South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-15
SAY j. 8. SOLDIERS
CAN 7 CATCH VILLA
MexiCanS Students at Notre
Dame Believe Search For
Bandit Will Fail.


night. The news came TO the eight
students who come from the war
torn states of Mexico and many in
teresting points which have never
been published in American papers
before were related by these men.
The Mexican who calls Villa by
any other name is shot down imme-
diately by one of his followers Fran
cisco Arrange is the forbidden name,
but the bearer of the nameof villa
has proven himself capable Of the
honor, If such it be. Some 80 years
ago a dreaded bandit was frighten-
ing the people of Mexico and when
he died the people thought that they
would again be free. but young
Arrange, who was IA years old, again
started the reign Of terror by shoot
ing his teacher. While escaping he
shot an officer in the army and es-
capped TO Sierra Madre mountains,
which his headquarters have been
for the past / years.
BY dropping the old name and
taking. the name Of Villa he became
the bandit leader. and ever since
then the federal government of Mex
leo has been unable to apprehend
him. He knows the Cierra Madre
mountains just like a book and can
live there for the rest of his life,
said the local MeXicanS.
Has stores i'm Mountains.
The Outlawed Mexican bandit has
food and ammunition stored away in
unknown parts of these Sierre
Madre mountains down in Chihua-
/ hua TO last him and his whole army
for a year, but it is minated that
/ his army will be dispersed when he
/ enters the mountains His guns and
ammunition were stored in the
mountains last summer when, espe-
cially in August. the cattle from the
| big TerTazas ranches were eX-
changed at IS a head all along the
/ border. and near FL Paso in great
numbers. Americans gave Villas
men IS worth Of guns and powder
for thousands and thousands of
Mexican cows. and thus Villa Sc
| cured enough ar munitiOn to last
him several years.
Mexico is strongly opposed TO a
United states invasion according to
the letter and Mexicans believe that
Brig. Gen. J. ]. Pershing's pursuit
of Villa will be wholly unsuccessful.
| No American. not even Pershing.
who knows the mountains where
| Villa and his men are hiding and
| fighting as well as the revolutiOnist
| himself The people of Mexico in
general believe that this is the first
step on the part OF the United States
| to take over all commercial inter-
ests in Mexico and the lover classes
are all willing and ready to help de-
! fend their rights.
Should Refuse Ammunition.
The Americans would be doing a
better thing if they would refuse to
supply the Mexicans with ammuni-
! ton, said one of the Mexicans. For,
he continued. this country has been
supplying the munitions all during
the war, and no other country is
able to lend any aid. There is
possibility of Japan's aiding Villa
since she wants to get 'LaMagda-
| lena" bay, 10 be used as q coaling
station for the navy. But IL is the
/ opinion of the local boys that Japan
will not be so foolish as to trust in
/ the bandits, unless she has some
| private grudge against this country.
Nearly frenZied with excitement
the eight students az the university
read daily letters from their homes
and have been anticipating the clash
| for weeks. The eight students are
Alfred Morales. Raphael Diaz Gut
| tierrez. Secundo Cara, Enrique
Benitez. Jose Ferran, Enrique Sais,
Jose Corona, Jose Martinez, all
members Of the Latin-America club
! The boys were also informed that it
would be absolutely unsafe for them
10 attempt TO return TO their homes
for at least two years.
Villas Paymaster Leaves.
George Aldrete. formerly the pay
master of Villas army, and a stu
dent at the university for several
month, left Notre Dame three
weeks ago. When he heard Of the
new trouble he Immediately made
plans 70 return 10 his home AL
/ though the local boys get letters
from him regularly. they refused TO
intimate his whereabouts.
George and his brother Jose. who
was graduated in 1913 from Notre
K Dame, are known to be strong anti
/ Carranzistas and like many of the
other boys in favor of Felix Diaz.
According 10 the stories of these two,
I Villa will never give up and unless
I he does. no power will ever capture
I him
The airships Will be OF use in find
I ing his army. said one OF the boys,
I but they will never see villa. No
Y American has ever been where Villa
\ intends 10 go and there he has am
munition and supplies 10 last him
Y lifetime. I'VE think Americans are
l making a mistake in interfering for
| Carranza, in chasing Villa" said one.
! ''MeNicans know what American
/ ranchman have done i'm robbing the
1 Mexican ranchmen all along and
now they think American soldiers
/ are interfering for more American
! ranchmen 10 rob the Mexican ranch
es and mines again. and maybe
therell De bloOdshed before the
| troops get far into the northern part