The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-09
SEES LAST OF
GARIBALDIS
OFF TO FRONT
Bill Shepherd Chats With Son
OF Famous General as He
Starts Off to War.
TALK OVER OLD DAYS
Garibaldi Recalls the Time
Villa Tried to Shoot Him
at FL Paso. Texas.
BY VIM. G.. Shepherd

BY VIM. G.. Shepherd
United Press staff Correspondent
ROME, June 22.--ttow does
a oarlbaldl 90 of 20 wari
! started out with one OF Thorn
today, and got az far az tho rail-.
road station.
he talked all tho way to the
station about Mexico.
he had a big handbag no had
bought In e. Paso. Tex.
! don't know whether he had
red Garlbaldi shirt In the bag.
hardly think he had. for In the
prea, world war tho 0aribaldls
have sunk their family lndlvld.
uallty and have become ordl.
nary italian soldiers.
Their father. Ricciotti. had taken
hts four huge sons 10 the war Of
flee n few days before and said.
Il am Rieeiotti Garibaldi. and
give my four sons TO Italy"
Sons Start for Front
Having already given two sons 10
France In this same way. tho elder
Garibaldts action was really thrill.
ing.
And so Giuseppe Caribaldi. the
oldest son. started off today for the
front with his FL Paso handbag.
We talked OF old days IN Mexico.
when the !ll-starred Madero was
busy at HIS task OF upsettinK the
dynasty OF Diax.
Remember tho day villa came
over to III Paso to kin your" |
asked.
That story was wrong" said
Galibaldi. 1T was no, whom villa
wanted TO XIII. but he did draw his
gun on me. Here's Just the way
that incident happened"
Tells OF Villas Attack
As we ratified over the cobble.
stones OF Rome. in Roman coach.
he. a Garibaldi. off for war. told
me Of that thrilling five mlnutns In
the lobby OF the Sheldon hotel In
PARKWAY III Psso.
VILLA found that one OF HIS sol.
dlers had been insul;ed by an Irish.
man who was in my MRdoro brigade,
and he came over 20 RI Paso 10 kill
the fellow. lie carried two bis
guns With him were two other
bad Mericana as he bottled into the
white marble lobby OF tho sheldon
hotel and asked the clerk for me.
He expected would tell him where
my Irish soldier was
Warned BY q Friend
Just at that moment was cross
Ing the park. approaching tho Shci.
don. One OF my friends saw me
coming. and ran out 10 meet me.
Get your gun. no said. 'Pancho
Villa Is In there. and he's come TO
kill you.'s
Il walked into the hotel. carrying
my camera. You know villa viii
never let a human being get behind
him II he can help II. I went into a
side door. walked up 10 Villa, and
tapped him on the cheek. As quick
as a flash he wheeled. with a gun
out
Villa 10 DIsarrned
There were Mt least Is Mexican
and American secret service men
around at the time--some OF them
expert gunner. Three OF them
were on him In minute. and as
soon as he saw me standing there
with my camera. instead OF q gun,
hc dropped his gun.
These secret service men die.
armed him and his two companions.
and when villa asked me wherr the
irishman was. I said. Well. II won't
do you any good TO know. Pom.
chito. because you have not so,
your gun
"'Muy bien.' he said. Struggling
his shoulders. as n TO say. Well.
I'll got him some other time"
The coach stopped at the Sta
tlon; our minds came back TO
old Rome. A crowd wac there
TO cheer the oaribaidIs on their
way.
! said goodbye 20 him before
the crowd saw him, and . few
minutes later he and his three
brothers were tho center Of a
wildly cheering throng.
! saw the e. Paso suit case
thrown Into a compartment.
The brothers followed IL
The train pulled out. and the
CaribaIdls were on for the