New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
Banquet Death Is
Denied by Son Here;
Alive ON Wednesday
Aids OF Revolutionist Say
Report Is Propaganda
by Carranza TO Halt
Rush to His Standard

Colonel Aurclio Banquet, ir.. son
ct General Banquet. and other revolu-
tlonary leaders here, strongly discred-
tied yesterday reports OF General Blan-
quets death. They asserted they had
received cablegram filed by an agent
in Vera Cruz Wednesday night. which
reported the rebel leader alive and we'll
IN locality sevcnty-fvc miles from
ChauvaXtla.
The report, they said, was an effort
on the part of the present government
to counteract the effect of General
Blanquet's presence in Mexico on the
people and the former members of the
Federal army.
Dr.. Roberto Gayon, secretary of the
Banquet committee here, said the
cablegram from his agent reported Gen
eral Banquet in the Huasteca Vera
cruzana with General Felix Daz and
gave an address in that section where
mail might be sent the general
The Huasteca Veracruzana is that
portion of the Sierra Madrc range
which lies near the borders of the
states of Morclos and Mexico and is at
least a hundred Kilometres from Cha
vaxtla
THE object of the report is plain
enough Dr. Gayon said THE New
York papers telling Of the activities of
the Diaz- Banquet revolt have just be
gun to circulate through Mexico. The
Carranza government hopes to give the
impreasion>that the movement has lost
one Of its heads and to nullfy the eff
fects of General Blanquets appeal to
the former members Of the Federal
army to join his standard
"The trick is an old one. IA 1916
General Francisco Murglia reported
his men had killed Villa and That he
would send the body 10 Cudad Juarcz.
across the river from FL Paso. for iden-
rlhcation. He sent q body. but the
head was SO disfgured by gunsho
wound that Identification was mposs.-
Bile. However, Villa lives General
Emil aro Iapaa was repofted killed a
'tw ag ago. anf bis body wa To pe
e'd t0a rn'T 7eHeer pas
l'h
rd cnes aud eHusfA anor deafHf
lion in NeNcn than tha liernaa a-
Paaion heislfn
personal i.tfet FROM General
hlan1ueh dated March to- llr Gayon
lls 4Ve7Aay voyage rom q west INDIAN
cape from TWO patroling gogernmen.
gunhoats.
The lettor concluded Tell my wife
and children not to worry about any
thing chat | am we'll We are fight
ing for Just cause, and can trust
in God
General Blanqnet was born in Mere
liza, Michoacan, December 81, 1918. lie
saw ms first lighting against the
French In ls63. He took part in the
campaigns against MaXimilian while
firing squad which executed the i'll
fated emperor at Queretaro with Cen
erals NIramon and Mejia in 1866. At
the command of Captain Montemayor.
in charge of the execution, Sergeant
Banquet administered to the fallen
emperor the "tiro de graca" or final
shot to make death certain
In 1867 Banquet left the army and
remained in civil life until 1876 when
he Joined General porrio Diaz as
lieutenant.
Thereafter he rose rapidly in rank
until in 1914 he Was made a field mar
shal by lIuerta.
AZ the time Of the "Tragic Ten Daysn
in February, 1913, when his present
chief, feliK Daz, was attacking Mex-
leo City, he remained with General
iiuerta when the later turned against
Madero, and ha himself arrested the
fallen President, 1t was charged that
General blanduet was implicated in
the death or MADEIRA a feW days later,
bat ms ha vigorously deniedt lie ha-
eama iluaftas minister af War aud,
When lluefla was forced lo leave Mes
loo on tha tiermnn cruiser Dresden
~ julyi ipiii lllaAquel accompanied
him
Ne lived for q iima m Spain. hat.
II ia iepufted. hnd political differences
with lIuettn aud declined to aceompnuy
thc latter when lluerta came to the
United States lllanquet decided to