New Britain herald., 1926-07-29
TROOPS ARE READY SHOULD THERE BE
 RIOTS IN MEXICO
Religious Situation Tense But Authorities Promise No YiO-
 lenCe Unless Forced
NIGHT SERVICES BEING
 HELD IN MANY CHURCHES

Present Plan Is To Have Houses of Worship Open After Sunday But Without Services of Priests-Pub- lie May Enter To Pray-25,0 ,00O cIerg,men and 12,Ooo Churches Affected.
 Mexico City, July 2a Pl-The newspapers today say they nave been reliably informed that the fed eral troops in the Mexico City area, beginning at six o'clock this eve ming. will be ordered to remain Tn barracks in readiness for any call for their services which may arise ont of the religious situation.
 The authorities announce, how ever. that the troops will not be used unless there is rioting or requests are made for them by the civil Authorities.
 Iynching Is Denied
 Denial is made by the governor ot thA state of Zaotecas that Mayor Cervates of Nochislan was lynched there Tuesday because Of an at tack upon a Catholic priest.
 The denial is contained in a teie- gram received by the departmenU or The interior. The governor asserts that there Is no foundation whatever for the report of the lynching sent hv nevsnaper correspondents from Aguascalients.
 Officer Is Wounded
 specIal dispatches from Puenla sav that General Daniel Sanchez was wounded in the hand vesterda9 hv a pistol bullet fired by Garc1a rarfan, an aged grocery man.
 General Juan Amayn, the military ,ommandant. accompanied by Gen sraI sanches. was passing by Far ran's store and saw pasted in the window what is described as reiig- ous propaganda. General Amayn en- cred the store 10 demand an eN- hlanation. The grocery man greet il him by hurling a water jug at bis head. The military commandant reach- 4 for his pistol. but the grocery man was the quicker and got HIS nm out first and fired. Generai Eanchez who leaped in front or Gen ral Amaya, received the ouliet III he hand. .. Other officers wanted to shoot Tartan. but General Amaya inter- ened. He ordered Farfan placed Tn ail and held for trial
 Factions Aligning
 erarn alienments are being form d between the factions suppor'iie nd opposing the Mexican govern ,ant,s religious regulations, whlch Ia into effect Saturday midnight.
 The regional confederation or la- or-aominant labor body Of Mexlco -deputies of the labor and soclal- narties. groups of senator's anu r;nus organizations of federal en- hoves have issued manifestoes ue- airing their support Of Preslueh' o11es, nrogram and ordering pa ,des and demonstrations sunday rburch authorities refuse to sanc- on er-demonstrations on the srt of the Catholics, but the plans the league for defense of religious oertv for an economic boycott are .,ieved to be continuing after the rest of three successive sets o' rectors, however, the present man cement is proceeding most eau Ibusly and giving little outward e'l' tnce of its activities. Meanwhile the Catholics are max lp tbe most of the church ceremon' Es while they may. for the priest; Ie to be withdrawn rom the urches Sunday by order or the Iiscopate in protest agalns' tne Bvernment regulations,
 Services at Night
 Daylight hours having proveu m ,n emc,ent to accommodate all th' Itholic worshippers who ar' Iowding the churches in antcipa pa bn of the suspension on Sunda'
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