Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-11-27
General Arranged Pro-
gram of Own Execution
and Selected Wall Be-
fore Which to Die.
Pleas of Thousands for
Clemency for Brilliant
Leader Ignored by Car
rama and Courts.

Chihuahua City, Mex, Nov.
26.-(By the Associated Press.)
General Felipe Angeles, Mex
lean, revolutionary leader and
enemy of the Carranza govern
ment, declared a patriot by his
followers and friends, was exc
cuted as a traitor to the Mexican
government by a firing squad in
the barracks of the 21st regi-
ment Of cavalry, at $50 a. m.
today. However, he had never
recognized the present govern
11ent as rightfully representing
Mexico.
The specific charge against
Angeles was rebellion. He was
found guilty by four Carranza
generals sitting as court-nDar-
tial in the Theater of Heroes at
10:45 o'clock last night, after a
session that had lasted almost
continually night and day for
approximately 80 hours.
Died Utterly Fearless.
General Angeles himself chose
the north wall to stand against
to be killed and arranged details
of his execution with Carranza
officers and men detailed to the
task. He died without visible
emotion or fear.
Opposite the revolutionist
stood five soldiers with rifles
ready. They fired one volley in
to the breast of Angeles.
Angeles fell forward. He
then was lying on the floor of
the barracks. The left side of
his face was on the floor.
An officer stepped up to the
already dead man and delivered
the coup de grace" This was
a shot from the pistol of the
Carranza officer. 1t entered be-
hind the right ear of Angeles.
Trusted U. S. Fully.
Thus died the one Mexican above all
others who understood the attitude of
the United States toward Mexico and
who tried to assure his eountryInen in
a speech at his trial that over the north
ern border there was q land and nresi-
dent really friendly to the Mexican re-
public. Nothing could be more erroneous
than to believe that the great northern
republic harbored thoughts Of conquest
against Its southern neighbor, he said.
On the contrary, he added, it entertained
only the kindliest for Mexicos welfare.
A military surgeon arrived and per
formed the legal autopsy after the exc
cution. Later the body was taken to the
home of friend and buried from there.
His GUN Perfection Won War.
Angeles, throughout the world, was
known as military genius. He was the
man who brought the French 75-milli-
meter gun to the perfection that gave il
fame as the worlds most efficient piece
of artillery. This gun was one of the
greatest factors against Germany in 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 dairy farm near Ell Paso.
Later he went to work for the French
government inspecting munitions.
Willing to Be Martyr.
Five days after the world war ended
With the signing of the armistice, Angeles
to Mexico as the intellectual
leader of the Villa movement. 1t was
said Villa promised outrages against
foreigners and natives would be stopped
# Angeles joined him. Villa proclaimed
Angeles provisional president of Mexico.
When he went across the line to join
Villa he said:
Il am going back to lift my country
put of the depths of lawlessness to which
she has fallen or else to die for her"
An Intellectual lnterIude.
General Angeles spent the few hours
between sthe time of being sentenced and
tcentinusd On rage Twsl