The sun., 1919-04-18
GEN. BLANQUET Is
REPORTED KILLED
Wife and Son in New York
Scout Truth Of Mexican
Despatch.
"sLAINY LEADING REBELS
Victor Said to Have Taken
Carranza Foes Head for
Identification.

MExrco Crr, April 17.-Gen- Aure-
liano banquet, War Minister in Presi-
dent Huerta's Cabinet, who recently was
reported to have landed in the Vera
Cruz region to start q revolution against
the Carranxa Government, was killed
yesterday in q night near Chavaxtla vii
lage. according to press reports fron
Vera Crux.
According to kilograms given out by
Gen. Urquixe, Gen. Guadalupe Sanchex
met . party OF rebels under Banquet
late yesterday afternoon. defeating them.
The body OF Gen. Banquet was found
later. Gen. sanchex telegraphed that no
was bringing Gen. Blanquet's head to
Vera Cruz to establish the Identification.
Vera Cruz papers recently have been
printing numerous stories regarding
Gen. BlanQuet's proposed revolt. These
stories have been published In the United
States, but Gen. Blanquets claim that he
had 10000 men, with artillery and an
airpiane. and that he was allied with
other factions, has been secuted ofiicislly.
Sonora Banquet, wife Of the Mexican
General whose death was reported yes
terday, placed no credence whatever in
the news. At her home. sss Fourth
street, Brooklyn, she said;
I'VE do not worry. We have received
. message which assures un that every
thing IL all right"
Aursliano Banquet, . son Of tho Gen.
eral. said at the office. II Park Row
Of Robert Gayon. the Banquet repre-
sentative in New York;
Il do not believe the report. I feel
certain, In fact, that my father 10 alive
and perfectly well We received q tsle-
gram last evening which informed III
that Gen. Banquet had arrived safely
at Huasteca veracruzana, . town TWEEN.
ty-five miles from Chavaxtla where
Gen. Banquet was said to have beer
killed by the Carranza forces. This
message was sent yesterday from Vera
Cruz by one OF our men and was oil
later origin than the report OF .he Gen
erals death.
Tho report may be put down an Car
rama propaganda, designed to discour'
age Carranzas opponents This ex
planned the news that Zapata had beer
shot The chances are ten to one thai
Emiliano Zapata Ii as healthy as evel
and still perfectly free"
The telegram received by Mr.. Gayor
and young Banquet arrived at $3.50 p
NJ. on Wednesday after having been filet
at Vera Cruz late in the afternoon. Thu
news Of Gen. Blanauets death in battle
seems to have started from Vera Cru,
on Wednesday morning, n nearly AZ Mr.
Gayon could ascertain.
| Banquet, perhaps the ablest of Mexi
can military commanders, and interna
tionally celebrated as an artillery ex
pert, went to Mexico from his temporar!
home In Brooklyn to become second II
bcommand to Gen. Felix Dias In genera
uprising to overthrow the Carranxa die
tatorship. With Mondrason, Blanque
was associated with the nephew Of Dol
Porfirio in the original revolt agains
Madero. the revolt subsequently trans
lated by Huerta into a personal success
Il was Banquet, indeed, who PERSONAL.
arrested the Inflated Francisco Nader,
at the time Of Huerta's treason, and
was gossiped later that he was involve,
In the plan or plot which resulted Il
the assassination Of President Nader,
and of Pine suarez. the Vice-Presiden,
near the Penitentiary. Gen. Blanque
served as Minister OF War in Huerta'
cabinet and accompanied that grim ad
venturer when he fed from the country
His notoriety, however. goes mucl
farther back for he was one Of III
firing squad that shot the life out o
the Emperor Macmillan at Queretarc
and thereafter was prominent in ever
convulsion preceding and following tn
strong and tranquil reign of the eide
Diaz.
He sailed from New York Januar.
Is. last, amply provided with passpor
and credentials, but only a few of hi
intimate friends were aware that h
was returning to Mexico. He was &C
companied by Gen. Juan Montana an
Gen. Enrique Gonzales. They lande
at an unfrequented part of the coas
near Vera Cruz, successfully GLIDING
patrol boat that was on the lookout ia
them. and Joined Gen. Felix Diaz at Tex
ralaxco. headquarters of the insurger
commander. Subsequently there wa
news OF activity by the rebels and G
minor successes gained by them. II III
news OF his death is true It Is q ser!ou
reverse for the Diaz cause, since Blar
Quet's military ability was undoubtet
He is II years Of age. He lived
Brooklyn for the past four years. RI
siding at s3s Fourth street with Senior
Maria Banquet. their daughter Espei
ANA and their son Aureliano.