Arizona republican., 1919-11-27
FIRING SQUAD CLAIMS LIFE
 1T ANGELES
 THE PATRIOT
Intellectual Leader of Willis tas Unflichingly Goes to Death-Was Noted Mili- tary Genius
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 FL PAso, Texas, Nov. 26.-(By the Associated Press.) = General Felipe Angeles Mexican revolutionary leader and enemy of the Carranza government, declared a patriot by his followers and friends. was executed as a traitor to the Mexican government by a firing squad at Chihuahua City, Mexico, at 6:35 a. m. today. However, he had never recognized the present govern ment as rightfully representing Mex ico.
 The specific charge against Angeles was rebellion. He was found guilty by four Carranza generals sitting as court martial at Chihuahua City al 10: 45 o'clock last night after session that had lasted almost continually, night and day for approximately 39 hours.
 Was Americas Friend
 Angeles was known throughout the worl das military genius. He was the reputed friend of Americans and during his trial lauded this country and it's citizens. He was the man who brought the French 75-millimeter gun to the perfection that gave it fameAas the worlds most efficient piece of ar tillery. This gun was one of the greatest factors against Germany Tn the world war. For his work for France he was made Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor.
 Angeles came out of Mexico in 1916 and bought a dairy farm near Fl Paso, Texas. Later he went to work for the French government inspecting muni tions.
 Five days after the world war ended h the signing of the armistice Angeles returned to Mexico as the in teliectual leader of the Villa move ment It was said Villa promised out rages against foreigners and natives would be stopped if Angeles joined aim. Villa proclaimed Angeles pro- visional president of Mexico.
 Angeles had been quoted as saying he believed a day or accounting be- tween the United States and Mexico had been postpone dby the great war, and that he wished to save hisr people from this by calling the people to re- pentance" and welding them into q single mass for the uplift of all. When he went across the line to join Villa, he said:
 Sacrifice Sef for Nation
 ''I am going back to lift my country men out of the depths of lawlessness to which she has fallen or else to die for her"
 General Angeles was captured with four followers November Is, lacking a day of being a year from the time he entered Mexico with high resolve. He had been hiding in a cave after leaving Villas main body of troops. The two it was reported, had disagreed over Angeles reported opposition to ths plan for an attack on Juarez in June which led to American troops crossing the Rio Grande and driving off the rebels When American troops crossed over it has since been reported cred itabiy. the Carrsnza garrison had bua 1000 rounds of ammunition and could have withstood the invaders hut little longer.
 Angeles. when discovered lost five killed among his handful of followers, but at first escaped the Carranza net He was overtaken. however. and sub dued. But four men were left to him when he finally was captured. Two were executed summarily.
 The other two went to triai vfSh Angeles. One. Major Nestor Enciso de Arce, was sentenced also to death but his sentence was commuted by the Carranza generals to 20 years inn prisonment. The other. Soldier An tonic Trillo. boy but 1T years old must serve six years and eight months
 The trial was held in '-Teatro de los Heroes (theater of the heroes). ir Chihuahua before a thvong that filled the theater to capacity and left hun dreds of friends and curious outside Hundreds of women were in the audi enee as we'll as others who often in terrupted the court to plead clemency for Angeles.
 The pleas were unsyalling, as were similar pleas to Mexican courts snC to the present president of the republic
 Prominent Citizens Plead
 X delegation Of the most prominen citizens of Psrrsl, Mexico went t, Chihuahua to plead for Angeles. Of different occasions he had saved thei lives when endangered by Villa or hi followers. General Obregon. forme minister of war for Cara nza and nov candidate for president of Mexico. als, owes his life to the intercession of An geles with Villa it was said
 When the news reached Fl Paso earl. Wednesday morning of the execution at Chihuahua City, Fl Pasoans recalled the arrest and conviction in the Unit ed States court here some months az of Colonel Federico Cervantes. forme chief -of-staff to Angeles, and othe Angeles adherents on the charge O settiHg on foot a military expedition this country. Cervantes and thos convicted with him now are servin sentences . at Leavepworth. Whei military intelligence officers of tn, United States government arreste them, quantity of equipment whic they intended 10 take to Angeles wa seized. Cervantes and his associate were arrested in the vicinity of Socor re, Texas.
 'urs. Angeles was. of French. aescen,