Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-01
NAF FARRATE HAS
ARRESTED FIVE
TEXAS RAIDERS
MATAM0R0S COMMANDER OUT WITH
STATEMENT ACTION TAKEN
NEARLY A WEEK AGO.
INDICATES NO IMMEDIATE ACTION
WILL FOLLOW POSSIBLE SHELLS
OVER RIO GRANDE.

Announcement that five Mexican Ameri-
can bandits. one Of them wounded and all
oi them chased across the Rio Grande bv
American troops. have been arrested on the
Mexican side of the river was made last
night BY Brigadier General Emiliano II
Nafarrate, Carranza commander at Mata-
moros. AT the same time he said he il in
vestigating the reported gathering of 500
Mexicans forming near Progreso crossing
with the apparent intention of invading
American territory.
This information was the first intimation
since last Fridays raid that the Carranza
authorities have taken any positive action
stop the Mexican bandits from invading
American territory.
General Nafarrate said that the five ar
rests were reported To him Sunday by
Lieutenant Colonel Gerardo CuelIar al Ca
margo, about seventy-fve miles above
Brownsville. The prisoners are still held
there. Nafarrate said, pending the arrival
of Instructions from General Obregon,
Carranza's leading commander. Appar-
emily the question of action of Carranza
troops along this border during the present
crisis has been referred almost entirely rn
General Obregon 1t was under General
ObregonS orders. General Nafarrate said.
that Carranza troops were ordered 10
evacuate the river front opposite the
American troops 20 a. 10 avoid the danger
of conflict between the two armies.
Would be Invasion.
General Nafarrate. when asked ii he
would take any action If American noun
tain guns fired shells into Mexican terri
tory in attempting 10 extermnate the raid
ing parties on the bank Of the river, said
that was a matter for General Obregon "a
pass upon. lie pointed out that when
Ohregon recently was informed that
American troops were returning fire from
the Mexican side Of the river NJ said IL
would be best 10 await action, expected
within the next fifteen days on the aneS-
tion Of recognition before deciding on what
S.ep~ Carranza soldiers ought to take
These orders. Nafarrate said. probably
would also cover artillery fire against the
siered any fire across the river equal to
an invasion Of Mexican territory
Urges Caution in Fire.
General Nafarrate said Carranza sol
dier~ were stationed too far from tile river
% be in danger from mountain gun fire.
used women and children might b. endan-
eered on the Mexican side Of the river.
Investigates PrOgreso.
The investigation of the reported gather-
ing of raiders opposite Progreso crossing
was begun Yesterday. General Nafarrate
said, by Major Antonio Cavazos OF hi,
staff. who left Matamoros Wednesday
night on that mission. III Cavazo~ report,
that there j. a suspicious gathering about
ProgreSo. Nafarrate will telegraph General
Obregon for instructions.
willing to Cooperate.
General Nafarrate said that he told the
Carranza consul in Brownsville two weeks
ago to notify American army officers thar
if they would send word whenever they
chased bandits across the river and etve
him the position of this crossing he would
send a staff officer from Matamoros Ia trv
to have the bandits caught. lie said he l.
still willing To cooperate in this manner n
hi ~uperiorS sanction it,
Couldn't Find Leaders.
The Carranza commander, commenting
on official reports in the United States lla.
he j. either unable to control his army sr
III in sympathy with the attacks on the
American side Of the river, said that ~ ha~
arrested TO date all Mexicans he could Rad
who are suspected of joining in the rcvo-
lutienary plot against the United States.
lie said that he attempted TO catch
de Ia Rosa and Anceto Pizana, the May.
cans whose names were signed to the r. D.
lutionary circulars distributed in So
Texas, but that they were gone by tl- i.c
information that they had been i'll Mn,a-