The chronicle=news., 1913-06-03
LOSE
BRISK FIGHT
ON BORDER

l'rownsvii!". Texas. Jun. ...-Thc
attack al th" forces Of General !.u-
ciano finnco. ia" list
gnn at 1" o'clock today, III. attack
being mad. In rkirmish line order.
III" shooting was started 10y u small
iinc oi conHlitutionhiists visible
from III" American bank OF rho Rio
Crane" who w"r" attempting to gain
III" Maiamofas electric light piant.
u milo out of III. city.
~ ! O'Clock III urst official re-
port from Ma;amoras stated that I'll.
attacking line, had been r-pulscd
thrr" iim's and that four f.dcrals
nf - small fore" lighting In the noi-
rhh"rhoui al IN" lisht plan, had
been wounded during tn" sEirmiRh-
inI there.
tn" shoniinE WAS brisk from III.
start and continued for ihr." quar-
t'in oi 'n hour. Then III. firing was
carried on by both sides IN u d.sul-
tOry manner.
Ia" "ntir" forces of General EIan-
20. numbering about 1900. are being
brought in,D III. attack. The lines
hr" approaching the city from III.
west with apparently the h.avi..,
ntIns To tn. south OF the city. The
t"t.'ralA are .ntr-nCh"I on the out
skirts Of M,tnmoras and In addition
10 the .mblnkm"nt behind which
they ar" firing. they ar. protected
Ia s"iro extent b. barbcd wires
charged with electricity.
Major Estnhan Ramos commander
of til" federal forces. WAS seriously
wounded Ia til" 'harg" OF the rcvolu-
'ioni.ts on ,h" Mnianoras electric
,gh' plant which they succeeded In
nkinF NJ ::iI O'Clock.
There was Iull In til. firing. tho
ttia"t on III" Qualifications south OF
he HIGHT plant. i'y capturing this
plant they nut on, OF commission
the cic'ric wire fence which the fed
erals had claimed Killed sixty Of
the enemy.
One of the icdcrals' cannon was
brought into action IT the very start
OF tn. fight but was given up after
one shot had been fired into several
small houses In which IL was
thought rebels were hiding. The
ious.s w"T" blown to kindiing wood
put no men were In them.
Ten thousand rounds OF ammuni- |
lion wcr. taken to Matamoras short |
~ bcfor. noon today aud Just after |
the load WAS carried over the intern |
tional bridg. protest WAS made by |
Dr. Antonio CARA Gonzales. Car
by the military authorities in charge |
o tn. president OF the United states
4 permit for passing ammunition |
vas issued several weeks ago but IL |
had been ollowcd to remain In this
'ity An old trestlc owned by the
Mexican national railroad caught
tirc during the fighting ana has been
burning briskly ever since.
Three fires are visible In as many |
PARTS of the city.
One Of the fcdcra,s captured n
Few Gays ago by rchels was forced
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lamitc mines planted near the light |
plant. One mine WAS fired with
,ut any injury so far as can he learn
I'd.
Two Mcxicans watching the fight
ing from the American side were
lur. by stray bullets. Both wound
ID men are in serious condition.
1t was learned that besides the
'oss OF Major Ramos. Captain Velas
md two lieutcnants. a score OF fed
rral soldiers were killed In defend
ng the Matamoras light plant. a
federal descrter said that the fcdcr-
ais were pushed back to the main
places with heavy losses.
FL paso. Texas, June 3.-Traffic
III the Mexico Northwestern railway |
vas discontinued indefinitely today I
resulting from demands for $4,000 |
made on the road by Maxine Cas-
tillo. commander of a group of mu-
tiuous federal irregular troops. Yes |
terady's trains on the British line