Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-27

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and its citizens. He was the man WIN
brought the French 70 millimerer gun
tn the perfection that gave II fame as
the worlds most efficient place of ar.
tillery. For his work for France he
was made a chevaIier of the French
legion or honor,
Angeles came out of Mexico in
1915 and bought a dairy farm near
FL Paso. Later ne went To work for
the French government inspecting
munitions
rive DAYS after the world WIZ end
&c with the signing Of the armistice.
angeles returned TO Mexico as the
intellectual leader OF the Villa move
ment. 1t WIS said Villa promised out
RACES against foreigners ana natives
would he stopped if Angeles joined
joined HIM. Villa proclaimed Angeles
provisional president of Mexico.
Angeles had been quoted as saying
he believed q day or accounting be-
tween the United States and Mexico
had been postponed by the great war
;anu thIa ne wished to hav4 his peo-
PIE from this by calling the people
to repentance" and welding them into
single mass for the upiift of all
When he went across the line TO join
Villa he said
Il am going back TO lift my country
our of the depths Of ouriawry to
which she has fallen or else Gle for
her"
General Felipe Angeles was
ciassed. before the great war. as one
nj the worlds foremost artillerists.
He had attained considerable fame
as an artillery commander in the
Mexican army under the long regime
OF President DIaZ and cast mis- for
tune with Francisco I Madero in the
revolution by which Madero seized
the Mexican presidency. Subsequent
Is General Angeles enlisted his skill
IN support of the cause of Francisco
Villa against the Carranza govern
ment and was credited with piRn-
ming many of the battles which Villa
won.
Both friends and enemies Of Gem
eral Angeles have declared that he
was an unselfish patriot and that his
hope was 10 bring about peace n
Mexico.
He was successfully student. in
structOr and director Of the Mexican
military college, Chapultepec, and al
author Of several textbooks mt all Of
which dealt with military matters.
Graduating from Chapultepec In
1892 he was assigned to the enein-
GERS but later to the artillery cnrps
with rank af captain. In this latter
branch he SERVED as member of
several technical commissions. was
sent TO Europe 10 inspect artillery
for the Mexican government and
while there was graduated from the
French ARTILLERY schools Al Foun-
tainbleau and MaiIly He wrote a
textbook embodving some of his OBJ
servatiDns in Europe and France
decorated him with the Cross of the
Legion Of Honor
Angeles was barred from returning
10 Mexico when Madero's revolution
occurred, when Madero became pro-
V!sional president Angeles was re
called and placed IN command a.
Chapultspec- In 1912 he was made g
neio commander. already having
been commissioned as general, and
commended troops IN campaig.,
the bandit Zapata In this service he
is said TO have won the good will 81
the Mexicans by his humanitarian
policies
When Madero sacrificed his life
as penalty for his revolution. An
geles was first imprisoned and then
panished. He returned 10 lend his
support to Villas various campaigns
ana II is declared that when villa
followed his advice the bandit lender
was victorious After Villas famous
rald upon Columbus, New Mexico
angeles went to the United States
and remained there for about +wo
years
ne returned TO Mexico in Noven
per 1918 expressing the hone thar
ne nlghf unite the scattered -evoiu-
lionary forces into a conpac- mi,
ana pacify the country before if was
called to account" He ac-onpa MED
ma II The attack on Juarez. limo
70 1919 when American troops
crossed the Rio Grande and dispersed
the reVolutlonists. After this ;ncj-
uenI ne appealed to the Unites
SIases military authorities in the
name OF the fellowship which EXISTS
among military mem to define IN.
aLEiLuoe Of the United States toward
mexican revolutionists but tho r-,;,
gu states authorities declined IN
communicate with him on the ground
Iha1 ne did not represent THE Nexi-
cIh government. AS evidence that
Tehtrai Angeles was PROMPTED nv
oeslre To promote peace in Mar,,, =
mas been said that Villas pav-n,,
"licn was among his papers taken
ia me attack on Juarez showad -fa-
WINE Villas brother. Hipoiito was
c1eaiied with drawing SCI. 1000 An
se.es pame was On the list at $50.
angeles was born in the town ~
Zacuhitlpan IN the state Of HidaIpo
June IL, 1859. He was the son or .
retired colonel who hui ,,--,s a