Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-14

crosslnc tho NIavio,n t,raar .n,,,,,o
f,r, q, "a, -, - o,,,,,,.,,. ~ n,
"e W wy Wv" VI |oiui'pus' Az NJ
"nu H"ooillg up an cncanpment OF
United states cavalrymen amazed the
nation. Fifty-seyeu years AFRO .Innn
Coriina crossed the rio Gronde from
! Matamoros. captured the CITY of
Brownsville ,stablishod ma povern-
mcnt of new republic under. a new
flag ana in n grapdiloo,lont nroclnma.
ton defied the Whale United states
Cortina was one OF thn most sncc-
tacular fighters that eyer lcd an
army in ,he ,nilay ~ ~, pti ,.u -
which has been n battlefield ever since
the days of The Mizteea and The A.
tees, Ills whole life Yas q sertea of
daring EXHIBITS. but tbe erreatast ~
them an was n three davs' conoipn in
which he thrashed n Mexican rebel
army into impotencv fnrcod m a,.rrv
of Emneror Maxinilion ~ floo far
safety Ia its naval tr,nsnorts in tha
Gulf of Mexico. nlrsuel q ronfederata
army across mo Rlo c.rando heoa,sa
Il had aided hls enemies ana ,hon
fought side by side with United states
soldiers 10 rout The confederates
when the American commander fried
TO hold him ana his army to their on
listment terms Cortina snapped his
fingers ut his allies and rode AWAY
10 resume his fighting agatnst The ZOOS
OF the government forces in Moxico
Cortina began his extraordinarv ga
reer ne t6 wears hv declaring himeolf
an enemy of the republlc of Tcxas
lie harried the borderinnd min Tavas
W as annexed TO the United siaies ana
In 1916 he fought against GeneroI
TAYLOR AT palo Alto ana Rrsaca do Ia
Palma. tte was at H,,ena Visto tho
remainder Of the roinnoion ~ phat
war.
After neaoa u,,s deci,raa ho 80
turned Ia HIS favorifn nurs,llt NJ brie.
andage Ue fool, his via roidass
across INA ma rrsnd, ana had 49,
ouent brushes win the Tevns ran,.ars
His surrosses htoxicatea M, ana
win tho ,io,, oe hac,,,'',,, ,'i,n HI, 'a
dictator nm hts avn acrnnnt ha iss',aG
n vorhose acknowledgements :, Nt &c.,
her tS5e derlnrina ,,.., aaat,s, ~
a.nitod ctata :, W. "Sa,nst wy
worthy of hotta. e Nc uoouineh'
tfnitod s''N'N'
~. o.d'Vs uouPs immediately
s'i, ~ lo'' in'o lroWnsNlle tof-
,,hi,,n . pl'Vheu pattie ana was
49,, ~ wv nV sutlNteu ms FORCES
~ w IL nnn peb"h iaiulhE aVross
'''1 my 80 ~ wv
"S ~ u'''lun eesa'hv SO serious
80. ~, iNVpVit T. i''e' 1leh hiuen III I
- -, Wv WIN ,'o solelhineht because OF
, nts su'Vusa III en'tihs me dohn Brown +
WI, Nas s''il 'o ,ne eeruer' Ger !
~, ', was sooi, iorceu INTO mexico ne I
."ie,i,"vu i'bn,lilh as fepel AGAINST
N'a ~, authority tnere'
ne outbreak OF the American civil |
war FOUND Nortina q reeoEnized power |
~ mutene'n M'NlV" particularly IN
l"hhilphs Inc arrival OF Emperor /
M'N'lhl'lan ana ms French troops |
s"Nv Nort'na TWO FORCES on each SIDE !
W the no Hrnnue with which TO m |
sue ",'u Jockey.
!, 1e SViu nus services to the highest |
s. "he'l Nusust' lNo4, wheh ne
i"''h'u an alllahVe with PRESIDENT /
- Va, ~ VINO mace 'oftlha general
~ ne regular Mexican army, just as
' H,a' tv was military commander
AT Matamotas'
AZ s,lls tline the frehch decided To I
"Ne Mau'Ohoras ana sent b,eu0 men
IN transports to Bagdad. the port
nearest Matalnofas Brownsville was
'hsh occupied by S,bpu confederate I
sVtulefS phuer General Glddings cid |
uHihS' uhuet stress OF the times, ac-
Oep,ed assistance from both Cortna
nna me treneh, Further north on the