Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-07-07 | Page 4 | Mexican Wives of Americans to Cross Border

MEXICAN WIVES OF AMERICANS TO CROSS BORDER DOUGLAS, Ariz.. July 6. General P. Elias Calles, military commander of So-nora. So-nora. tonight issued a general order permitting per-mitting all Mexican women married to Americans to leave Sonora. This was done at the request of Frederick Simplch, American consul at Xogales. A number of native wives of Americans Ameri-cans were understood to have been detained de-tained by Mexican soldiers until their sratus as nationals had been determined. These will now be allowed to come to the United States. A serious food shortage has begun to make Itself felt In Sonora. according to Mexicans arriving here today from Xaco-zari. Xaco-zari. The stores at that place are limiting limit-ing the amount of food sold to individual! and families to a small weekly ration. Rural districts south of Naeozarl have plenty of cattle and wheat for the present, pres-ent, but on account of the drought many cattle are dying, it is reported. No crops have been planted in many sections of Sonora. while in others the departure of the men to Join the army has resulted in neglect to farms with disastrous results, arrivals said. M. P. Leiaivre, a Canadian, whose Mexican wife and five children have b-en detained at Mncrdaiena sim-e Saturday, todav notified General Calles. governor of Sonora, that if his family was nnt across the border before night he wouid place the matter in the hands of the Rritish embassy in Washington. Tlie notification wh sent throuch the Mexican consul at Loutjlas by telegraph.