The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-31
ADOPTS
RULES Of WAR
IN THE BOOKS
Rebel Chieftain Announces
No More Federal Officers
Will Be Executed Unless
They Break Faith.

JUAREZ. Mexico, Jan. 30.-General
Francisco Villa announced today that
civilized warfare. particularly with rel
erence TO the treatment Of prisoners,
would hereafter be adopted by the reb-
els. He procured little book from
United States army officia]s dealing
with "the ethics of International war
fare which he said would be put into
practice in the rebel army, and ne
added that henceforth no federal Off
GERS would be executed unless they pre-
viously had been captured and on bong
released had broken faith not to fight
again.
The statement Of the rebel leader
was OF interest because Of the impend-
ing attack on General Refugio Velas-
co.'s federal garrison at Torreon- which
is looked upon as the probable scene OF
the next big military movement In
Mexico. General Monclovio Herrera,
one Of Villa s commanders, with bri-
eade today, moved south from Escalon.
Escalon is more than half way from
Chihuahua. the present base, to Tor
reon. 1t may be q week or ten days be-
fore the rebels actually open the at.
tack. although they are moving toward
the federals in great numbers.
Scene at "Capital."
Meantime chihuahua City, with 3d..
400 population, the largest rebel strong
hold, is rapidly being. transformed into
the provisional capital of the repub,,
lic.'' A mansion has been provided
there as the executive office of General
Carranza, who is expected from the Pa
cific coast about February Is,
To Governor William C. Mcdonald OF
New Mexico. General Villa reiterated
mis- statement that he had no ambition
to become president of Mexico or to
overshRdow General Carranza.
"I never will be president or Mexi-
went TO school day in my life and T
am not educated enough for the post.
NV alphabet has been the sight and
trigger of a rifle: my books have been
the movements Of the enemy
The rebel leader thus referred to his
eighteen years experienc as bandit,
when he was hunted in the mountains.
Asks About Recognition.
General Villa asked Governor McDon-
aid il there was any prospect Of Tecog.-
States.
'We wish our friends in the United
States would help us because we are
your friends, said General Villa.
''You have the greatest government on
earth and your president is the best.
We wish you to know the truth about
us. We are not always executing people.
Indeed we intend to execute only
traitors or those who have broken
faith with us. Please tell your country
men l know | am not competent to hold
high office because of my lack of edu-
cation and that i can fight only for
the liberation of my people.
Governor Mcdonald visited the rebel
headquarters in a private capacity.
Held for Ransom.
Luis Terrazas, Jr., son of the rich
land owner, is still held prisoner in Chi
huahua for ransom, said TO be $250,000
gold. Members of the Terrazas family
who arrived On the border reported that
recently Terrazas was tortured to com.
pei him to reveal the hiding place Of
100000. The money, it was said, was
hidden in one of the Terrazas homes
and was revealed after the prisoner had
been half strangled, General Villa dis
claimed any knowledge OF the charge,
saying he was at OjiDaga when the tor.
turing was alleged TO have taken place.
He admitted that Terrazas was being
held a prisoner.
The mission of Bonales Sandoval,
lawyer Of Mexico City, to the rebels
was disclosed when it was learned that
he came TO present TO Villa an offer of
some Huerta officers TO go over to the
rebels. Villa declined 10 treat with
Sandoval. who, II is understood will
not return TO rebel territory.