Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-20
PROFESSOR" IS
KISSED BY VILLA
ATU.S.PRESIDENT
Rebel Chieftain Declares CarranEa
has Delivered Mexican Re-
pubic Into Hands of the
Americans.
COUNTRY CAN'T BE PACIFIED
Proclamation Asserts Wilson Vio-
lates Sovereignty Of Texas, Ari-
zona and New Mexico.
TYRANNY OF YANKEE REPUBLIC

NOGALES, Ari8., Nov. ia
proclamation, attributed to Francisco
Villa by Carlos Randall. acting gov
ernor of Sonora. issued by Randall,
denounces President Wilson, the
United States government and Car
rama. 1t refers to President Wilson
as an "evangelistic professor Of
philosophy" II says CarranEa has
delivered the people of Mexico into
yankee hands"
The battle for possession of Hermosillo,
capital Of Sonora. has been in progress
since late yesterday, according to ad-
vices received at Nogales. Sonora, OPP
posite here. by villa officials. 1t was
also claimed that General Obregon. the
Carranza leader. was repulsed in an
ngagement near Cananes.
Randall declared at his headquarters
in Mexican Nogales that dispatches re-
ceived by him today indicated that Gen
eral Obregon had been completely routed
in the fighting north OF Cananea. Three
hundred Carranza dead were left on the
battlefield, according to these reports.
. HermOsilio surrounded.
General Villa possibly is directing the
attack on the garrison OF General DlegueS
at Hermosillo, Governor Randall stated.
and messages from him said that the
city was completely surrounded.
Villa officials were reported here to
have confiscated a consignment OF cop
per, said to he valued at approximately
$4,000, which arrived at Nogales,
Sonora today from the mines Of the
Cananea Consolidated Copper company.
One elderly woman was shot by soldiers
at Nogales, Sonora, during celebration
last night, during which shouts OF ''viva
| Carranza" were said to have been made
by the soldiers. No one was arrested by
the Villa authorities.
''Eyangelistic Professor."
The villa proclamation was published
and posted In NogaIos, Sonora. IT de-
-elares that Mexico cannot be pacified by
Carranzat because the people will not
accept a government forced upon them
by the United States.
The proclamation is addressed to my
compatriots and the people OF the United
States" and reads In part:
/ ''The tyranny Of the northern re-
public places me in position In which
1t Is necessary to make known the facts.
we went to the Washington peace
conference in good faith and with the
noble hope Of terminating the war and
| finding an honorable and lasting peace.
Phe Mexican people cannot be con-
solidated by the Carranza government
because they Will not accept a govern
ment forced UP on them by Woodrow
Wilson.
Delivered to Yankees.
''Carranza practically delivered the en-
tire republic into the hands Of the
Yankees.
Il declare ] have much to be thankful
to Mr. Wilson for because he has relieved
me OF the obligation OF giving guaran-
tes TO foreigners. especially those who
were once free citizens, but now are
vassals of professor Of philosophy who
has trsmpled the independence of a free
people and violated the sovereignty of
Texas. New Mexico, and Arizona, by
letting their soil be crossed by Carranzs
troops"
Gets CarrnnEa Messages.
Ell PASo, Tex. Nov. 19,-Villa off,
cials at Juarez said today their wireless
plant had interrupted wireless communi-
cation between General Obregon's head
quarters at Naco and General Dieguez at
Hermisillo.
1t was explained that a villa wireless
operator in Juarez had ben copying the
Carranza communications and the latter
officials discontinued the use Of their
plant when 1t became known that villa
was receiving them.