The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-01
mexico CITY MAY
AGAIN FALL INTO
CARRANZA'S HANDS
General Oregon Nearing Cap
ital and Zapata Is Prepar-.
ing to Flee, Washing
ton Learns.
VILLA GOES TO MATAMOR0S
American Troops Are Stationed
Along Border--Villista Forces
Being strengthened After
Being Repulsed.

Washington, March 3~0.-Dispatches
Nothing OF that kind was mentioned,
Iowever. in today's official advices to
he state department. The latest Of
icial advices were that General Cara
It the head of the government in Mex
CO City had given that he
was making arrangements TO bring
.ood into the city and was maintaining
rood order.
received in diplomatic quarters here to-
aay from diplomatists in in Mckee
Eity, said 1t was understood there CEN
ral Obregon with Carranza forces are
returning to the capital and that Zap
tia forces were about to ~evacuate.
Brownsville, Tex, March 29.-There
vas no fighting at Matamoros today UP
10 this afternoon. Reports from both
rides indicated that the battle between
villa besiegers and the Carranza garri-
ION would not be renewed before to-
morrow.
More Troops En- Route.
Col. Jose Flores, of the Matamoros
garrison, announced today that Car
ANA reinforcements d~isembarked at
he mouth of the Rio Grande at from
Ehe transport Oaxaca yesterday ana
hat they were expected to reach
Hatamoros today. Other Carranza re-
Inducements OF $500 men and 10 pieces
II artillery under Gen. Cesar Lopez, De
lara, are reported to be coming to-
wards Matamoros from the south, The
villa forces come from the west.
Officially there are said to be lis
villa prisoners, % of them wounded. In
addition to 200 Villa wounded In
Brownsville and other 200 are sale to
be distributed among ranches near the
Rio Grande border on the Mexican sNe
Colonel Flores, OF the Matamoros
killed and more han 500 wounded.
villa officers admitted 500 casualties
including about 100 killed.
The report of American Consul Jess
Johnson, at Matarmoros, that no shots
we're fred into American territory. APP
parently refers to the fact that there
was no intentional shooting in h d.
rection of Brownsville. The rifle bull
let's falling here Saturday were spent.
Washington, March 29.-war depart
ment officials feel that United States
forces already at Brownsville. Tex, are
ample to protect that town during the
fighting between the Mexican factions
at Matamoros across h Rio Grande
river. .
At Brownsville. Colonel Blocksom has
a squadron of the Third cavalry, a
machine gun platoon and battery D.,
OF the Sixth field artillery. Further up
the river are two squadrons OF the
Twelfth cavalry. Additional troops
could be sent by train from Fort Sam
Houston at San Antonio, Tex, or Fort
Mcintosh at Laredo, Tex.
Villa to Border.
After being repulsed by the CarranZa
forces at Matamoros h Villista army
Is awaiting achievements before re-
- nv fhn ntfnnH nnnnrnl Villa fl
said to be en- route to Matamoros to
take command Of the assault.
Major General Funston, commanding
the border forces, reported today n q
General Villa has 16 field guns n a
large number Of machine guns, while
the Carranza forces have 10 field guns
and 80 or more machine guns. Gen
eral Funston added that neither fac
ton had artillery yesterday. The arrival
of the field guns has increased the ap-
prehension of officials here. '
From the American consul at Mata-
moros, who went to Brownsville to send
a dispatch, came a puZzling report that
shots had been fired into Matamoros
from the American side and that two
men had been wounded, No shots had
been fired into American territory, he
said. I'd.
The Pacific coast Red Cross director,
Charles j. OConnon, a been ordered
to Ell Paso to take charge Of the relief
work along the border.
Red Cross nurses, ordered yesterday
to Brownsville to care for the wounded,
reported their arrival today. +
Secretary Bryan said today that he
had word from General Cara, in Mex
leo City, that he would give immediate
consideration to the food situation in
the capital.
Brownsville. Tex. March 29.-Fff-
- -
renewal OF the Villa attack upon Mata-
moros, sighted by Americans about 60
miles west Of Matamoros yesterday.
were not expected to deliver their
freight in time to begin bombardment
of the C~arranza garrison before Tues
day night at the earliest. o..