The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-20

wrote to de la Huerta for school books and supplies. Villa was said to have been deeply affected by the death Of daughter in San Antonio, Texas, a month after his surrender. Sixteen of his men, who were among a number captured by Pershing and convicted of various offenses wereI pardoned by the Governor of New Mexico in November 1920.
 First Real Tragedy.
 The first real tragedy in Villas life occurred when General FilipeI Angeles was executed as a revolu- tionist by Carranza troops in 1919. Villa admired Angeles not only as al patriot and soldier, but regarded him almost as aa father. He wept bitterly when he received word that Angeles had been shot He threat ened reprisals and later aided in the overthrow of the Carranza regime.
 Of Peon Parentage.
 Villas real name was Doreteo Orange. He was born in 1868 of peon percentage in the little mining town of Las Neiyas. AS yoNth he followed the trade of butcher until the death of his father and then he and his mother and sister went to Western Chihuahua. There he became a cowboy. Many stories have been told as to how he became an outlaw but the one most gen. orally accepted is that it was be- cause he killed a captain in one of President Diaz' regiments. Diaz then placed a price on his head. It was at this time that he changed his name to Villa. He organized a band the rich land owners and mining men of Northern Chihuahua, rob ping them and sharing the spells with his followers and the impov- eriahed peons.
 When the Madero revolution against Diaz occurred in 1910, Villa became military leader in that movement. At one time he was arrested and sent to Mexico City by General Victoriano Huerta. He was condemned to death by mili- tary court for ihsubordiantion. Ma dero saved his life. Villa later escaped and fled across the Texas border.
 Fights for Carranza.
 Huerta became dictator after Ma dero's assassination in 1913 and when Carranzas revolted against Huerta in Coahula, Villa re-entered Mexico to fight for Carranza and or ganize a campaign against the man who had imprisoned him. Peons Hooked to his standard and he is said to have gathered an army of 35, 900 men.
 Villas first great victory against the Huerta troops was at Ojinaga. After the battle. 4,000 men and eight generals Of the Federal army took refuge in the United States and were interned. In other fights, including San Pedro, de las Colon- ias, Paredon and Torreon, Villa was also triumphant. Then came an arrangement between Villa and Carranza and when the latter made his triumphal entry into Mexico City following the retirement of Huerta. the bandit leader declared war upon the new President. Villa had been one of the independent chiefs who had made and formulated the plan of Guadalupe which made Carranza first chief of the Consti- tutionalist forces.
 With Emilio Zapata, another ban dit chieftain opposed to Huerta, Vil- la made common cause. The two occupied Mexico City with their troops, forcing Carranza's retirement to Vera Cruz. General Alyaro Obre- gon, later successor to de la Huerta ito the Presidency, and loyal to Car ranza, led an army out to meet them. At Celaya. Irapuato and Cilao he defeated the Villa-Zapata forces. Tn those battles, Obregon lost an arm and Villa lost his pres- tige as commander. The Villa and