Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12
Carranza Monoplane Darts To Earth In
First Flight And Is Put TempOrar-
lily Out OF Commission.

Two ~kImI~he~ of conn lerable pro-
portions have occurred Ill the past two
nights ia front OF the hrca>tw"rk- west
Of Matamoro~. with liuht lu~~c- IN each.
la the >kirmI-h oi sunday morning the
Carranci-ia- claim the Nilli~iu, lo-t eleven
killed. while from Nilhsta sources II l.
stated their lu~~c~ were two -ub-unccr-
killed and two men wounded Consider
able shooting was done early sunday
morning during The rain-torn. hul because
of the darkness little damage wa- done
This morning early riser started with
heavy machine Gun fire about ! O'Clock
&ud continued about forty-hvc minutes
This firing wa~ conducted under heavy
fog. the Carrauci~ta- claiming that they
discerncd number oi the enemy app
preaching. crawling alon. the ground ut
their hands and knees. Carranci~ta~ were
Immediately sent ont from behind thc
brcaotwork- and pursued the \illi~iu~.
claiming 4" have caused several dead and
wounded.
At 10 "'rork thi~ morning 4 body at
about fifty men were observed from the
American side. "ppu~itc the Carrnci-ta
brea~twnrk-. tu leave thc cutrruchmrni-
and proceed westward M the direction OF
thickrt. about tive hundred yards south
Of the hrca~tw"rk-. Upon their arrival in
the thlckcl firing was heard for some time.
but finally II became quiet. tn To- early
thi~ afternoon the fifty men had not rc-
turned to the brea~twork~. leaving the sup
. position thai they maintained their posi-
tion IN the thicket.
Later a. was learned from Maiamoro~
source that the party which sailed out
from the hrca~twork~ at ~ o'clock this
morning was commanded hv Major RJmu~
Thi~ party reported that They drove d
Sinall Villa force clear back to the La Ru-
ss.,.~ pasture. II true. the report would iu-
dicatc that the Villa iorrc~ are far from
the brca~iwork~ today.
In the fighting At SUNDAY morning II
was said that a small party oi Carrancl~-
la. who un Saturday sighted the pu~iiiun
of the Villa hlpanc. sailed forth from the
brca~iwork- with the object of destroying
the biplanc They had made considerable
progrc-~ ia The direction nf the machine
when They were discovered. and after
heavy firing returned tn The hrra~twurk~
without lu~~c~ This wa~ sand "a have
been one uf the several ~kirmi-hc- that
orcurrrd during Saturday night
General lose f. Rndrigucl = planning tu
remove M headquarters from the Ia- Bu-
ciaS plantation to the railroad station
about eight miles west NJ Matamoro-
known a. I.a~ Rucia~ Thi~ move. II j.
understood. J. being m.rdc tor the purpose
of bringing the general headquarters in
closer proximity with the front. and also
>Ssccau>c ot the expected early completion
ui the rrpair~ un the railroad ~ Mnntrr-
rey.
The con~tiiuiiunai~t monuplanc. upon
which ha~ depended the expected air war
IN connection with lhr lighting around
Matamoro-. came IL grict ou the tlyiu.
field AZ o'clock SUNDAY morning. aud lies
there after \ flight Ia V height VT about
fifty feet with one wing broken. the pro
pcIlcr smashed and part VI thc wood work
wrecked.
Aviator Chapa. who guided the machine
nj the time of the wreck. escaped uuhuri
with onl. slight shock This wa~ the
initial flight with the French monopane
and the aviator said that thc cause M the
fall was simply los ~ control 81 the ma
chine. llc had not intended tn TIN ~ amy
considerable height. and was about ~ at-
tempt circle IN the field when the accident
occurred. The machine had travelled u di--
iancc oi about four hundred feet when IL
decided 10 ram il~ nose III the ground.
Contrary a. reports ~ Brownsville Mr..
fhapa was not arrested. When seen wv
Maiamoro> SUNDAY afternoon hc sand that
he could make the necessary repairs "a the
machine. hul did not know when They could
bc completed The day being sunday hi-
mcchanician wa~ taking = holiday. and uo
work wa~ u ~ dome un thc machine until
ihl- afternoon 40 the earliest.