El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-03-20
CHIEF OF
STAFF CAP URED
TRYING TO CROSS
LINE WITH BAND
Federico Cervantes And
Armed and Mounted
Gang Taken
VILLA LOCATED
WITH 500 MEN

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(By Leased Wire TO New Mexican,
Ell Paso, Tex, March 19.-Federico
Cervantes. chief of staff to General
Felipe Angeles when he was with
Francisco villa in 1913. was arrested
near Socorro, Texas, s5 miles SOUTH
east of here early today with Is men
who were attempting to cross to
Mexico to Join Angeles and Villa,
One Mexican was reported wounded
and another escaped in the darkness.
All were armed and mounted.
Manuel IturDide who came here
from Detroit, Michigan, to join the
Angeles expedition was wounded
when he attempted to escape. Fer.
nando Licaga, former aide to Gen.
eral Angeles, and Manuel Icaza Of
New York, a captain on Angeles staff
we're also captured. All are promi-
nent in the revolutionary movement
against the Carranza government,
military officials stated.
Manuel IcaZa arrived here three
week ago from New York and has
been closely watched by the army
intelligence department and the de-
partment of justice agents. Iturbide,
who came from Detroit was also
Swallowed and their plans discovered
in advance. Iturbide was shot by Nj
fonso Newton a member of the intel
ligence staff under Captain Carroll
Counts, who made the arrests, as
sisted by Tom White, acting special
agent of the department of justice
and their assistants.
The IS men arrested near Socorro
were in two groups when arrested.
The first group was arrested near
Old Socorro and the remainder on
the bank Of the Rio Grande south OF
the little valley town. They had
arms, saddles, ammunition, good
horses and other military supplies.
No United States government arms
or ammunitions were found, indicat-
ing that they had purchased their
equipment in the east and cached 1t
near the border at Socorro.
The arrests were made after mid
night and the Mexicans we're brought
to FL Paso and placed in Jail early
this morning.
Charges of violating the neutrality
laws by setting foot a military ok
petition against a friendly country
as filed against 16 of the IS Mexi-
cans in the United States district
court at noon today.
All of the leaders were included IN
the blanket warrant. The list in
cluded Magdalino Flores, a former
Villa colonel who made threats
against the American officers when
they arrested him All of them ar
rested near Socorro are in jail.
VILLAS MAIN COLUMN
SEEN AT BuSTlLLOS
Juarez, Mex, March 19.-Francisco
Villas main column was seen at
Bustillos, Chihuahua, SO miles south
west Of Chihuahua City this week
by Mexican refugees who reached
the border here today. They report
ed that Villa had about 500 men
and IA wagons in which were riding
his sick and wounded.
It is reported Bishop ]. G. Bent
ley, head missionary James r. Whet-
ten and Albert Tietjen of the Mex
lean MOrmon colonies were prisoners
of this command as Bustilios is only
rs miles southeast Of Las Cruces;
where the Mormons were made pris-
oners last week and were last seen
being taken south from that town.
The refugees reported there were
500 federals at Casa Colorado, west
of Bustillos and a fight between the
and federal commands was
expected. They reported 1000 feder-
ais, including the home guards, lin
that section of Chihuahua in which
men have been operating.
column was moving toward
Cusi, a mining camp owned by Chi
cago capitalists.
Nothing had been heard from the
Mormon prisoners today by Bishop
Pierce, in charge of the church al,
fairs here.
WILL NOT NOW ENFORCE
COLLECTION OF ROYALTIES
Mav;on (Htv T1acdav March 10