The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-30
FIGHTING FRED
Is NEAR BATTLE
Funston Arrives at Brownsville; Bat.
teries Due Tonight Wounded Sol.
diers Not Aided.

Funston Arrives ut Brownsville; Bat.
teries Due Tonight; Wounded Sol
diers Not Aided.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas. March 30 il
General Frederick Funston arrived
here today from Fort sam Houston
Texas. TO watch over the border situa.
tlon during the villa attuck upon Mutu-
mOrOs Three batteries Of field artl-
lery from San Antonio are due tonight.
There had been no renewal Of hostin-
ties between the villa and Currunzu
factions, up to O'Clock today and
nothing 10 Indicate when they would
he resumed The United States urtil-
lery IL being brought here to guard
against firing across the border, two
persons having been wounded here
during fighting last Saturday
Villa soldiers who fell wounded In
Saturdays attack ON Matamoros are
suid still 10 be- laying where they fell
and today II G. Harrison. nn Ameri-
can Red Cross official sought pcrmls
sion from the Mntnmoros commander
TO bring them in The commander
General T.. + Nnfnreatr reported ha
had men out gathering the wounded
and placing them In Matumoros hos
pitfalls as rapidly as possible
BROWNSVILLE. Tex, March 80
There had been no fighting up to 9
| O'Clock today between Villa aud Car
ranZH factions around Mutumoros. and
no indications that fighting would be-
resumed today
villa forces now lying before Mat
amOros after their unsuccessful at
I tack last Saturday Hrr likely TO find
thcmselyc- hrmmrd IN by BY Car
| ranZu forces from the west and south
| n reports Of advancing Carranza
| troops are true. There already has
been some fighting between villa
troops aud those Of General lldefonso
VasQucz on the south, but nothing
! further had been heard here early
today from General lIdefonso Castro,
reported advancing from the west to
attack the villa forces
WASHINGTON. March 3O-with
the arrival Of United States troops at
Brownsville, Tex, today to prevent
the firing into American territory by
the Mexican forces cuntcuding for pos
session Of MatamOrOs, war department
officials are confident that they have
now have the situation well In hand.
Three batteries OF the Third field
artillery were on their way today 10
Brownsville from san Antonio and Il
| regiment Of Infantry was being held
I'm readiness at Texas City to move
there on moments notice. Orders
10 the troops had gone from the war
department In response to the sugges
tiOn Of Major Funston, commanding
the American forces on the border who
has gone to Brownsville 10 assume
command OF the situation.
These precautions were deemed
necessary to Impress upon the com
manders NJ the Mexican forces fight
ing at MatamOrus that firing across
the border. thus endangerlng Amcri
can lives will not be permitted. As
surancrs had been given, however, by
the CarrHnLH and villa agencies here
that firing into the Texas city would
not be allowed
WASHINGTON. March 30 Moth
ing reached the state department to
day 10 confirm yesterdays report that
ZHpata forces were about TO eyHcuatC
Mexico CITY again and that General
Obrcgon, the CarruuZn Chieftan, wOulC
reOccupy the capital
From Brownsville Colonel Blocksom
reported:
There has been no firing Of any ac
count since my last report | have
been unable to get reliable Information
as to the whereabouts Of the remand
er Of the villa force and their al
tillery hut reports | have indicate
that they are about twelve miles NJ
the railroad which Is said to be- re
paired that far"
Other reports said fifteen cars Of
villa artillery would reach Matamoro'
from Monterey tomorrow
: DALLAS. Tex, March 3O-Misse'
Katherine Justine and A. AICher, Re,
Cross nurses, left here today fol
Brownsville on orders from Red Gross
headquarters at Washington. They
expected To nurse Mexican wounded
In Brownsville.
WASHINGTON, March 30,-Presi
dent Wilson told callers today he be
lieved the administration was dOinl
everything possible to protect Ameri
cans along the Mexican border A
suggestion that General Hugh L. Scott
chief Of staff OF the army might bC
sent to Brownsville to stop the fight
ing near the border at Mntamoros, wa'
met with statement by the president
, that there was no plan for that.
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