The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-12-05
ANGELES EXECUTED
| BY FIRING SQUAD.
VILLA LEADER PAYS PENALTY
AFTER CONVICTION BY CAR
RAMA COURT MARTIAL
FACES COURT THREE HOURS
Tells countrymen Their Ideas Of
America Are Wrong. Angeles
Broke With Villa Before the
Columbus, NJ. M.,- Raid

FL. Paso, Texas, Nov. 29.-General
| leader and enemy of the Carranza gov
ernment, declared a patriot by his fol
lowers and friends, was executed as u
| traitor to the Mexican government by
| firing squad at Chihuahua City. Mex
| leo, at 6:35 a. IN. Wednesday. How
| ever, he had never recognized the
present government as rightfully rep
| resentng Mexico.
The specific charge against An
geles was rebellion. He was found
guilty by four Carranza generals sit
ting as court martial at chihuahua
City after a session that had laStnd
almost continually night and day for
approximately 80 hours.
Angeles throughout the world was
the reputed friend of Americans and
during his trial lauded this country
and its citizens. He was the man who
brought the French IS millimeter gun
to the perfection that gave 1t fame as
the worlds most efficient piece of
artillery. This gun was one of the
greatest factors against Germany IN
France he was made chevalier OF
the French legion of honor.
For three hours General Angeles
faced the military court of four Car
rama generals and defended the az
lions of himself and his companions
Couriers brought the story of the trial
to the border last night.
During his address to the court.
General Angeles praised America and
Americans. In this connection he was
reported to have said:
''The Mexican people always have
viewed with dislike and apprehension
the great American nation always be
ing brought up to believe their power
full neighbors are harboring thoughts
of our conquest. Nothing is more
erroneous.
"Our great neighboring nation.
headed by its great president, Mr..
has only the kindliest feeling
for us and our welfare. 1t is often
said here that the American army is
Though true that its former
army was of little Importance, its pres
emit army is one of the greatest in ea-
stence. 1t embodies all Of the flower
and young, clean blood OF the nation
Angeles quit the villa movement be-
lore the Columbus. n. NJ. raid of 1916.
dc referred to the raid during his \
rial:
"A most dastardly attempt against
he United States was made in the at
ack upon Columbus" he said. "a
own belonging to great, friendly
ration was attacked; men women and
hildren were murdered and other out
ages committed.
General Pershing, whom the ma
GRITTY recognized only az a trespasser
N our soil, is one of the foremost gen
rails Of this day."
Ever since Angeles was taken tn
chihuahua he had considered his fate
ettled, according to those who visited
i'm in his cell. To oil ne said his
1ain hope and thought was to publicly
ay something that would not leave
~ memory blackened and dishonor
~ children
This hope recalled TO residents along
he border the statement of General
ngeles, six months ago, when he
rOssed into Mexico to join Villa on
romise of the latter that banditry
'ould be stopped and no further out
ages committed on foreigners or res
ents of Mexico. At that time he said
Il am going back to lift my country
ut of the depths of lawlessness info
hich she has fallen, or else to die for
err"