New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-07
Bandit Is Now Waging
History's Greatest Cam
paign of Hate.
KNOWS EVERY u. ).
OR CARRANZA MOVE
Keeps Relentless Blacklist OF
Enemies and Is Believed to
Bear Charmed Life.
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FL Paso. Tex. Feb. 6. "Woe to the
man, Mexican or foreigner, who incurs
the wrath Of Francisco Villa"
This warning is passed from mouth
TO mouth, in towns and villages, in hill
country and on plains in Northern Mex
leo. by people VINO still fear and still
believe in Villas power.
In no country on earth, probably, arc
there so many spies in proportion 10
the population as in Mexico; and Villa,
though apparently defeated and
crushed, though pursued and often sur
rounded. still maintains communica-
ton with the centres of political actly-
ity in Mexico and with every important
point on the border through spies who
are admittedly the most daring and
most cunning in Mexico.
No military move is made by Car
rama forces without Villa knowing Of
it far in advance of General Carranza
himself Even among officials in the
women who still are Villistas. No
train leaves the border without Villa
knowing who is on IT, No shifting Of
American troops on the border escapes
his notice.
Among Mexicans Villa is a bandit of
the first class. None can compare with
him in strategy. His name strikes ter
ror among the common people. His en-
emies, with the ancient superstition of
their race, unhesitatingly declare that
he is in league with the devil. that he
bears a charmed life and that no bullet
possibly could touch him.
Keeps Relentless Blacklist.
Villa has "back list" on which are
the names Of all VINO nave wronged
him. and he will not rest, it is believed,
until every name on that list has been
checked off with the word "muerto"
dead. In the list are the men who. at
the conferences in FL Paso and Juarez,
turned over the city Of Juarez and the
State Of Chihuahua 10 the Carranza
government.
In that group was General Tomas
Ornelas. General Ornelas fed to the
American side. and then received no.
tice from Villa that his death had been
decreed He knew that the moment he
reentered Mexico he would be made the
target for Villa assassins. When he
left Juarez to 90 to Torreon to take
command OF Carranza force Villa
spies quickly sent word TO their chief.
Ornelas was taken from a train near
Sauz. Chihuahua. was made to stand
beside the railroad track and was shot
20 death. Villa had Ornelas killed in
revenge. but he also knew that all who
heard Of the murder would have a
greater fear Of Villa. and il is through
the fear of the people that Villa is able
to carry on his campaign of vengeance.
Campaign of Hatred.
The fate which was meted out to
General Ornelas is to be the fate Of
others who have deserted Villa II is
the fate which already has been meas
ured out TO hundreds who have crossed
Villa, MeXicans and Americans. Bert
Kramer was killed by Villa men while
he slept. Four other Americans with
him would have been killed by them
had not the plans of the bandits mis-
carried. The eighteen Americans Of
Charlie Watson's party who were
slaughtered at Santa Ysabel by Villa
bandits are believed TO have been
marked for slaughter by Villa.
With cunning. with abundant funds
and with hundreds of spies Villa Is
carrying on what is regarded as the
greatest campaign Of hatred ever in
augurated b. man.