Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-04
viIIista Rebels Said to Have
Presented Themselves at
Federal Mexican Headquar-
terS to Surrender Chief.
HELD FOR REWARD FROM
CARRANZA GOVERNMENT 7
Detachment Of Federal Forces
Sent to Spot Indicated by
Deserters Who Informed Au.
thorities of Traitorous Act.

Juarez. Mexico, Dec. o.-rr ran
cisco Villa has been captured by
force of his own men, and is beng
held for a reward from the Mexi-
can government, according to ad-
vices received here late today by
Superintendent Caballero OF the
Chihuahua division of the National
railways of Mexico.
Two Villa rebels are reported to
have presented themselves at the
federal headquarters at Parral and
notified the commander there that
Villa had been captured and was
being held for surrender to the Car
ranza forces. The state of Chihua-
hua has already offered $4,000 pesos
as a reward. Details of the bandits
demands have not been<learned here
as yet, but it is known that de-
tachment of federal forces has been
sent from Parral to the spot lndl-
Gated by the two deserting Villa
rebels.
$4,000 Pesos Reward.
P. w. Caballero, who received the
news, is in Juarez on an inspection
tour accompanying Colonel Pauline
Fontes, director-general of the Ma
tional Railways of Mexico.
Mexican officials here expressed
the opinion that Gen. Gonzalos
Escobar, commanding the Juarez
district, would proceed Immediately
to Chihuahua City fora conference
with military officials there.
So far known the only offer of
reward for the capture of Villa has
been made by the state government
of Chihuahua. This offer has been
standing for some time. Whether
the rebels who have offered to turn
Villa over, will insist upon a pay
ment of the full amount before de-
! livering him to the federal forces,
could not be ascertained.
5000 Troops in Pursuit.
| Galveston, Tex, Dec. 3.--Five
thousand picked Mexican cavalry
men, in five divisions. are in hot
pursuit of Francisco Villa, according
to a statement by Mexican Consul
Fierro, who said he received this in
formation today.
The men are under command OF
General Dieguez and have orders
to apprehend him dead or alive.
The massacre of regiment OF
federal troops by Villistas recently
reported from El Paso is declared
false by the consul.
Ignaccio Bonillas, Mexican am
bassador at Washington, tele-
giaphed Andres G. Garcia, Mexi-
can, consul general at Ell Paso, ask
ing confirmation of report of Vii
las capture. Senor Garcia replied
that he was pushing strenuously to
obtain official advices and that he
would advise the Mexican embassy
as soon as he succeeded.
Gen. ]. Gonzalo Escobar, com
mander of the Juarez district, sale
tonight that he had dispatched {
4 telegram to Gen. Samuel M. Die
guez, commander of military oper'
ations infthe north, who is now re
ported to be in Jimez, chihuahua
General Dieguez has a force o
$4,000 operating in the northern
!, zone, it is said. =
Hope for Capture Soon.
, IF Villa has not been capturet
now-and have strong hopes tina
!. he has been-he will be caught sooi
within two months at the out
side" General Escobar said.
Unofficial advices to the American
consulate here from Chiruahua Cit.
seemed to support the belief tha
Villa had been captured.
Reports from other sources wer
to the effect that the people o
Chihuahua City were celebrating tn
supposed fall of the rebel chieftalr
, An American mining man, VIII
arrived from chihuahua City, sal
that the report that regiment Q
federal, troops had been massacre
$. by Villa rebels near Rancho EspeJ
recently was generally believed b.
the business men in his district
Eighteen alleged followers c
: Francisco Villa have been turne
v over to military court i'll Chihuahu
t City. They were captured at dli
r ferent points in the northern mil