Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-20 | Page 7 | War Against Paraguay Cry on Bolivians

WAR AGAINST PARAGUAY CRY OF BOLIVIANS Noisy Demonstration Follows Outbreak a of Old Border Trouble Br fT Associated LA P PAZ Z Bolivia July 20 The 20 The ancient an an- dent boundary feud between Bolivia and Paraguay flamed today to the point where Bolivians crowded the streets and shouted for war The demonstration followed news that Paraguayan troops attacked Fort Mariscal Santa Cruz in the border border bor bor- der area Saturday and that the fighting fighting fighting fight fight- ing was continuing Two soldiers presumably Bolivians were reported killed A crowd of gathered in the square before the presidential palace after the announcement was made shouting against Paraguayan Paraguaya aggression sion sian and demanding war President Daniel Salamanca appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap and told them the Bolivian people would know how hoi i to carry out their duty against an aggressor endIng ending end end- ing by urging them to bo be ready to serve their country if U needed CABINET MEETS The cabinet was called Into session t to discuss the situation For 50 years the quarrel between Paraguay and Bolivia over the Gran Chaco region has dragged on The region lies between the rivers Paraguay Para Pam guay and and is is a wide jungle but considered to have rich possibilities Several times during the half century cen cen century tury the two countries have been brought to the verge of war DIplomatic Diplomatic Diplomatic Diplo DIplo- matic relations were broken In 1928 1923 and n not t fully resumed until May 1930 QUITS PARLEY i Negotiations Negotiations' were carried on at Washington until very recently under the good offices of the United States I Cuba Mexico and Uruguay but when fighting lighting was reported early this month the Paraguayan government instructed its delegates to withdraw Reports early carly this year said there were about Bolivian and Paraguayan troops in the region that Bolivia had 32 forts outposts and camps to Paraguay's 27 and that Bolivia Bolivia Bolivia Bo Bo- Bo- Bo livia was using 25 airplanes ASUNCION Paraguay July 20 P IP The The war ministry announces that Fort Carlos Antonio Lopez in the troubled Gran Chaco region has been captured by Paraguayan troops I IThe The fort was seized by the Bolivians a short time tim ago and this led the Paraguayan Paraguayan Para Para- guayan government to withdraw its delegates from the p peace cace negotiations which were under way at Washington Three Paraguayan soldiers were killed and 18 wounded in the engagement engagement engage engage- ment the ministry announced and the Bolivian casualties were greater a. a