The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-09
Special Mass Throughout Republic for Divine In-
 terventi0n Said
POPE WILL JOIN IN
 PRAYERS FOR PEACE
Rebels Winning Many Successes and Are Gaining Ground-Goyernmen in Control of Big Towns.
 Trevino for Presidency

Mexico city, December s.--In ebedi- enee to papal decree. there will begin at midnight in every Catholic church throughout the republic a special mass for divine intervention in Mexico ln St. Peter's at Rome at the same hour or 6 o'clock Rome time. Monday morn ing. the Pope himself will join in tho prayers for the restoration of peace.
 Monsignor Boggiani. the apostolic delegate. will offfciate in the church of Guadaloupe where service of unusual solemnity Is planned although the eere- monies Is the cathedral will be almost equally impressive.
 Church Appealed To
 That the revolution in Mexico has resulted In conditions so bad that some thing more than human agencies Is necessary to right them appears to be indicated, not only by the reports of ihe rebel operations, but by the action or the Secretary of tho interior, Rafael Hernandez. The Secretary recently summoned Monsignor Boggianl and appealed 10 him fo use the power or the church to assist in restoring order, Archbishop Mora also was summoned but happened to be out of town. The Secretary requested that the Pope issue a decree to that ena
 Liberals construed the act of Secre- tary Hernandez IS being not in llne with the laws respecting the separation of the church and the state and arc considering the eNpediency of interpel- lating the government in the chamber of deputies. The new Secretary of the Interior also has admitted that the army Is not nearly large enough to give protection To haciendas and small towns In reply 10 requests from these quarters, he has sent the following note:
 "'rhe government Is making almost unheard of efforts to give protection. but to aeeede to all demands would re- qnire an army of half a million.r | plan has been outlined asking tlrs- chambers Of commerce and other slmi- | lar organizations throughout the coin- try to apply money to maintain bodies of volunteers, whom the government will equip with rifles and ammunition. but it is announced that the govern ment would eNpect those paying these volunteers 10 give a guarantee that the arms and ammunition furnished will not fall into the hands of the rebels.
 Rebels Winning Successes
 According to official reports. tho rebels in a series of attacks in the lase three days around Temascaltepec, in the state Of Mexico. lost 12S men killed. The federal loss is not given. Minor successes In other regions also are re- ported According to unofficial re- ports. however, the rebels are winning many successes and there Is no doubt that they are gaining ground in the north and coast region of the state of Guerrero while they are fully holding their own in the other regions
 There Is less disposition in official circles to bellttle the movement in the north, where the remnants of Orozcos army Is showing more evidence of con- certed action. Cheche campos and ln- do Mariana are practically in the con- trol of northern Durango. The latter has burned all bridges of the railroad between San Juan Del Rio which he captured and Cablanco south of which Is force of 500 federals. Campos re- gently has raided | haciendas. In con nection with these attacks, stories of destruction and atrocities are common.
 Rebels on the Pacific coast, state of Guerrero are said tO have acquired a little post south of Acapulco, whence they are shipping to the interior am intuition and supplies which they re- eeive there. These rebels are com manded by Andrew Almazan.
 Government Controls Big Towns
 The general situation is best defined by explanation that the government 10 in control of all the big towns and many of the smaller places but prac- tically all the disturbed regions are In the power of the instructors. The seat tered attachments of liberals accom- plish little and for the most part. are left in the towns. while tho highways are at the mercy. of the rebels The residents of Puebla are authority Tor the statement that II is not safe to ride outside the city limits.
 While II is no secret that MeNicans and foreigners alike, in numerous in stances, are paving the rebels period ically, yet immunity Is not always given.
 A report that the Fl Paso junta has named Florez Magon for President has brought from Magon the statement that 1t was "unauthorized." It is not De- lieved he will take any part In the op- position to the government. although neither did Emilio Vasquez Gomez fol months after the rebels proclaimed him.
 General Trevino whom many Of the Zapatistas have hailed for the presi- dency. has not as vet given his ap- proyal. but at the same time, ne has not taken the trouble 10 reject the honor conferred upon him
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