New Britain herald., 1915-03-29
CARRANzA FORCES ARE
 RETURNING TO CAPITAL
Claimed Shots Have Been Fired In- 10 tOhatamjraS From American SOll.

1 Washington, March, 29.-Dispatches
 received in diplomatic quarters here
 today from diplomats in Mexico City, | said it was understood there that Gen l eral Obregon, With Carranza troops ] was returning to the capital and that i Zapata forces were about to evacu- | ate.
 | Enough Troops at Brownsville War department officials feel that l American forces already at Browns vile, Tex, are ample to protect that ] town during the fighting between the Mexican factions at Matamoros, across the Rio Grande.
 At Brownsville Colonel Blocksom has squadron of the Third Cavalry,
 a machine gun platoon, and battery D of the Sixth Field Artillery. Nearby, 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. Acting Secretary Breckinridge said today that Colonel Blocksom in
 warning the Mexicans not to fire into American territory, acted under in- structions of long standing. He said that under no circumstances would the fire be returned without direct in
 structions from Washington. Col
 onel Blocksom's order to stop the
 bringing of wounded Mexicans into Texas territory was also under a gen.
 eral, instruction forbiddisg the ad- mission of refugees from battle except where humanity demands it.
 Neither Have Artillery.
 Major General Funston, command
 ing the border forces, reported today
 that Villa has sixteen field guns and
 a large number of machine guns,
 while the Carranza forces have 15 field guns and thirty or more ma
 chine guns General Funston added that neither faction had artillery yes terday.
 The arrival of the field guns has
 increased the apprehension of off,
 cials here. The field pieces have a
 long range and Brownsville is only about one and one-half miles from
 Matamoros.
 Secretary Bryan, without making
 public the contents of the despatch,
 said he had word :rom General Garza
 in Mexico City that he would give inn
 mediate consideration to the food situation in the capitol. Word also
 came that order prevailed in Mon terey.
 From the American consul at Mata- moros, who went to Brownsville to send a despatch, came a puzzling re- port that shots had been fired into MatamorOs from the American side and that two men had been wounded. No shots had been fired into Ameri- can territory, he said
 Secretary Bryan said he had caused warnings to be sent to the Carranza and Villa commanders not to fire across the line so as to endanger American lives and property. To Care for Wounded. Steps have already been taken by the American Red Cross society here to care for the Mexicans at Brownsville who were wounded in the fighting
 at Matamoros Saturday. Advices said that many wounded MeXicans had
 reached Brownsville.
 The Pacific coast Red Cross di- rector, Charles J. O'Connor had been ordered to El Paso to take charge there of the relief work along the border.
 Red Cross nurses, ordered yester- day to Brownsville, to care for the wounded reported their arrival today Artillery Not in Time. Brownsville, Texas, March 29.-Fif-