The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-12-22
VILLA ABANDONS
FIGHT IN MEXICO
Followers Told To Shift
For Selves.
UNWILLING TO SACRIFICE MEN
In a Hopeless Struggle For
SDpremacy-Future Plans
Are Not Clear.
A SKETCH OF NOTED BANDIT

FL Paso, Texas, Dec. 1s.-Gen.
Francisco Villa has given up as
hopeless his struggle against the de
facto Government of Mexico, accord
ing to authentic advices to-day from
chihuahua. The followers who still
remained faithful to the man once
! all powerful in North Mexico have
been warned to take care of them
selves" and are said to be scattering
in all directions. Many, it is said,
are preparing to make their peace
with the Carranza Government.
Villa, in addressing the Council of
War at which his determination TO
abandon the struggle was made pub
lie, is said to have declared he would
no longer sacrifice men needlessly. He
is said to have been urged to aban-
don the revolutionary movement by
his staff and advisers and also by his
wife.
Just what the plans of the insur-
gent leader are have not been made
clear, although he is said to have
declared he would come to the Unit
ed States il he were permitted, and
If not permitted. would go to Europe
The Carranza forces under Gen.
Jacinto Trevino already are demand
ing the surrender of chihuahua, but
few persons familiar with the coun-
try question Gen. Villas ability to
escape capture in that section,
where he knows every hill and water
hole and where he has many friends.
In fact, it is but five years since he
roamed that same territory as
bandit with price placed on his
head by Gen. Porfirio Diaz.
His real name Is Doroteo Orange |
and he was born in Las Moves, Du-
range, in 1868. His parents were of
the peon class and on the death of
Western chihuahua. His personali-
ty and traits of leadership even then
We're apparent, for he soon attracted
number of desperate men to him,
changed his name to Francisco Villa
and lived as a bandit. subsistins by
raiding end pillaging the ranches Of
the big chihuahua lana owners.
When Francisco Madero took the
field against Diaz, Villa cast his lot
with the Maderistas. After the re-
tirement of Diaz, Huerta. as the
commander of the army under Ma
dero, was sent north to put down the
Orozco rebellion. He and villa
FLASHED and Villa was taken to Mex
leo City under arrest for insubordi-
nation. While in prison there he
taught himself to read and write.
Madero saved him from immediate
execution and later he made his es- {
ape to the United States. When
he north of Mexico rose against HUI 8
rita, Villa made his way across the I
Rio Grande into Mexico with two I
six borrowed" horses, I
n in money and small supply of a
orn and beans. Inside a year he G
vas at the head of a well-equipped n
rmy of 10000 men with war e
hest of several million dollars, ac-
from the seizure of rich
states. =
Late dispatches from chihuahua =
lily declared villa was on his way 9
0 the border and at Juarez It was h
aid he was expected there soon. a
Previous to renouncing his COM r
land, Gen. Villa was united to Mrs. :,
lila in a civil marriage. They had :,
cen married by church ceremony !,
sveral years ago at San Andres. !,
hihuahua. but the civil marriage ~
as required by Mexican law 10 =,
lake the tie legal
II WAS believed that the civil mar ,,
age would remove any moral OBJ n
acle TO the entrance OF Mrs. Villa n
nd Gen. villa into the United ~
Iates.
While the retirement OF villa was n
pom pressure from HIS generals. Il
not generally admitted that the
'volution Is ended. Indeed. II is d
'serted that the revolution win re- &C
i've new impetus from the alb N
nee Of villa and the substitution N