New Britain herald., 1928-12-12
BOLIVIA ID COME
 ID CONFERENCES
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Army Increased

SlouuC IoI6lu& OtNl 11oiiSAo eilS strength of the army has been in- creased. The general staff called the 1929 class to the colors and the country was responding with offers of service.
 Retired army officers informed the general staff that they were ready to rejoin their former units. Stu dents in universities agreed to form a battalion of troops. The Boy Scouts decided to become reorgan- ized into military brigades and have requested that they be called imme- diately for service.
 Holds Meeting
 The committee for natiopal de- fense and propa ganda held meeting to formulate measures relating to the situation. Taxi cab drivers and automobile owners offered the gov- ernment the greater part of their conveyances for any use.
 The situation on the Paraguayan frontier continued calm with both Paraguay and Bolivia maintaining their garrisons in their respetaive positions. The Alfonso De Mendoza social club started popular subscrip- tions for the defense of the Chaco district which is in dispute between Bolivia and Paraguay and where the frontier clash occurred.
 The national committee of the Bolivian Red Gross agreed to begin practical instruction of nurses in military hospitals. The committee also recommended that the school of medicine give compulsory train- ing in military surgery to students in the fifth, sixth and seventh years at the school.
 Cabinet Quits
 The cabinet members have pre- sented their resignatiops to President Siles 90 that he may form a minis try for national concentration. It was thought likely that the new cabinet would be completed by nightfall.
 Two great mass meetings were held last night under the auspices of university students and there were other demonstrations of patriotism and in some cases a demand for war was heard.
 At one demonstration leader would sing the words Where Do We Go to Sing Our Songs?" to this a chour would reply ito Asuncion." :" Asuncion Is the capital of Paraguay.
 Alberto Palacios arrived from An tofagasta, where he had gone to meet Presid ent-Elect Hoover when the latter passed through there on his goodwill tour and after . con- ference with the president resigned his portfolio as foreign minister. He was asked to retain this post until . new cabinet had been. formed.
 Gives Interview
 Tn an interview on the situation the foreign minister said:
 "The indignation of the govern ment and people does not refer particularly to the frontier dispute. but rather to the treacherous attack by three hundred Paraguayan sol- diers against the garrison of 25 Bolivians. At Fort Vanguardia, which was constructed some time ago, and the decimation of the gar rison in an unprecedented manner. We want the world to understand the seriousness of this as 1t involves the honor of Bolivia. This attack certainly is without precedent"
 Asked why Bolivia did not accept the application of the Gondra pact. which provides for the peaceful set tlement of dispute between South American countries. the foreign minister said that Bolivia would not attempt to settle the dispute under tho pact because Paraguay was trying to cover up an act of aggres- sion by means of treaty which was essentially peaceful and which did not apply in this case.