Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-25
CarranciSta Lieutenant, Chat
ing Under Reprimand, De-
cideS to Start Revolution Of.
His Own,
PROMISES FOLLOWERS
THEIR PICK OF WIVES
With Handful of AdherentSl
Adventufer Rides Into an.
American Camp Dance Is.
His Waterloo.
t.v spaslse ,ouss.l SPECIAL ,s.sso WISE,


Field headquarters. May 20 tby
Motor Truck to Columbus. n NJ,
May e4D--Alamo Antevidos. one week
ago lieutenant in the Carranza
army. was tonight a lonely fugitive.
an example of the mushroom rapid
ity with which bandits are springing
up all about the now inactive advance
troops of the Villa punitive expedi-
ton.
Antevidos' career was shorter than
most of them. Except for speedy
termination. this young mans record
his motives, his adventures and his
opportunism were characteristic of
most of these newly declared bandits.
Bandits Have Fling.
The expeditionary forces have been
comparatively quiet pending the out
come of the conference between
Washington and Carranza, and this
has furnished opportunity to the vic
ious elements to ride the hills by day
and the towns by night with some inn
punity Just how strong or how ex-
tensive the fly-bytnight banditry may
become Is not Nfl kIpWll
Antevidos started out week ago,
with fifteen men of the command OF
Colonel Dominique, carrying orders
to procure corn and nursing n grudge
at a reprimand from a superior Off
GER. When safely out of camp he
made speech to his men to the fol-
lowing effect:
"PiclS OF Wives
''Why should we remain soldiers
when. by moving into the mountains
we can become bandits. travelling
when we like ana where we wish. eat
ing always of the best and taking our
pick of wives--a wife for every valley,
if we so desire ?"
There was more of the same order
or persuasion but the portions relat-
ing to easily won food. leisure and
wives were the leading inducements
10 catch the fancy of the rank and file
of the incipient young bad man.
Eight or ten of Antevidos' follow
ers adopted the bandit career with
their lieutenant. Their first eXpedi-
ton was to lure three girls to accom-
ing in the mountains, food ran out.
whereupon all except five of the lieu
tenants men stole out of camp atter
dark, abandoning banditry
With his handful of followers. An
tevidos searched in vain for habita-
tions so poorly guarded that he could
raid them with safety. Thereupon
A.. = Il "a
idea which in its daring seemed to
stamp him as possessing the qualifi-
cations of real leadership. With his
followers he rode body into an Amer
lean camp, where he was known and
where news of his detection, as he eX-
pected. had not vet been received
Here the lieutenant presented him
self as an ally. II was welcomed with
rations and note of introduction to
the commander of the next American
camp along the line. Elated, he tried
his daring scheme upon the next
camp, but this was his undoing. In
the first place, IL gave his followers
too great liking for good American
rations. which dampened their desire
to fight the gringoes." Furthermore,
il made him an object OF suspicion
among the real Villistas.
The Dauce of Doom.
From the second American camp,
two nights ago. he rode with his men
To the little ranch of Delicios, to at
tend a dance. This party was enliv-
ened with much soital, a raw. cactus
drink. In the midst of the dance a
party Of real Nillistas, or so they call
ed themselves. rode into the ranch.
When their thirst for adventure had
been satisfied, two Of Antevidos' men
were dead and the other three We're
reported far away, headed for civil
life
The last seen of Antevidos was to-
day when an employe OF an Ameri-
can ranch near here saw him riding
alone and asked. Where is your
army. my generaiT'