Cabinet Meets as Troops Mass on Border; Allies Considering Appeal Brussels, Nov. 9.
King Leopold received his Premier, M. Hubert Pierlot, and the Foreign Minider, M, Paul-Henri Spaak, yesterday, it was believed in connection with the gravity of the international situation, while reports were circulating in diplomatic circles that Germany was increasing her troops on the Belgian frontier.
The Cabinet meeting was delayed for three hours as a result of the audience.
The Minister of National Defence, General Henri Denis, was absent from the Cabinet meeting. One Cabinet member told the United Press "General Denis was obviously busy with other matters."
Meanwhile, about 5000 reserve troopers were called up, according to military quarters. This was not a special mobilization measure, they said, but the achievement of a measure already taken and which has inly been put into execution partly so far.
A number of buses, mainly from Brussels and from lines leading to neighbouring towns, were requisitioned. It was officially claimed that this measure was taken to replace trucks which were requisitioned from factories and which were given back in order rot to hinder work.
Official Belgian circles noted that the campaign in certain German papers against Belgium's attitude on the British blockade ceased yesterday morning, which they thought was in connection with the offer of the sovereigns of Belgium and the Netherlands.—Uniled Press.
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