Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-05

can side. though General Nafarrate l.
still IN the city.
LUIS dc IA Rosa. alleged co-leader with
Aniceto Pizana w the border troubles on
the American side. appeared Sunday morn
inc ~ the streets of Reynosa where he
endeavored to obtain recruits for hIs army
of revolution IN Texas, according to IN
formation reaching American military au
thorities al Mission. De Ii Rosa boastcd
that hi army would attack points On the
American side of the river, and used other
arguments ~ which ~ hoped ~ increase
the number of men in his ranks.
That It. II Rosa safely appeared on thr
RevnoSa streets sunday seems to have
harn due to the fact that Lieutenant
Colonel Nela-co. who has evidenced
IA friendly attitude ~ operations on the
American side NJ the river. was still IN
command Sunday. Nelasco has since been
repaeed wv command that arrived with
General Fueenlo Lopez The bandits, num-
herring probably one hundred and fifty men,
are still IN the brush in the Reyno=a vicin-
itv. where they are said ~ hc misleading
peon Mexicans INTO believing they are or
fcers IN the Carrarza army.
Report received bv other United States
officials in Brownsville State that de IL
Rosa and Pizana have both gone into thr
interior of Mexico.
"A Mexican swan the Rio Grandc M
point about fifty five miles up the river
Yesterday and informed An American army
natroI that band W Mcxicans intended
last night To attack the Capote settlement.
Soldier we're NJ guard during the night,
but no attempt was made 70 attack m
settlement Army officers we're inclined tr
believe that the Mexican who brought the
warning wa merely using i A. an excuse
NJ eros the river. aIl crossings being pro
hibited except ND the two regular ports af
entry Nv Brownsville and llIdalgo
In the absence of any word from thc
Carranza military authorities at MaiN-
moro- a. 10 what they would do with the
nolnnv III Texas Mexican bandit who
have fled INTO the Matamuros military di--
trict. army officer IN patrol duty along
Tie hundred mile zone opposite the rcgl"'
where the bandits have been crossing thr
river. reported that they had seen ur''-
ments Of armed men who appeared to "
regular Carranza soldiers Hf several
po,nts winch Indicated activity - prlrlnc
the territory where the bandits haFn nern
hiding. The rlver being out os u st-~ "
and 4 mile or more wide ID some art-
rendered accurate observations cf the
Mexican hank difficult.
Colonel "A " BIock-om has not relaxed
the careful preparations - rcrcl INVASION
which we're completed la=i week. Sever
theless there Is . belief among the arm
officer that from now on effective cr-
operation may W expected from the Me-i-
can lde ~ The rver.
<uo-
Nafarrats 10 Victoria
VI was announced today that BrigilEer
General f. r. Nafarrate, retiring con-
mander az Matamoros. will 20 ~ Nlttr-
IN the state VI Tamaulipas. The date ~
General Naiarraie'- departure from Mni '-
moro- has not been announced bnt r"i' Wy
from there today said that he might lea IA
today with III staff. General Nafarrate 'n''
several members Of hs staff visited -
ferry landing opposite Brownsville cHr
today
General Lopez, successor ~ General A4'-
farrate. i a Young man. and the son ". y
Matamoros citizen ell has risen from
the ranks in the Carranza army and I- s:''d
to have an intimate knowledge Of ihe