Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-07-03 | Page 2 | Famine Relief Work Hindered

FAMINE RELIEF WORK HINDERED t Military Authorities Prevent Starving Mexicans From Getting Food I 1 San Antonio Tex July Juh 2 2 Efforts of the American Red fled Cross to relieve relle tam fam- Ino lo distress In Mexico are threatened with failure allure because of opposition to the work b by Mexican factions it was announced here tonight Red Cross re reports ro- ro ports portIS toda today indicated that persons persons persons per per- sons were actually Brig Gen C C. C A A. A Devol general manager manager manager man man- ager of the society announced tonight that owing to Interference with the work of or relief more than half of the 1 15 appropriation b by the society remains re remains reo re- mo mains ns unexpended with little prospect of oC being able to spend It In n the near future Sl Seven Seen en cars of grain shipped across the border bordor from her here three from New Orleans via 10 Fern Vcra Cruz and ami furnished furnished fur fur- t the c American J consul at San Luis Potosi Is the sum total of or relief relict work BO so far tar No 0 report has lias been received I from San Luis Potosi as to whether the consul was successful In purchasing supplies in that vicinity I