The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-26
Gen. Angeles Shot By
Carranza Firing Squad
Mexican Leader, Famed as
Military Genius, Executed
at Early Hour.
CONVICTED or REBELLION
Friendship for United States
Lost Him Favor With
Own Government.

III Paso, Tex, NOV. Z6.-lAs
P.)--Gen. Felipe Angeles, Mex-
ican revolutionary leader and
famed throughout the world as
a military genius, was executed
by a Carranza firing squad at
Chihuahua City early today, fol-
lowing his conviction with two
companions on charges of rebel
lion against the Mexican gov
ernment, according to tele-
graphic report from chihuahua
City this morning. "
Gen. Angeles was sentenced to
death by four Carranza generals in
IT,, Teatro de Los Heroes (Theater
OF the Heroes) at 10:45 o'clock last
night. He was Immediately taken
from the building through a rear en-
trance to await execution, which was
set for am. today. This is the time
he was shot, according to the report
reaching here.
Smiled at Aooussrs.
apparently as sentence was passed.
Throughout the trial the military
leader, famous among military men
of the world as the man who brought
the French 75-millimeter gun to per-
fection and made 1t admittedly the
best piece of artillery ordnance in
the world, had presented smiling
countenance to his accusers.
Foremost Artillerist.
Gen. Felipe Angeles was classed.
before the great war. as one OF the
worlds foremost artillerists. He had
attained considerable fame as an ar
| tillery commander in the Mexican
! army under the long regime of Presi-
| dent Diaz and cast his fortune with
Francisco /. Madero In the revolution
by which Madero seized the Mexican
presidency. Subsequently Gen. An
geles enlisted his skill in support of
the cause of Francisco Villa against
the Carranza government and was
credited with planning many OF the
battles villa won.
He was successively student, In
structor and director of the Mexican
| Military college. Chapultepec, and an
author OF several textbooks, not all Of
which dealt with military matters.
Graduating from Chapultepec IN
1882 he was assigned to the engineers
but later to the artillery corps. with
rank Of captain. In this latter branch
he served as member Of several
| technical commissions, was sent TO
Europe to inspect artillery for the
| Mexican government and while there
was graduated from the French ar
tillery schools at Fountainbleau and
II p
ing some of his observations in Eu-
rope and France decorated him with
the cross of the Legion of Honor.
Recalled by Madero.
Angeles was barred from returning
to Mexico when Madero's revolution
occurred, but when Madero became
provisional president Angeles was
recalled and placed in command at
Chapultepec. In 1912 he was made
q field commander, already having
been commissioned as a general, and
commanded troops in a Campaign
against the bandit Zapata. In thts
service he is said to have won tht
good will of the Mexicans by his hui
manitarian policies.
When Madero sacrificed his life 81
a penalty for his revolution, Angefel
|
ished. He returned to lend his sup-
. port to Villas various campaigns
5 and it is declared that when Vilif
l followed his advice the bandit leadel
3 was victorious. After Villas famous
: raid upon Columbus, N. M, Angeles
went to tho United States and re-
5 manned there for about two years.
Accompanied Villa.
3 He returned to Mexico in Novem
Der, 1918, expressing the hope that a
[ might unite the scattered revolution
L ary factions into a compact unit an
l pacify that country before 1t wa
called to account" He accompanies
r Villa in the attack on Juarez. jun
Is, 1919, when American troop
crossed the Rio Grande and disperse'
the revolutionists. After this Incl
dent he appealed to the United State
military authorities in the name o
. the Fellowship which exists amoni
! military men" to define the attitud
of the United States toward Mexical
l revolutionists, but the United State
! authorities declined to communicat
with him on the ground that he di'
: not represent the Mexican govern
ment.
| AS evidence that Gen. Angeles wa
! prompted by desire to promot
l peace in Mexico 1t has been SAID tina
D Villas payroll, which was among hi
l papers taken in the attack on Juarez
t showed that while Villas brother
= Hippolito, was credited with drawin
$4,000, Angeles name was on tn
list at $40.
Angeles was born in the town Q
Zacualtipan, in the state of Hidalgt
June 13. 1869. He was the son of
retired colonel who had served in tn
war of intervention and against Max
7 imilian when the effort was made
make that prince emperor of Mexics
v His wife and three sons lived in T
E Paso, Tex. during the time he wa
D in the field with Villa.
Wife Gravely III.
e New York, Nov. 26.-Madame Fe
$ lipe Angeles, wife OF the Mexica
Z revolutionary leader, is gravely i'll Z
tn, home of friends here and has ns
been notified of his executiol
Friends with whom she is stoppin
stated she was in a very precarioJ
condition and they feared to give HI
/, the news at this time. Her Hines
: is said to be due to nervous exhau.
tion resulting from worrying ov.