The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-28
MEXICAN BULLETS
 FALL OVER BORDER
TWO PEOPLE ARE WOUNDED IN BROWNSVILLE DURING THE
 FIGHT IN MATAMORAS.
Villa Forces Lost About Four Hun dred in Killed and Wounded in
 Their Attempts to Capture the City.

Brownsville. Texas, March 27.--Al
 unexpected attack from the south lat | today caused Villa forces to ceas, l their attack upon Matamoras. oppositt l lere, but in the meantime stray shot
 had crossed the border and Woundc, two persons in Brownsville Neither
 was injured seriously
 The persons injured were strick bs shots falling in the residence section here They were Mrs Luciano Hino
 iosa wounded in the foot, and Jose M
 Lopez, wounded in the arm. Numer ous other bullets were said Co have fallen in Brownsville
 The attack from the south which continued tonight apparently t1reat ened to flank the right of Che attack, ing force It came late today after Villa troops had made four intellectual assaults upon the Matamoras breast works and then had been driven back some l000 yards according to the Carranza defenders.
 The attacking force from the south was believed to be led by General llIetOnso Nasquez, whose departure from Matamoras several days ago at the head of body of troops caused rumors of dissension between him and General E. r. Nafarrate, commanding at Matamoras
 No artillery was brought into action today in the fighting at Matamoras the forces limiting them elves to rifles and machine guns Caranza authorities at Matamoras said their only casualties were eight wounded The Villa forces lost in killed and wounded, about four hundred men, ac- cording to a Villa officer tonight Four Villa officers were brought 10 the American side, five miles west of here. suffering from wounds A colonel among them was expected to die
 Both sides tonight were expecting endorsements. A Villa officer today told an Associated Press correspond- ent their artillery had not yet arrived but would be in readiness tomorrow and that additional troops were com ing.
 United States military authorities today arrested twelve men in Browns. vile charged with shooting on the consttutionalsts from the American side They are alleged 10 have killed or wounded four mon.
 The transport OaNaca was reported ,ft,l, .F it Grande with ,500 troops to reinforce the Matamoras defenders IL was said no suitable landing could be found The transport came from Vera Cruz. according to an American aboard who was allowed to land on this side. allowed to land on this side
 It was said that the force under General Nasquez numbered l,500
 Heavy firing came from the south tonight and was believed to be be- tween this force and the Villa troops.
 The fighting before Matamoras to- day began about noon and continued until shortly before dark when the new attack began 10 the south IL was believed the attack upon Matamoras was merely tceler for the Villa troops. as they apparently expect ad- diuonal forces
 The coustitutjoualist losses known were 33 wounded and eight killed. Colonel Precipio Euzondo was wound ed. but not fatally
 A Villa officer admitted that he was the only man out of the general staff not wounded. leading to the beley that at least p Villista officers We're killed or wounded He stated that there were about 200 wounded and killed soldiers at the rear and esi- other sources 1t is shrlhmNtvslskelO mated two hundred others From other sources il is said that the Nillstas lost 800 dead It was stated that the field is strewn with dead men and