Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-18
TROOPS GATHER
FOR ENCOUNTER
NEAR ALDAMAS
THOUSAND FEDERALS REPORTED
EN- ROUTE FROM MONTERREY
TO SCATTER CARRANZISTAS
WHO WEIR NEAR ALDAMAS.
LINE CUT AT LINAUS

LtlSL OUI Al LlIsHOO
REPORT LARGE BODY OF REBELS
AT ALDAMAS Is CONFIRMED
PROBABLN FIGHT MAY OCCUR
THERE.
MEICO CITY, April 1S-Thc cutting
of the railway by the rebels Yesterday at
Linares. has isolated Monterrey and
Matamoros, and ahmpers the federals
greatly in handling the situation The
Carranzistas appear to be extending
their lines all alon gthe northern b0r-
ders of the republic. Linares, Il town Of
1000, sixty miles from Victoria. Since
the gateway of MatamorOs was closed
the only open medium of communication
between the republic and the outer
world is by the seaportS of Vera Cruz
and Tampico.
The capital is growing pessimistic
and the future of the IIuerta govern
ment appears more and more uncertain.
The failure to gain recognition has ham
pcred the government in obtaining a
loan.
A troop train with one thousand sol
dicrs, equipped with machine guns and
field artillery. left Monterrey yesterday
corning for point Il short distance the
other side of Aldamas, according to a
private message said to have been re
ceived in Matamoros last night. These
troops were sent there for the purpose
It is stated. Of breaking up the rebels
who have been operating in that vicinity.
1t is reported. apparently on equally
good authority, however, that the rebel
forces that were gathered at AldamaS
have already moved from there. breaking
up into three divisions and marching
towards Montcmorelos. Linares and
Villa de Tcran respectively. This was
upon their learning of the departure Of
the fcdcrals from Monterrey for Aida
mas.
The object of the demonstration of the
rebels near AldamaS was to destroy the
railroad bridges on the Monterrey
MatamOrOs railroad and thus bottle up
the entire Mexican frontier, by cutting
off the last gateway which was open
through MatamoroS and Brownsville.
This they did very effectively.
Ii is also believed that the CarranZlS
tas expected to receive arms and ammu-
milton near AldamaS from CarmargO. op-
poSitc Rio Grande City. Camarg0 was
taken bv the ma short time before the
fight ut Aldamas. and it is thought that
pocted to cross fighting supplies for them
coufcdcratps on the Texas side were eX
ut this point.
Military men both in Brownsville and
Matamoros claim that reports OF bodies
of men within forty miles Of Matamoros
IL anv direction are unfounded. Thep
state that no large body of men could
possibly travel through the country with
out something definite being learned, and
that furthermore the lack of necessities
Of lif would quickly break them up. They
state that humanity is prone to aggre-
gate an vcrowd under excitement, and 1T
is thought by them that quite probable
only small groups Of men have been seen
IN any instance where hundreds have
been reported.
The Hcrald'S previous reports that
there were in the ncighbOrhOOd of from
four to five hundred men i'll the vicinity
of Aldamas. where Il battle occurred a
week AGO. have been confirmed through
Notamoros men who are acquainted
with the conditions along the lower bor-
der They state absolutely that there
are no armed bodies Of rebels at any
noint this side of Aldamas. however.
and. as stated above. the Carranzitas
seem now to have moved from the Aida
mas vicinity.
Major Il. Fstehan Ramos. commander
Of the NatamoroS garrison. is being III
formed daily Of conditions at Rio Bravo
Ecvnosa. Camareo and Micr. and each
dav 50 far has brought forth messages OF
no news Of any developments whatever
The Montcrray and MatamOros mill
tarv authorities had formulated a plan
Y II i stated. to crush the rebels in the
vicinity of AldamaS. This plan, it i:
claimed. began with the sending of tho
troop train from Monterrey. The plaI
was to send train out of Monterrey
and one out of Matamoros, catching tht
rebels in the center and to defeat then
definitely.
A Massachusetts, town has alread,
.+artoJ i movement IN celebrate IL