Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-26
HOW kILLAEEAL CHECKED GUAR
DIOLA'S MARCH ON MATAMoRoS.
FORCING THE FEpERALS To III
TREAT BACH To y. LAI,EDO
HERALD MAN VISIT SCENE.
MANY WE'RE KILLED NND LITE
TOWN IL DESOLATED. ALMOST
ENTIRE pOpILATION BEING
CAMPED On TENAS SIDE.
(SpcciaI STAFF CorrcSDondcnt.)

/aI,ata. Texas. March 80. Nia Laredo.
Texas. General Gustav" Guardiofs
march against Matamoros has hron lie
%flnitely checked aud the federal rom
mander with his remainln. iorce 81
about six hundred men T. n"w 40 \u"y"
Laredo behind the excellent fortified
liens If that town.
General Antonio Nillareal who made
a record cross country march from Ia
m"ncS station Ia Micr j. now ia control
If the Mexican town of Guerrero with a
force of about ltaN conStitniinnali>t>.
lie now declares that hc j. cquippin.
himself for u march against \ucVo Ia
redo and that he expects To capture the
town within ten DAYS.
The conS1itutiouali>t>' attack 81 Gucr-
rero Games H. a surprise 10 the iclcrsl>
who apparently felt secure that the con
SfitutiDnali>tS would wait for them 10
make the move. were preparing for their
morning meal. The first vollcV was fired
~ the federal outpost stationed lust
across the Salplo river from Guerrero
The guard rctrcltcd a"rn.s the river and
the call a. arm. was ~oundcd ia ts"r-
zero. The attack startes un Guerrero
from the east and from across the salado
river. This kept the fcderais busy iw
about an hour. when firing was cn
countcrcd to the south of town. the CON
stilutionali>l> having executed 4 right
flank.
Later The attacking force moved 70 the
west and tsc bc>icgcd fcdcrals changed
the l~.,>ition at their two cannon and two
maeslmc guns from one part ~ town q"
another. The route Ia the northwest
Was n"l Reached ~ the rnlrl> aud IA that
direction Guarsi"la madc his retreat.
Thu fighting was almost continuous
from The time II started until | O'clock
when General Guarlinla ordered 4 ~
treat. To cover The movement h. plaIi
81 one hundred men ~ The outskirts IF
the town aud 80 buildings aud tins hun
dr-,l kept az the fire until I oclock.
4 federal first sergeant. one ~ the
hundred. Who barrel, escaped &" the
American side with his life >iatcs that
the men with him were unaware oi The
move m-dc hs General Guardiola and he
SAID than u Wa plainly Ia atiesnpt ~
sacrifice the hundred members ~ the
Twenty nints infantry ia order "a cover
the retreat of the balance of the army
Discovering this. the men who remained
made 4 break from their places at /
o'clock some scattering - the hills. 9th
crs hcrng captured ~ the victori"R, ron
sfitutionali>is. SiN. including the ser
rrani. made their g. ap. to the American
side.
Guarliola'S retreat FROM Guerrero was
hurried hut ia good order. His army
was forced ~ leave everything h.t their
guns. aud > hurried march ~ the north
west. with Nuevo Laredo n the drstina
ton. was begun. IL LEFT man, extra aun.
in siorchou>cs and Also 4 @n>iderahhr
amount 81 ammunition. Ills caAnon
atai machine guns were takcn along a.
we'll a. all of his wounded soldiers.
The federal force that look part Ia
the defense of Guerrero numbered about
nine hundred. Of This number one hun
drcd were left in the town. and two hun
drcd wcte either Killed ur vppturctI or
they deserted. II j. estimated that the
f~cdcralS lost about fifty dead. The exact
number i unknown. owing IL the fact
that many bodies were seen scattered IN
the brush Ia the hills near Guerrero.