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Show VILLA 10 my down ' ARMS ID REJIRE Once Powerful Military Chieftain of Mexico Forced to Quit the Fight With Carranza on Account of Treachery Treach-ery of His Followers. WILL COME TO U. S. IF ALLOWED Remarkable Career of Former Bandit, Whose Real Name Is Doreteo Orango, and Who Rose to Power Without Be- ing Educated. EL PASO Texas Deo. 18 Under pressure of his geneTals tie weight of his defeat in Sonora and the tounsel of liis wife General Francisco Villa is on cis way to tie border and the United V States hi titls of commander in-th ef renounced and bis determination to con tinue fighting the de facto government of Carranza antU death broken once ex.4 for alL Telegrams -in code from the capital t'i afternoon stated briefly that "peace has been declared here There will be no more fighting ' Previous to renouncing his command, General Villa was united to Sirs. Villa in a eiril marriage They had oeen married by & church ceremony several years ago at San Andreas, Chihuahua but the civil marriage was required by Mexican law to make the tie legal It w as believed that the civil marriage would remove any moral obstacle to the entrance of Mrs Vijla and General Villa Into the United States forced to Retire. While the retirement of Villa was upon pressure from his generals assem bled m council of war 111 the rap tal is not generally admitted that the revolution is ended. Indeed it is as eerted that the revolution will re eive a new impetus from the absence of Villa and the substitution of a leader who is sa d to be Governor Avila of Ch huahua state The relinquishment of command by Villa has been rumored at the border for geveral weeks but the first Indications of it came today in the removal of the household goods of General Villa to El Paso following the sudden appearance of . Mrs Villa, at the border from Chihuahua f late last night. The goods of Colonel Hlpollto Villa, financial agent of th con ventlon government at Juarez were next reported coming across the International bridge Later the wives of the brothers reached El Faso and it was said Colonel Hlpollto Villa was expected to arrive shortly and that General Villa would reach the border tonight or tomorrow morning Save Yourselves An exodus of VI la chieftains families occurred at the border during the after noon while the word had been given In Juarez for officers take care of your selves and resulted In a scurrying of officers in bewilderment A number clambered on trains going south with sup plies to the army and they were fol owed by some of their men Shortly afterward rifles and equipment appeared from hid inf places and were loaded into cars go lng to Chihuahua city Among the famll es to cross the border today with household goods were those of rGeneral Manuel Ochoa, commanding the garrison at Juarez and General Fidel Avl a governor of Chihuahua state Confirmed by Mrs Villa. The actual confirmation of the Chi huahua City reports of the ret rement of General Francisco Villa was brought to federal officers here by Mrs Franc sco Villa In person late today Mrs Villa, It Is said declared that "teneral Villa had consented to retire from the revolution but only temporarily tut that he wou d not come to the United States unless he was assured that he would not be arrested and subjected to extradition proceed ngs as had General (Muerta. Should his party not succeed in eliminating General Carranza with n a reasonable time she sa d he would fieekiito return to Mexico and aga n as sj um he chieftainship Mrs Villa was given assuran es tlat (Continued on Page Twenty three.) BAKON VON ZWEIDENIK, who Is the chief Vustrlan representnthe In thl country since the recall of 1 mbisuador Dumba Vt a time hen his countrj and the United States are on the point of suspending diplomatic rehtions, his aso chtion with plotters is being investigated LAev -zyveDENif. VILLA TO LAY DOWN ARMS fflllETi (Continued from Pago One) nF m ffh Ine in her houaeho d effects and t a a e wou be ahown eve y cour euy ompatib e with government- re a en s T b q mt on of the a.m on of Villa to the i n td 8 atea she was tod wai a mat e for he war and ita e depart menta o connl cr A tem ey of t e finano a agency was remo er) from Juarez odoy o E Phho n lng OWO 0 peaoB of coin mn ed fori onf cu ed b on at e ap a and bro g Jua ez ecent y Villas Address Vila allrc5sn the comic 8 sad to ha e ealized the time had como for b b e e nent I ha o been surrounded by tra t era he sad to have decla ed and my n w 1 no longer f pht I se t 100 n to defend Santa Roia a nd thoy o oel arranza w thout a struggle I io ot ant to aacr f ce you I w II go t the border crosn to tho Un ted Stat h f r a perm tted and tl ere I I e th my fam ly If I am not pe n ttel to do so I will go to Europe Career of Villa Do e co O ango wai bo n n 1868 n Ii Nee n e state of Du ango As g, o e en ed n o he n o ta n r ua a and co Jec ed a rov b band o horn h be ame kno vn aa Pa cho and F n o V a D ng g outn e k o Made o against i Po r z la en; ged f om t e mou a no and forcook he band t 1 fe j dohn Ha aeom tary poe h a d fe en f om t e p nnac e of r o ona fume da el back acarce h en yeara ago when he c owed the R a Grande w th on y a handful of com pan o Hex bo roed horeea and $7 in money and a meager eupp y of coffee and beans Lees han a year after h!a entering the arm of Madero he became the eader of a we rqupped army of near y 20 000 men H fear eaaneea in batt e and hB ack ow edg d ab tj aa a d sc p nar an won for m h fi title At one ime as head of he farranza army more than ha f of Mcx o nai under his contro Hates Spaniards w In an b ood In hla veina he was a ha e of hp Span ard He a ao wai an enen of a ohol Popu ar with he nen hs a reng h grew and at the me of Hu a s departure from the h one a van one of the greatest m i a gen uses n Mexico He nas then c ed ed w th pree dential a 6 pi rat ona Ine ered and without cono derab e d p omat c exper ence trouble arose The f et s gna of d acontent came just pre oue to he Aguaa Ca entea con en tlon mo han a 5 ear ago ordered for the p rpose 01 outl nlng the po Jc es of the adm p a ra on of which Carranza then was e nom na head Carranza advlbers ri aed he me hod of ae ect ng dele gatea o the con ention Stormy scenes were enacted The po lc ea adopted gave e dene of he rup ure that Quickly fo owed Genera Vi la w th General Em ano Zara a, whose fact on was said to a been ncorporated formed what was cal ed he conventional govern ment Carranza adhered to the term const tutional st Break With Carranza Genera s and lesser leaders chose sides and a gned heir men according y vt la then retreated northward after once hav ng se foot at least in the suburbs of Mex co CU and began the -trugg e to ma nta n h s arn v Acts of ioience fo owed close y upon each other towns were ooted fore gners persecuted bridges and other property destroyed and den ands made upon wealthy mln ng men and mercanti e businesses for money Villa a army then was not the army that stood with him at the he ght of h a triumphs. B ckeringa n the commands of several of his generals became alarm tug General Urbina who once led his ad vance forces was murdered Loot est! mated at millions stored on the Urb na ranch was sa d to have been the cause The next of "W a a 5 rone; supporters to d sappear was Co onel Fierro nicknamed : the Butcher Fleno t was who is sa d to ha e caused the death of T,r bina and a so that of w am Ben ton a Brit sh subject, whose death in Juarez about two years ago has never sat sfactor been exp alned Other of i a s commanders and members of h prov s onal cabinet crossed into the United States and many of his troops received Immunity from Carranza upon their surrender The recent recogn tion by the Un ed States and other powers i of the de fac o government of Carranza 1 V la felt sore v and evidences of the end I of a b tter but unequal fight were soon made manifest |