Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
H|DEOUS PLOT TOOPEN REVOLT
 WIPED IN BUD
Entire Staff of Gen. Ange-
 les Arrested In U. s. Seventh Cavalry Captures 18 Mexican Officers and
 Supplies-Were On Way ToJoin Villa inChihuahua
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 FL PASO, Texas, March 19-Eigh- teen MeXicans are confined in the fed eral section of the county jail here, the government has three truck loads of military supplies, and army officers declared tonight the revolution of General Felipe Angeles, which was planned to start in northern Mexico May 1, in conjunction with Francisco Villas movement, has been checked by the arrest of Angeles staff.
 The MeXicans were arrested early today near Socorro, Texas, 15 miles southeast of here, while preparing to cross into Mexico with horses, rifles. ammunition and other military ele. ments. Colonel Federico Cervantes. chief of staff to Angeles in 1914; and Colonel Rafael Iturbide, member of q wealthy and prominent family of Mexico City, were arrested by govern ment agents in an automobile near Socorro. Iturbide was shot in the right leg when he attempted to es- cape. according to the arresting of ticers. Colonel Fernando Licaga and Colonel Manuel Acaza of Angeles staff, also attempted to escape and the tires on their high powered auto mobile were shot to pieces by federal officers and the men arrested.
 Fire at Runaways
 At the SOcorro ford the remainina fourteen members of the alleged expe- dition were awaiting their leaders and were arrested after seventh cavalry men fired a volley over their heads when they attempted to escape across the river. They surrendered after tbf shooting. In this party was Colone Magdaleno Flores. a former Villa com. ma.der. who was alleged to hay, made threats against the American patrols.
 A quantity of ammunition wa! found in the automobiles and cached near the river, together with rifles pistols. uniforms and other militar, supplies, including fine saddle fol Angeles personal use. Seven horsei bought recently at the United State army remount depot at Fort Bis were also seized.
 The MeXicans were roped togethe and taken to Socorro where they wer loaded in motor trucks and brou9ht t i Fl Paso today. Charges Of "settin' on lOot a military expedition agains q friendly country" were filed agains | them. The bonds of the four staff of iicers were fixed at 5000 each an the others at s3.000, pending the ore llmlnary hearing Friday afternoon
 Is Important Capture
 FL PASO. Texas. March 19-Can tain Carol NJ. Counts, in command q the United States army intelligenc department here. announced tonight h considered the arrest of Angeles staff. and the stopping of the militar expedition. the most important can ture on this border since Geners
 Huerta and Pascual Orozco were ar rested here in >l9l5. when about { start new revolution in Mexico. Ger Vantes has been here for sever;
 months, and has been active in tf Angeles junta which met weekly. Aca
 zas sarilVed recently from New Tor
 and lturbide and Licaga came frol Detroit to join their former chief
 the field
 Military and federal officials had ir formation that the Angeles movemel
 was to have been launched May 1
 northern Mexico, with Villa the q
 recting genius. Angeles crossed in Il
 Big Bend district last November al
 joined Villa at Moctezuma last mont He was Villas artillery chief in tl
 Villa revolution and later was an il
 spector of shells for the French go'
 ernment in New York. He is said
 have the financial backing of a lar number of the old Diaz party now
 exile. He was expected to obtain t : American recognition Villa was u
 able to command, because of his pa record.
 The others arrested. in addition , the staff officers. were: Colonel Ma daleno Flores, Jesus Chacon. Trinid Moreles, Angel Moreles. Pedro Gu man, Telles Sandoval. Marciso Saba Z Alberto Parras. Jose Delrial. Silva ! Moreles, Mariana Saenz, and Fra cisco Moreles.
 Bentley Still With Villa JUAREZ. Mexico. March 19-A tel gram was received here late tod that Francisco Villas main comma , passed through Bustillos. Chihuahl Saturday and were at Satevo. Chihu hua, fifty miles south of Chihuah City. yesterday Bishop Joseph
 Bentley. James E. Whetten and Alb, Tietien of the Mormon church 5 Mexico. are believed to be prisoners o this command. having been captur - at Las Cruces. New Mexico. last we
 Satevo is a Villa rendezvous. where - will probably cache the loot tab . from the Mormon colonies recent . No direct information has been ceived from the captives.
 Bunk" Spencer Released . FL PASO, Texas, March 19-A m, o sase was received at border distr e headquarters here late today fir
 Lieutenant Colonel Henry of the N
 Mexico ub-district. stating that e Mexican boy reached Alamo Hue ,t New Mexico, today, with the rep L. that Bunk" Spencer. negro loren - of the Ojitos ranch, and the nine co = boys held as hostages for the ps '> ment of s5.000 ransom by the Var
 Cattle company, had left Janos, wh
 they were held by Martin Lopez, c
 had reached Ojitos, Mexico. The ]
 slipped away from Janos before N- others were released. He said tn IT. were 300 uniformed bandits at Jal TX and Ascension in command of LoI oy Spencer and the cowboys were sci te last week. This was the third ii lg Spencer has been ransomed.