The Washington times., 1915-07-02
GAhIpALM TELLS OF
run IN" WITH VILLA
Giuseppe, Going to Italian War
Front With Three Brothers,
"reminiscences About Mexico
Bv WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD.

ROME. June 22.-How does Earloai-
di 60 off to war?
started out with one OF them today
and got as far as the railroad station.
He talked all the way to the station
about Mexico. He had a big handbag
he bought in FL Paso, Tex. I don't
know whether he had a red Garibaidi
shirt in the bag: 'Ardly think he had,
for, in this great world war the tiarl-
haldis' have sunk their family individ-
uality and have become ordinary Italian
soldiers.
Their father. Ricciotti. had taken his
four huge sons to the war office few
days before, and said: Il am Ricciottl
Garibaldi. and I give my four sons to
Italy"
Having already given two sons to
France in this same war. the elder
Garibaldi's action was really thrilling.
Looked Into Villas Gun.
And so Giuseppe Garbaldi. the eldest
son. started off today for the front,
with his FL Paso handbag. We talked
of old days in Mexico, when the i'll
starred Madero was busy at his task of
upsetting the dynasty of Daz.
Remember the day that villa came
over to El Paso to kill you?" I asked.
THAT story was wrong" said Carl
baldi 1T wasn't I whom Villa wanted
to kill, but he did draw his gun on me.
Here's Just the way that incident hap
pened-"
And. as we ratified over the cobble-
stones of Rome. in a Roman coach. he.
a Garbaldi. off for war. told me Of that
thrilling five minutes in the lobby of the
Sheldon Hotel in far away FL Paso.
villa found that one of his soldiers
was in my Madero brigade, and he came
over to FL Paso to kill the fellow. He
carried two big guns in his belt, With
him were two other bad Mexicans, as
he boltnd into tho white marble lobby
of the Sheldon and asked the clerk for
me-. He expected that I would tell him
where my Irish soldier was.
Mexican Leader Disarmed.
Just at that moment | was crossinc
the park approaching the Sheldon. One
of my friends saw me coming, and rar
out to meet ne.
Get your gum" he said 'Panchc
villa is in there. and he's come to xii
| you
Il walked into the hotel carrying my
camera. You know. Villa will never LEI
human being get behind him II he> car
help it. | went in side door. walked
! back AS quick as flash he wheeled
with a gun out. There were at leas
| fifteen Mexican and American Secret
| Service men around at the time-somt
| Of them expert gunmen. Three Of Their
were on him in a minute, and as soon n!
| he saw me standing there with my
camera instead of revolver. he drop
ped his gun.
1.-The Secret Service men disarmed hin
and his two companions. and when wills
asked me where the Irishman was,
said. We'll. it won't do you any eoot
| TO know. Ponchito, because you haven
| s~t your gun.
Off For the Front.
| "'Muy blen,' he said. Struggling hi
shoulders. as if to say Well, III get hin
| some other time.
The coach stopped at the station; ou
minds came back to old Rome:
crowd was there to cheer the GaribalIi
on their way. | said good-by to hin
! before the crowd saw him, and a fey
minutes later he and his three brother
were the center of a wildly cheering
| throng.
| saw the Ell Paso suitcase throw
! into a compartment. The brothers fol
! lowed it. the train pulled out. and tn
Garibaldis were off for the front