was
lit up with a gay Smile-"but want
TO know if it is true. I don't think it
is possible that any civilized nation
would send a man 10 certain death
without a hearing.
81 am not responsible for the Cum
hre tunnel disaster. ! was not there
at the time and | can prove Il by
American citiZens-Walter Cohen of
Almo Hueco. the American admin
strator of Say Pedro; l.. a. Ross of
Coralitos and many others of my
American friends.
Since before Christmas / have not
been ont OF a territory roughly bound
ed by Palomas. Ascension. COralitos
and San Pedro. L spent most of my
time between PalOmas and Ascension.
l did not even hear of the Cumbre
disaster until , days ago when word
was brought TO me from the Amer
lean side at the same time that Villas
soldiers began 10 press my men hard
"I was shocked and hOrrihed-l
who could not kin a living thing. TO
be accused of such an act,
who did il? Perhaps il was some
Of nv own men. l do not know.
About the first Of January two Of
nv trusted lieutenants-Tomas Peres
and Manuel GutierreZ-deseTted me
with so men. / hear Villa has just
caught Gutierrez. There is besides a
band OF 40 men under Jesus Manuel
Carazeo at ColoniO Chichupa. near the
Cumbre. They have camped there for
two months. are not allied 70 any
marty. hate Americans and have no
principles. And ] will also tell you
secret Pascual Orozco. with 700
men. is in the mountains about 60
miles south between Hachita and Co
lumbus. Ask Charley White who
lives near Alamo HuecO. 80 miles
south OF here. He has been down
there and seen Orozco.
II have never killed any Amerl-
cans have never executed "A prls-
oner and my men viii tell you OF the
ouarrels / used 10 get into With Sala-
zar and Rojas on that account when
I was with them"