The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-21
EAGER INTEREST IN
 REPORT SHOWN IN
 NATIONAL CAPITAL
Think Removal of Villa From Mexican Situation Would Go Long Way Toward Settling Problem. New Disturbance

IIi Paso. January 2O.--Franeisco ViI- la has been captured at Hacienda San Geronimo by Carranxa forces under General Cavazos, according t9 pri- vate telegram from Chihuahua City received here.
 The telegram was from the source that first reported the massacre of Americans at santa YsabeI. Cavazos was last reported as bringing pris- oners from Guerrero to Chihuahua City.
 Mexican Consul Andreas Garcia con- firmed the capture of General Villa. His advices stated that the capture was effected by Maximiano Marquez who recently also captured General Jose Rodriguez, one of Villas generals.
 A message announcing Villas cap- ture also had been received at the office of the American Sme1ting and Refining company.
 Messages from Chihuahua City con- firming the reports of the capture of Villa stated that a number of bandits who participated in the Santa Ysabel massacre were also captured and are being brought to Chihuahua City for execution.
 Carranza Consul Garcia explained that his confirmation of the report of the capture of Villa was based on unofficial but reliable information He telegraphed at once to Chihuahua City asking immediate official information from General Jancito Trevino. the military chief of the northern states.
 WANTS VILLA SHOT
 At the same time a message was prepared to be filed in the event of formal confirmation, requesting that Villa be sent to Juarez to be executed at the race track. This message was written at the office of Gen. Gabriel Gav- ira, commandant at Juarez who said he had received nothing official con corning the capture of the outlaw chieftain.
 Hacienda San Geronimo where Will la is reported to have been taken, is on the boundary of the Hearst prop erty named the Babricora ranch, near the railroad station of San Tomas, southeast of Madeira.
 Reports received here indicated that Villa had been hemmed in a triangle formed in the mountains. Colonel Max imano Marquez was on the southwest point marching from Madeira. Colonel Jose Alexondo was closing in from the northwest, while General Cavazos ad- vanced from the southeast.
 WASHINGTON INTERESTED
 Washington, January 20.-Reports from the border that General Villa had been captured were heard with eager interest tonight in official and diplomatic circles, but up to late hour no official information on the subject had come to either the state depart ment or the Mexican embassy.
 At the embassy it was stated that if the capture took place today it was en- tirely probable that no report would be received from the military comman- der at Chihuahua before tomorrow. While not disposed to accept unoffi- cial news, the Mexican officials had their hopes aroused by the press dis patches and promptly telegraphed Chi huahua for immediate advices. It was pointed out that it was en- tirely probable that Villa had been be- trayed by some of his own followers, who have been deserting him by the wholesale since the surrender of his main army at Chihuahua. Even though he has been regarded (Continued on Page Twelvel