Arizona republican., 1919-06-17

IN FIELD WITH GENERAL AN GELES. Mexico, June 16.-(By the As sociated Pressl At a. m. this morn ing General Angeles received a courier at his headquarters, 12 miles southeast of Juarez, with the message that American troops had crossed the Rio Grande into Mexican territory.
 Immediately upon receipt ot thls news, General Angeles started break ing camp and moved south little to the west.
 The news that Americans troops had crossed into Mexican territory was sad disappointment to General Angeles.
 Although commanding no forces per sonally. to speak of, General Angeles had hoped to act as peace-maker between the Carranza government forces and the revolutionary forces.
 WITH GENERAL FELIPE AN GELES IN THE FIELD, Mexico, June l6. (By the Associated Press). - Somewhere to the southwest of Zara- gosa. Is miles from JuareZ, tonight is General Felipe Angeles, moving with his small personal bodyguard to the south and west He is bitterly disap- pointed as the result of the crossing of American soldiers into Mexican terri tory last night, in pursuit of General Francisco Villa, supreme in command Of all anti government forces in north- ern Mexico.
 General Angeles left his headquar- tcrs at 6 a. m. and 20 minutes later 1 General Villa, whose headquarters | ha cn4Ith nf Camera l Angeles. about a 25-minute ride, was ! also moving south. Before the attack i on Juarez last Saturday night, Gen eral Angeles stated epphatically to 1 the correspondent that he had not or l dered any attack on Juarez and that 1 he was not participating in one; thai 1 General Villa was in command of al l troops and that he personally was not leading any forces, and that his only reason, whatever, for being so neal Juarez was to act as a peacemakel between the govtrnment forces ant 1 General Villas arfny.
 That General Angeles was sincere il this statement is borne out by the fac that as long as the correspondent wa: 1 with him, the only forces visibl, around General Angeles headquarter. were his own personal bodyguard ant i a few servants for his men and horses
 Sunday Was Finish Fight ] General Angeles said that the attacl Saturday night was nothing but tes of strength between the opposing armies and it was led in person b. Martin Lopez, who entered the cit. personally around 1:30 a. m. Sunda. morning, with less than 300 men, spli up in three sections. If there had beel ! 800 more men with Lopez Saturda, night, the murmurings against tn
 United States today probably neve would have been uttered.
 5 According to plans, the attack wa most feasible from the east, as tn west was too well protected by search lights and the lights from Fort HidalgC ' Francisco Madero and Villa both use
 the west side of the city in their pre- vious attacks. The attak on the city
 which started at 3:15 D. m. yesterda
 afternoon, was to be the finish fight i, General Angeles said that if the Amer jeans had not come over when the did, Central Villa would have ha complete possession of the city in an other hour or two.
 General Angeles only desire was |
 be near at hand when the city was |
 be attacked and wished to act in sue a manner that blood would be saved and the general said two hours befor the attack to the correspondent:
 Please say for me that 1 have n
 part in this; I have ordered no attack
 am leading no troops against the cit
 and only wish to be in a positio
 whereby I can save more of my broth
 CTS blood by mediation than by fight [ ing"
 The general looked toward the mort and across where the Rio Grande wa hidden and uppermost in his mind wa
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