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Show VILLA REH 10 FIGHTFDR U. S. Would Aid in Repelling Foreign Invasion, Mexican Mexi-can Rebel Says. JUAREZ, Mexico, March 28. Francisco j Villa told an American prisoner in his camp that "he was ready to shoulder his rifle and aid the United States his neighbor neigh-bor to repel a foreign invasion whenever needed," according to the American, who has just arrived at this border after being be-ing a prisoner of Villa and the home guards in western Chihuahua for ten days. He" declined to permit his name to be used, but is known here and throughout Mexico as a reliable man. The American told a thrilling story of the arrest of himself and his companions, their being taken before Villa personally and tho conversations he had with Villa and Felipe Angeles, who was to have started a new revolutionary movement in conjunction with Villa soon. "Angeles had apologized because he and Villa had eaten all the breakfast," the American said. ."Villa shook hands, told us- not to worry as we would be well treated and that he had no intention of harming any of us. In the big adobe room adjoining the corral I had a long talk with Angeles, who praised the American Amer-ican democracy and said that was the kind of government Mexico needed, as there was too much difference between the high and low classes in Mexico. It was during this talk that Villa, passing by, stopped to tell me that he was ready to shoulder a rifle should the LJnited States be invaded by a foreign force, as we were neighbors and should stand together," to-gether," After being released and given a safe conduct through Villa's lines, the American Amer-ican was again arrested by the home' guards who are organized to protect their homes from bandit raids. While the American was held at Namiquipa by the home guards they hanged three "pacifl-cos'1 "pacifl-cos'1 for looting. The refugee said the home guards and Villa had an unwritten truce and neither ' force bothered the other. |