Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-24

VI With 400 wv W. own forces wv ihr cit,
of Matamnru-. with 500 troops undrr
General Ildcion~n Na-quez meow about lit-
teen mIlc- south W. Mutamoru-. ana with
\ thc arrival lu-i night and today mi about
\ 200 troops under General Cesar LOPEZ a.
Lara from the >an Fernando district. Gru
cral Emliann T. Naiarrate. commander oi
thr Tamaulipa- division WI ihr turruuln
forces today iclt we'll satisfied with fhc
general situation w MJtamoru- -u tar a-
it- defensive ability n concerned
a force III Nilli~ta- rcp"rcd w number
about 1000 men. reached RcNnu-a yc-trr
day under the command of Jose Rodrisucl.
and we're scheduled tu resume thr march,
n the direction If Matamoro~ this morn
ng. Then advance guard arr ulrrud,
we'll on thc road io Maiamoro-. and. in
fact. WV lci-t ~kirmi-h WAS expected wv
have occurred Within q few mlc- uf thr
city today a further force w wa.
troops. said tu number about 3uuu urn. I-
reported hack IT thc torcc~ Which yr~trr-
daN cnrampcd at Rrvnu-a
Matamoro~ today WA pcryadcd 3, -
general feeling WIT satisfaction aud ruulI
dencc over the ability of thc force- ihcir
Nv cope with ihr situation. Thu condition
was plainly evident tu visitor from
Brownsville. who threaded their ul,
through various sections uf thc cif, with
out having once been hudcrrd y, th,
-nldicry
Practically 10 stores in Matamoro-
we're closed to-day. including thr saloons.
which were ordered hy thr cumuandin.
officer WV Shut their door ANA uH rrouui
them until permitted tu du -u. AN HI rr-ul'
WI thi~ u"t Y drunken citizen ur soldier Was
tn hc seen. There were mHnt mnro ruu
,lr un thc streets than were WV rtid,.I-,
u-t before hr battle thur occurred .u.
wears ago.
The tracks WI thr freight wards ul Now
tamuro-. which extend westward from thr
rIty. arr filled wv their capacity WITH h">
ears. stretching from near thr mcru
liuual bridge ~ " point iar hcyoud WY,
rlcrtrr light plant TIN placing ni thr
ears i for the purpose ~ protecting ihr
city itself from amy stray bullets. vh'rh
are certain to iIy over lhc hrra-tworl- lu
-stcd Hhuut thrrr-p quarter WI w miIr west
ui thr MrNicun National depot.
Beginning near thr ilu Graudr. .hr
hrca-tWurk- make yellow iinr extending
clear around thc rity WY th, south uud
ru-t They arr hi4h Hud vcI constructed
~ good road gravel. huili vidc enough "
\ thr iur tu permit au automobile tu ru--
down them without once slipping y" 'hc
side in connection with thr hrcu-tvurh-
I there are constructed ai certain distance
from each other series nI -truu., huiIt
brick structures whirh are -uid tu hun-r
v thc machine. W. rapid wv, guns VT thr W,
icu~iyr forces. There urr -umr fr,.
~ twelve ~ these hou~r~. cach ~aid to
Ihap- with more.
VI 'lhr hrru-tWurh- west uI Ihr rii, fnDfI
lunrrurrd fu br alive with tarrunll -uI-
der. and numerous Mexican tIag- were tu
hr seen M distance. ilNina from thr ,ul
W tie defensive Notifications
Fur thr first time since hr h.- hrru
in command of Matamorn~ General \aiar-
rate today wa- wv tuil uniform llr l- rid
ng small dapplc grey horse. known a-
-El Burarhu." The Druukard." which hr
ha- hryn using constantly since thr nnf
break WV thc original Mgdcru revolution.
tvr tcar~ ago. The horse gets hi- rlmH
from sort ~ staggering t.ut, swinging
hI- rider rom eide tu side.
u wa~ reported th- moruue ihat Grr-
rrII Nuturrutr had issued an order haf
'lhc port would hc partly clu~cd 10 o'clnrt
lld that WV Stranger. particularly
Americans. would hc permitted iu enter
However. " w probable that woo Strangers
However. h b. pruhahl rilM WOO -irn4rr-