Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-03-20
WHOLE MEXICAN
REVOLT JAILED:
COWBOYS FREED
Villa Force Caught in
Texas by y. S. Agents;
Arms Seized.

Ell Paso, March 19-Eighteen Mex
leans are confined in the federal section
of the county Jail here, the government
has three truckloads of military supplies
and army officers declared tonight the
revolution of General Felipe Angeles
which was planned to start in northern
Mexico, May ], in conjunction with
Francisco Villas movement, had beer
checked by the arrest of Angeles staff
The Mexicans were arrested early
today near Socorro, Texas, Is miles
southeast of here, while preparing to
cross into Mexico with horses. rifles,
ammunition and other military elements.
Colonel Frederico Cervantes. chief of
staff to Angeles in 1914, and Colonel
and prominent family Of Mexico City.
were arrested by government agents in
an automobile near Scoorro. Iturblde
who came here from Detroit, Mich, was
shot in the right leg when he tried to
escape, according to the officers.
Colonel Fernando Licaga and Colonel
Manuel Acaza, Of Angeles staff. also
attempted to escape, but the tires on
their high-powered automobile were shot
to pieces by federal officers and the men
arrested.
At the Socorro ford, the remaining IA
members of the alleged expedition were
awaiting their leaders and were arrested
after Seventh cavalrymen fired a volley
over their heads when they attempted
to escape across the river.
Charges of setting on foot a military
expedition against Il friendly. country"
were filed against the NIexicans.
Captive Mexicans Ransomed.
Captain Carroll NJ. Counts, in COM
mand of the United States army intel
ligence department here, announced, to-
night, he considered the arrest of An
geles' staff and the stopping Of the mill
tary expedition the most important cap
ture on this border since General Huerta
in 1915. when about to start a new revo-
luton in Mexico.
A message was received at border
district headquarters here. late today,
from Lieutenant Colonel Henry, of the
New Mexico sub-district, stating that
Mexican boy reached Alamo Hueco,
New Mexico, today, with the report that
Bunk Spencer, negro foreman of the
Ojitos ranch, and the nine cowboys held
as hostages for the payment of $1,000
ransom by the Warren Cattle company.
had left Janos, where they were held
by Martin Lopez, and had reached
Ojitos, Mexico.
The boy slipped away from Janos be-
fore the others were released. He said
there were 300 uniformed bandits at
Janos and Ascension, in command of
Lopez. They attempted to induce Spen-
Ger and the cowboys to join the Villa
forces, according to the messenger.
Spencer and the cowboys were seized
last week This was the third time
Spencer has been ransOmed.
VILLA COLUMN HOLDS M0RM0NS.
Juarez, March 19.-Francisco Villas
main column was seen at Bustillos,
so miles southwest of
Chihuahua city this week by Mexican
refugees who feached the border here
today. They reported Villa had about
800 men and IA wagons, in which were
riding his sick and wounded.
1t is reported Bishop ]. G. Bentley. |
head missionary James +. Whetten and
Albert Tietsen, of the Mexican Mormon
colony, we're prisoners of this command.
The refugees reported there were 800 !
'ederals at Casa Colorado. west of |
Bustillos and fight between the Villa
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