The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-19
VILLA
HAS NOT .
RETIRED
Mexican Arch Bandit is Still a
Bandit Even Though He
Has $4,000
Cash.
MAY CHASE CARRANZA
New Government Of Mexico May Ap-
point Him Chief Of Police Along
%hA int IN a$ionaI
Frontier.
MAY CHASE CARRANzA

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
Ell PASO, Texas, May 19.-Fran-
cisco Villa, arch bandit OF northern
Mexico, belied reports of his having
retired from banditry by kidnapping :
the manager of the Alvarado Mining
company in Parral for $4,000 ran
som. according to information re-
ceived by General p. Elias Gales,
minister of war OF the libedal consti-
tutionalist government at Juarez.
Gales expected to leave for Chi
huahua City today where he will seek
to have an interview with Villa or a
Representative of the bandit chief.
The only possible arrangement
with. Villa. is for him to- quit his -ac-
tiyities and retire to private life, said
General Gales. "For the new gov
ernment of Mexico to accept him as
a factor or a member of its army is
an utter impossibility.
Gales declared there are many
Americans in different capacities
working for Villa. The government
of Mexico cannot be held responsible
if anything happens to them"
Job for Bandit.
BY "A. -. b1 du1olu, obitNCp iS'o
staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 19.-Proposed
appointment of Francisco Villa as
chief of the Mexican constabulary
might cause President Wilson to
withhold recognition of the new gov
ernment indefinitely, it was learned
today. Villa is held responsible for
murders committed during the ban
dit raid on Columbus, New Mexico,
in 1916.
Villas coming trip to Mexico City
reported to the state department was
regarded as significant by officials
here. Rebel agents believed Villa
will have important conferences with
the officials of the provisional gov
ernment.
These conferences, it was believed,
may result in one of the follow in 8
assignments for Villa:
To take up the trail of CarranZa
and bring him back into Mexico City.
To take command of the Mexican
constabulary along the international
frontier.
It was suggested that should the
new Mexican government be recog-
nized, the United States might de-
mand of 1t the eXtradition of Villa
for the Columbus raid.
In Control Of Navy.
NOGALES. Arizona, May 19-Rev-
olutionists are in control of the Mexf
can navy on the west coast, accord
ing to an announcement that the gum
boat Guerrero had Joined the revolt
tion al Mazatlan, made at headuuar-
ters here today.
Adolfo De La Huerta supreme
chief Of the revolution, will leave
shortly for Mexico City. where he
will preside at the special congress
sional session called to select a pro-
visional president. 49,.
De La Huerta will be accompanied
by one thousand men.
Renorted Captured Again.
HOUSTON, Texas. May 19.-Preai
dent Carranza has been captured by
revolutionists. according to upcor-
firmed advices reaching here today.
The report was received by radio
by the Oil Weekly here. It said the
capture was effected early today
General Obregon forwarded pass
ports to Carranza and ordered him
to Immediately leave the country. tho
report said
The advice was said to have come
from an unusually reliable source"
The radiogram read:
"Carranza captured this morning
Given passport by Obregon and or
dered to leave the country. Now on
way out"
The message which came from
Tampico did not give details of the
capture 1t did not say at what port
Carranza was ordered to embark.
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