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Show FIERCE ATTACK OF MOB OX ARGENTINE LEGATION LA PAZ, Bolivia. July D. A f i o'clock toniclit a furious mob attacked the Argentine legation. Troops have been called out and fears are enter- KS laincd for the safety of the Argentine minister. The trouble is the outcome IH of the decision rendered by President BVj Alcorta of Argentine in the boundary IBVI dispute between Peru and Bolivia. HKV Scnor Konzeen is the Argentine niin ist or to Boliva. Great crowds that hail been parading the streets finally turned BAS in the direction of the Argentine' lega BV tion, which they surrounded. There BKB wero shouts of rage and stones and BBB other missiles were hurled at the build- B ing. The local authorities endeavored to check the manifestations, and at BBB length the government found it necos- BBB sary to order out troops. Both this BKBJ legation and lhe Peruvian legation arc BKBJ now under a strong guard. B The Bolivian people unanimously pro- lest against the decision rendered bv IB President Alcorta, which Ihcy consider BBB most unjust. The territory involved is IBB the famous Acre district, recently pur- flBBJ chased ,bv Brazil from Bolivia for $1U.- BB 000,000, notwithstanding tho fact that BBBJ Peru issued a warning that the torn- BBBJ ton- was at that timu the subject of BBBJ arbitration. Pom's complications are certain to involve Br.i7.il. |