Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-05
NOW
CROSSES RIVER.
PARADE OF EIGHTEEN WAGON
LOADS OF DEATH DEALING AR
TlCLE. LEAVES CITY FOR MATA-
MOROS TO BLAHE or TRrMpETS
LARGE AMOUNT EXPORTED
BEFORE CLOSE OF DAY MORE
THAN \ MILLION ROUNDS WILL
HAVE BEEN CROSSED TO MENI
CAN TOWN.

| Probably more than million rounds
of ammunition were exported by Browns
Vile mcr -hant> to the cunStiIutiunaliSI>
+ ln MatamCros today. and NO more will T.
heard the cry of a shortage of amnuni-
tion. There j. pcnty for al purposes.
and more j. To bc hnd aS fast a. il j.
wanted. Not only that. rifles are en-
route to Browns,i H. aud a fast aS they
are received The, will be- sent Ia Mata-
morUs and from there spread to the out
lying garrison> Of the cunsiitutunaliSts
wherever needed
/ The first ammunition To cross the I'm
tcrnalionai bridge following the lifting
of the embargo bN President Wilson WAS
exported hy Walker Bros. .liancnck 90.
ten minutes after : o'clock this morning.
the customs Zee having opened at :
O'clock. This cNpnriation was i small
one. consisting ol two wagon loads ear
ryins 4 total OF 10000 rounds.
The event Of the day in the way Of cx
purtaiion of ammunition took pace just
bcfoit. noon. when eighteen wagon loads
of ammunition. amounting Ia more than
CMl.Gno rounds. formed parade line "a
Adams and Twelfth streets. aud nc ON
panied by a baud began the march 20
the International bridge. Not only were
there wagon loads of ammunition i'm the
parade. but >ympathizcrS 0f the con>tt-
tionalists followed along in hacks and
private convcNanccS that numbered more
than twenty-five.
AS the parade marched along Twelfth |
street IN the direction Of the lntcrna- I
tional brdar il attracted the attention 4
of hundreds of people IN the business 4
section. and ia some quarters there were I
shouts of Viva lIncrta" and III others \
Viva Carranza.' One man remembered 7
that Villa WAS sill On the map aud he .
shouted that leaders name Ia hi> hearts .
content. "Niyas" followed the line OF I
march. but the hiSsc> and ierc> remained \
in the business section.
There was mo hmdrancc of amy kind
at the International bridge when the am
munition nachcd there. The exporters
bad their maniic>tS along and after they
had been properly examined 10y the Gus
toms inspectors and the contents uf the
wagons inspected. all were allowed 10
continue their glorious march 80 Mata
mOros.
NEUTRALITY VIOLATIONS.
Captain Kirby Walker of Troop NJ.
Fourteenth United States cavalry. and
senior United States military officer la
Brownsville. stated that though the
troops will bc relieved oi much work un
account of the raising OF the arms en-
barge vel there will u, other duties for
them 10 perform. There are several
WAYS in which the neutrality laws are
affected and these include the organ
zaton of military expeditions into Mex
ico recruiting on the American side. ANIL
the preventing ~ federal ar con>titu-
tiomaliSt Officers aud soldiers from com
ilig 90 The American side.
Captain Walker stated that every ef
fort vii u, made a. prevent these viola
tion. not only M Brownsville but All
along that section of the border over
which hc has military supervision. cX-
tending from the coast 10 Ilidaleo.
Both the customs authorities and the
military authorities will see 10 il that
ammunition for export j. taken only to
the recognized ports. which ARE Browns
willie. Santa Maria and llidaleo. The
ports farther up the border are guarded
lay another military command. Troop q
~ the Fourteenth cavalry.
Deputy Collector of Customs Jasper
A. Maltbv. in charge Of the Brownsville
customs house. larr Wednesday after
noon received orders from the district
headquarters nj Laredo permitting the
ieNportation Of arms and ammunition Ia
Mexico. Mr.. Malthy Immediately Ia
formed the various sub ports. and the
inspectors at the International bridge
ami at the fcrr, line.
SECRET WORK DISCONTINUED.
II l. reported that the McNiran fc'l-
cral consulate has had "A number of
secret agents i'm Brownsville for the
special purpose of locating ammunition
which was believed being received, and
that since the embargo has been lifted
these agents have been Withdrawn. IL j.
said that much valuable inf 'rmatian.
and authentic information waS furnished
ia the United STATES militar, authorities
IN thcs't agents and that a. lang a. they
were ia the work underground exporters
of ammunition were given merry chase
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