Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-17
Carranza Force of 1000 May Attack
Rodriguez From West--AnOther
Force Approaches From South.

Instead oi being Staged 40 Maiam"r"-
possibihiic- uou are thai the hlg battle
ut the lower border Will hr -tagcd "a or
near RIo Bravo. y town thirty live mlr.
wet III Matlr.uru. where Gcucral jose
r.. Rodrr.urt. thr \tllu commander \,
GENTLY hr-Ir.n. Mltamur"- ha- retired i".
Ro~ita. thc station four mllr- west "i M'-
tnmorn~. and lu- kurra-. thr river landing.
were evacuated I'm ihr \iIh-ta- Yesterday.
and though report were that hc wa- ""
establish camp at EcNu"-a. information
from Hidal.u a1 he Udl r-tahh-h lt RE-
Bravo.
force NJ uu, thuu tud ,lrrIu, t.,.
Which G,ucrd Nt,l",rp Herrera several
dav~ ago announced hr WAS dc-pat,hlu.
to The a--l-tauc, oi Natamoro~ TODAY 81
reported near the lower hord,r. Nmu
tancou~ly "a Carruci-ta~ cavalry force rr.
ported to number 1904 m command oi Gcu.
..ral lldciou~o Na~qucz. which ha- depart
eel from Maiamuro- - reported urs. thr
Nilh~ta camp from the south. With p"-
sihiliiic- of attack from tW" -ld'- md'rH
tion~ are the po~ltiun at the \ilh-ta forces
i prccauou- At Rio Bravo = system
Of irrigation canals lends splendid "ppur
tunitic- for mtrcnchmcut-.
United States officials ai llidHl-u IrNH-.
opposite Rr,uu-a. Mexico, reported t"taN
that tram brought 1900 \iIIa reinforce
m.nt- fur Rudri.uct reached E,Auu.a lr
tween 10 auL l1 O'clock th- mun..t4. I'r
Officials were certain ut thr arrival "t thr
trains and were inturmcd ny uan rI"-r.N
connected with thc \IIh-ta- thli tH,t hur,
reinforcement.
Th,-c trans had not moved from E,,
no-a at au earl, hour tlu- afternoon.
Emilio CARA. th, \hla ,uu ul lu
Brownsville. uth,all, announced TODAY the
retirement from hctorc Mutamoru- 20 tur
Villa army ut General Jo-c T.. E"du9url.
ordrr- were received from the hcadgu'r.
te,. of the Villa government m~lurlu2
General Rodrigucz to retire to RcNu"-a.
and there await further ordcr~. This "i
fcial announcement cuuilrlu- report rr.
rrivrd h, The Herald yesterday that \U.a
soldier passed certain puiut- al"n- thr
river IA snail hodic- hound Westward. M.
diratinr the retreat Though lhr general
movement Mt~lNtlil fN '' tAtis
night before the Wills army had n"i r'm
nlrtrk evacuated Ru-ua and l.u- iiurI
until late Yesterday afternoon.
Report from tarruutu source -tHir
that \ Carrauli arm, which wv hrhrsrd M"
have. lru Nutamuru- "Wednesday m"r'u..
.nin.. nut nluug thc San fruad" r"td. NH-
d,tour,d aud MAY impede thy pr"-rr-
westward NJ thr rrtryaim- NIlli-tH- G.r-
.rnl lldrfuu-o Nu-uurf IVY believed \" ht
IN command ~ TINS army. llr Wa- seen n
Matamoro- Tuesday afternoon. hnt latest
information from there Indicates that h'
l,,- not returned. and p,r-"n~ in t"rrh
with the situation h-hr,c this confirm
Carran1a reports that 1t D. n"i intended Fl"
uermli the \llh~ta~ to retreat alt"s"ih'i
nnhindcrcd
Just before rciiru. their tram from a..
s,ta the NiIh-ta- d>sumtrd parts ~ th'
railroad track hi that ,irudtN m order T"
impede the prugr,'-- ut au> pursuing ARMY
With the retirement ui thr \i.a army
the International ASPECT "i thy iiHHli"u
" ia. been removed the hattlr hrH- Hp.
l,nrently indefinitely postponed Ih,rr i-
H. further danger to Hronu~vil, ard
American resident aud property NaI"r
General Frederick Funston. wh" h.- been
here awaiting the Villa assault uruu MIfu
mnro-. made preparation \" return t'
San Antonio thi- afternoon.
Report were received ln brownsville N"
day that new bands ~ \tH ir""u- hNN,
nppcarcd \ hong distance south "t MaiI-
morn- IN the direction "t Victoria. Ih'
report. Indicated that thr-, TROOPS vrr,
small bands probably from ihr vicinity ~
Tampico en- route to MoutcrreN
Skirini~he~ have been occurring brlN,'i
small parties ot \ill-ta~ and tarrauri-la.
a, points about opposite Mi--'"u. Tex.
Early today Captain Mr'"> "t the i"'ih
limited States cavalry. stationed 70 hi-
sion. was Informed that -lN wounded car
ranris,a~ had crossed the Rio Grdnde mt
the United Sutc~ 40 4 Mexican vll -
known a. Conception dcl Gro. "ppo-l
Iomita. on the American side. Which NJ hr
miles south If Mission. Captain Mr' I"
and 4 detachment went ~ the scene M li
crossing but had not returned TIM alter
noon.