Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-01

ing the American ship william p:
Frye.
City brief:
Consul johnson Was Here:
| United fates consul j. H. John
son of Matamoros was in Browns
vile today, having come. over for
the purpose Of having q tooth
extracted. He returned TO Matamo-
ros much relieved"
A large advertisement appears
on the back page:
rs 1t Observation-Disclosures Ban
on Trade With Germany? A grave
complication which may have far
reaching consequences for this
country and which Is already
costing much anxiety and money,
has arisen through Britain's action
in banning neutral commerce to
Germany"
Further on in the same advertise
ment; THAT there is g. mighty
flood of prohibition sentiment
gaining volume in the United States
is admitted by the attitude Of the
liquor press, which IS accurately
and wildly shown in this weeks
Digest"
No Air Attack
April 2, 1915.
"Villista Bomb Attack on Mata-
moroS Did Not Occur"
The casual reader in 1880 is
disappointed but wants to know
why the attack failed to material
lie. The next line tells the story:
Aviator said TO Have Gotten
Cold Feet When Told That Ma
farrate Had Two Aerial Guns on
Hand"
But the Herald was not to be
cheated out of a battle. A black
banner across the top of the page
proclaims the fact that there will
be a battle yet.
Renewal OF Matamoros Attack
Imminent"
villa Has not Undertaken Any
thing Yet He Has Not Finished
Say His Men"
Apparently. Villa soldiers, sta
toned near Matamoros, got into
the habit Of crossing into the Unit
ed States when they wanted 20
forget var for a while. But Fort
Brown military authorities soon
put a stop to that.
Major General Funston Stops
Free Use OF Ferry BY Men In
Uniforms
Villas Men Barre1
Major General Frederick Funs-
ton, Major w. H. Hay, his chief Of
staff, and Collector of customs
Frank Rabb late yesterday after
noon visited the point opposite
Las RuciaS where Gen. Funston
after looking over the situation is
sued orders that no Villa soldiers
in uniform be longer permitted to
cross to the American side OF the
Rio Grande. II was found BY Gen.
Funston that the Villa soldiers
were on the American bank for the
purpose Of loading and transporting
across the river supplies for the
Villa army"
The Herald seems peeved because
AAAN oAA aNNaCh AA4ANA " IOALlG OAA.
and waxs sarcastic.
The expected bomb attack no
Matamoros late Thursday after
noon failed to materialize for sew
erai reasons. These included among
other things that a wheel and a
supply Of gasoline, for the machine.
very necessary equipment, are on
the American side Of the river at
Las RucisS. unable to be crossed
because Of the shutting down Of the
point by the customs authorities as
a convenient port Of exit.
Later ii was learned that the
repaired wheel Of the biplane was
returned to Mexico last night.
Principal among the reasons for
the failure of the airplane fight
and ensuing bomb attack, however.
was the sudden departure yester-
day Of II. M. Rinehart. the Wright
biplane operator, who was to have
taken the machine into the dizzy
heights above Matamoros and
permit Capt. Blanco, the observer.
to make whatever observations
were necessary and perhaps drop
an occasional bomb 20 bring home
to the citizens the feet that danger
lurked overhead in individual lots
Of so pounds each.
Herald Sarcastic
1t was whispered today that
Rinehart had been informed that
Gen. Nafarrate, the commander in
Matamoros. had by mistake obtain
ed possession of two powerful aerial
guns Of which no one outside of
the general and his closest advis-
ers were aware"
Joe Scott. of San Benito, saws
Eat Lettuce, Prevent Smallpox.
Mr.. Scott said that In one fam
iv OF nine persons there were five
Who wree lettuce eaters and four
who were not. The four had the