Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-12-22
VILLA QUITS HIS FOOLISuNEsS
Revolutionary Chief Reported to
Have Abandoned Fight.

! El Paso Texas, Dec. lS.-(icn.
Villa has quit the revolution. ac-
cording to apparently authentic re-
ports from chihuahua to-day. Villa
officers in Juarez were told to take
care Of themselves"
AdVices from the South state that
villa has formally announced his in.
tention Of proceeding to the United
states, if permitted to cross the line.
or go to Europe.
According to the advices, the Coun-
! ell OF war held at Chihuahua decided
that Gen. Villa should retire and he
was so informed. In answering, Gen.
Villa is reported as saying that he re-
| allied the time had come for his re-
| tircment
II have been surrounded by trai-
tors he is said to have declared.
| ana by men who will not fight. 7
| sent 500 men to defend Santa RO-
Salia and they Joined the Carranza
| forces without 4 fight. do not want
TO sacrlhce you. | will go to the bor-
der, cross to the United States if I
| am permitted, and there live with my
| family. If am not permitted to
cross the border, | will 90 to Eu-
| rope"
| SubStantiatiOn Of the adivc,s from
Chihuahua appears in kilograms from
! a leading Villa general, and stating
that the Villa general had secured
| from Villa promise to retire, and
asking conference with Obregon
upon the fate OF the Villa organiza-
| tion'S personnel
In reply Gen: Obregon said he had
| stated to the Villa general that villa
uitI ho
retired was a matter of no moment:
| that he would be shown no cOnsidera-
ton. The officers, he said, would be
given guarantees if they surrendered
Internationally.
Miguel Diaz Lombardo, foreign
minister Of. the Villa government, ad-
mitted the truth Of the adviCes from
Chihuahua, but declared Gen. Villa
would not retire to the United States.
Not Yet- Say Later Reports.
El Paso, Dee. 20.-Although a
number of his generals have entered
in peace neg otiat tions with the 5 dc, J
i$iaeto 8oNerttini iJIft of 10. 4sii.
francisco Villa was reported tonight
to have gathered 400 armed men
somewhere in the State of Chihuahua
to oppose his former organization.
The CarranZa do facto government
is in official control Of the former
Villa State of Chihuahua by virtue OF
| an agreement reached by Gen. Rob
| erto LimOn, Gen. Manuel Banda,
| Lieut.. Col. FlaViano PaliZa and Col.
| Eduardo Andalon and Andreas Gar
| cia of the CarranZa consulate here,
| by which about 4 900 troops and the
organization OF the Villa government.
including the cities OF Juarez and
Chihuahua and all border points. ac-
! ccpt Carranza domination. The
agreement grants amnesty to all eX-
cept Gen. Villa and his brother, Hip
Otto.
Late to-day they had received no
| reply from Gen. Villa, and instead
learned that after receiving their ad-
vices Gen. Villa gathered 400 men
and left Chihuahua City and that his
| whereabouts were unknown.
The surrender Of the Villa organi-
ZatiOn includes most Of his army,
about u per cent OF the rolling STOCK
of the railroads OF Mexico, and the
State of Chihuahua, the richest min
ing and livestock district Of Mexico
According to officials here, the for
eign interests in Vlla-cOntrOlled ter
ritory have suffered loss estimated
at $4,000 900, due to confscation
and alleged thefts Of ore, cattle and
other property and depreciation Of
Villa currency. These officials
charge that churches were stripped
OF their treasures, banks looted of
coin and specie and cOnfiscated goods
given away to satisfy people ruined
by lack Of employment and deprccia-
tion Of Villa currency
Col. Hipolito Villa, with the Office
force OF the financial agency Of the
villa organization at Juarez crossed
into the United States here tonight.
Efforts to locate Francisco villa were
unavailing, although a report was
current that he, too, had crossed to
the American side and was hiding in
the outskirts Of the city.