Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-29
VILLA OCCUPIES
THE OUTER WORKS
His Forces Take Several Positions
Of City and Assault on Town
Proper Under Way.
SHOTS FALL ACROSS THE LINE

Ell PASO, Tex, March 2S.--At Z
o'clock tonight the villa forces. COM
manded by General lose Rodriguez.
attacking Matamorss occupied the
outer positions and began the assault
for the control of the city proper, ac-
cordinR TO dispatches received here.
General Rodriguez is reported as
having said he would have the city
by morning.
villa Begins Attack.
WASHINGTON, March 2s.--Gen-
eraI villa began yesterday the attack
on Matamoras, opposite Brownsville,
Tex, the possession Of which would
give him practically undisputed con-
troll OF the sthtes bordering on the
American frontier.
Having been driven cut of Piedras
Negras, the only ports Of entry on
the Texas border remaining In the
HANDS of Carranza we're Nuevo Laredo
and Matanoras. Only small garri-
son is at the former place, but at the
latter town several thousand Car
ranza troops have been concentrated.
shosa Crosse Line.
BRowNsvILnE, Tex. March H.--An
unexpected attack from the south. late
today. caused villa forces to cease their
attack on Riatamoras, opposite here, gar
rssoned by carranza troops, but In the
meantime stray shots had crossed the
tva
BrownsviIie. Neither was injured seri-
ousiy.
The persons injured were Mrs. Luciano
Hinojosa, wounded In the foot, and Jose
NJ. Lopez. wounded in the arm. Nrmer-
Gus other bullets were said to have fallen
In Brownsville.
The attack from the south. which COM
tinued tonight. apparently threatened to
flank the right OF the attacking force,
1t came late today after Villa troops
had made four intellectual assaults upon
Matamoras ,breastworks and then had
been driven back a thousand yards. ac-
cordinE 10 the ceTanza defenders.
Led by vaaaues.
The attacking force from the south was
believed 10 be led By General ndefonso
vasquez. whose departure from Mata-
mOras several DAYS ago AZ the head OF a
body OF troops caused rlrnors OF disseti-
sion between him and General r. p. Nat-
farakr, commanding at Matamoras.
No artillery was brought into action to-
day in she fighting at Matamoras the
forces limiting themselves TO rifles and
machine guns. carranza authorities AZ
Matamoras said their only casualties
wlre eight wounded
The Villa forces iost in killed and
wounded about 100 men, according 70 a
villa officer tonight. -Four villa officers
we're brought to the American side. four
mics east Of here. suffering from
Wounds a colonel among them was ex-
rected 10 die.
Both sises tonight were expecting raln-
fcrcements. A villa officer today said
their artillery had not yet asriyeds but
would be IN readiness tomorrow and that
additional troops were coming
Arrest twelve Men.
tinted states military authorities to-
day arrested twelve men In Brownsville.
charged with shooting at the constitu-
tlonallsts from the American side. They
are allaged TO have killed or wounded
four men,
Il was said that the force under Gen
cral vasqaez numbered 1900 Heavy fir
ing came from the south tonight and was
believed 20 be between this force and the
villa troops.
Tho fighting before Matamoraa today
began about noon and continued until
horily before dark. when the new attack
began TO the south. II was believed the
attack on Matamoras was merely feeleI
for tho villa troops, AZ they apparently
expect additional forces.