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VILU SURRENDERSt]Official Confirmation Received Yesterday; Mexicans Plan Drive In Lower Caiiforna.I _e’afcc- !iWashington. July 29.—Official con- 3 formation of the surrender of Villa e ■was received at the 'Staxe Department x today. i €—— !,j (Mexico City. July 2S (Delayed).— ,3 Mexican Federal forces apparently t are preparing to attack Lower Gall- i fornia bote by land and sea m an e£- j fort to n'rest control of the peninsula i from Governor Esteban Cantu. 1U was learned today that President ! de la Huerta's expedition against j Cantu will attempt to operate from ] bases to be established at Ensenada on the east coast, coming in from both sides. The first step must be ; the landiu gof men at those points which are at present controlled by,lt; Cantu. IOnly Obstacle To Complete Sway, I (Following Francisco Villa’s agree-1 ment to surrender, the de la Huerta ] government evidently feels it has only j to extend its unddspuied sway to Low- (; er California to have all Mexico tin- 5 [der control of the Federal authorities , for the first time since the downfall ;Diaz.Villa, having accepted all the condi-‘ tions of surrender impose 1 by de la Huerta. 13 expected to move to Tor-1 reon. where ais men will demobilize.! It is understood the bandit objectedj to goln^ by train,prefering to march.* The report was that he; had bullion' buried nearby and wanted to stop on his -K-ay to surrender to dig it up. j ■Amusing stories are told of the negotiations of Villa and General Mar -! tinez pureiiminary to the surrender.' They walk am: and arm in the most friendly manner, around the plaza at Sahinas. discussing; the terms, while each keens one hand on his revolver.Villa To Live On Kan ch.Villa is said to have received s promise that his men will be given every opportunity to get work and r.hat thev also will* receive a year’s pay. Villa himself, according to the War Department w'ill retire to ?! ranch at Xieves. in Durango. It has been suggested in foreign dipomatic circles that after Vflla is stripped of power, the Tnited States and British governments may ask Mexico to pun ish him for his crimes against foreigners.
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The Frederick News Post
Frederick, Maryland, US
Fri, Jul 30, 1920
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