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

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rope, and faint echoes could be
heard in PARKWAY United States.
The var was the main topic OF
conversation in the Valley : second
only to the Valleys own private lit
tie scrap.
Brownsville Herald Git had not
become The" Brownsville Herald
at that time) printed European bat
ties alongside Of Valley battles. And
some time the casualty lists were
equally bloody.
MexicanS Were Fighting
Tourists new to this section. OF
citizens who have recently moved
here. will doubtless gasp and wonder
when the Valley was involved in
war, as recently as 1915. Bear in
mind that the Valley extends a GER
tain distance on both sides of the
Rio Grande, and that a civil wal
in Mexico in the vicinity Of Mata-
moros and ReynoSa is fought in
the Valley - the Rio Grande VAL
ley. And this is the war we are
writing about.
It is true that the war was OF
Mexican origin. but during the later
stages Of the disturbance it spread
into Texas, and several were killed
on the American side Of the river.
In addition to that, when the wal
finally terminated, the defeated
soldiers scattered, formed bandit
gangs, and very thoroughly raided
the Valley on the American side
These raids have been described
previously and this article does not
bother with them.
Villas Air Raid
The Herald. April l. 1915, is all
hot and bothered about a proposed
air raid by Pancho Villas forces
Air raids in 1915 were something Ia
take pictures Of, even in Europe,
and one right at the front door was
enough to create headlines.
villa Aeroplane May Drop Bomb
on Matamoros Today" says a scare
head. Aviator H. NJ. Rinehart Ex-
poets to Make Flight With Villa
Officer to Make Observations. Con-
stitutionalists Prepare Bombs TO be
Used in Counter Air Attack Like
all good newspapers, the Herald
takes a certain amount Of credit for
the air battle.
THE war in the air ver Mata-
morOS, which was forecast in the
Herald the day before Saturdays
battle, now seems more certain than
ever. The Villa forces at Las Rus
cias, with the arrival of n airplane
and the expected arrival of three
more today. and q supply Of bombs
at Las Ruscias, are preparing to at
tack the city from above.
AT the same time the constitu-
tionalists are rapidly as possible
manufacturing a supply Of 200
bombs, which will be ready upon
the arrival Of their monoplane,
which If not already here is ex-
pected daily"
Herald Worried
The Herald seems worried. APP
parently 1t has perfect confidence in
the villa men not firing on Browns
vile purposelv. but accidentally q
few bombs might fall Oh the Amer
lean side and result in several first
class funerals. Their intentions
were good but the Herald wasn't Sc
confident of their form.
The story in the paper continues:
The airplane attack, which seems
a wv~g1 w.A% - - (n~nnv~srr
to citizens and property ON the
American side Of the river !. The
Villa airiaen will endeavor to hold
their bombs to the vicinity of the
constitutionalist's breaStw orks
is probable, but whether they are
sufficiently expert 10 aim accurately
is uncertain here"
And then. too. Villas men might
decide 20 practice on Brownsville
before getting down TO business over
in Matamoros. OF course, Browns
vile has been assured Of her safety,
but there was such a thing as lies,
even in those days. Which reminds
us of a joke. And how is Farmer
Jones today. doctor?" Poor fell
low, he's lying at deaths door"
That's grit for you - at deaths
door. and still lying
English Steamer Sunk
Later news April 1st reports that
the attack will fall about 2 p. m,
If the weather continued favorable.
Pancho Villa had hired ar American
aviator to do his flying. a Captain
H. M. Rinehart, direct from the
Wright factory at Dayton, Ohio.
Capt. Rinehars. accompanied by
Capt. Banco, was to make the flight
together.
The Carranza forces were "Ap-
parently Badly Disorganize6."
In Europe a report from Petrograd
states that the Germans have defin-
itely abandoned their seige Of Osso-
wetz. Off the coast of England, a
French steamer was sunk by a SUBJ
marine, and 10 lives were lost. An
Associated Press story from Tabriz.
Persia, discloSeS that a BEETLE be-
tween Russians and Turks resulted
in q loss OF 10000 dead Turks. The
German army captures $500 Rus
SLAMS on the Eastern front, Berlin
says.
In the midst OF this blood and
gore is a small notice that Laredo
has shipped her first car of onions.
and Governor j. E. Ferguson has
sent a mother OF IA a check for $50.
The Brownsville Herald. in an at
tempt to get new subscribers, was
giving away a grand prize Of an
Overland Six automobile, value,
Sl.575.
Prohibition Gaining
Germany had already started
her wholesale sinking of ships. and
a short notice April l stated that
Secretary w J. Bryan had sent a
note to Berlin contending that