Asuncion, May 10.
TINS, formal declaration, of war Paraguay against Bolivia, the two countries which have been engaged in an undeclared war since last September over the Gran Chaco area, was signed at eleven o'clock this "morning by President Ayala, using the authority recently voted him by Congress.
The declaration of war has provoked the. most widespread demonstration since hostilities. ago. Crowds The Scene of Hostilitien to-day rushed through the streets singing and cheering in great Asuncion, May 11.
Martial law has been declared throughout the country for the duration of the hostilities with via, The Government of Paraguay is Inotifying the League of Nations Jof the existence of a state of war.—Reuter.
been completely sucseasful' in ob-Paraguay appeared to-day to have peared te-aay toa
fining, the first objective of her declaration of war against Bolivia, ier neighbours have declared their neutrality.
Formal notice was received here that A thole' neutrality and. that tina, Peru and Chile have
will follow in a few days.
also announced that the
applying pressure on us concerned will begin compel, that. country to submit to The war between Paraguay and }Bolivia, over the possession of the (Gran Chaco, an unsurveyed area on their borders, was begun a year ago but for more than tw months the ]war has been pressed more to deter-pain what formula stant be ceed ression'of*the swampe an hil than pote Argentina, Brazil and Chile had proposed a basis for settlement and Pera bad joined in the effort when Bolivia went over the heads of these neutrals and attempted to have neutrals in Washington present, peace plan. Bolivia even consented to support a plan to have the United [States Supreme Court decide "the sue.
Paraguayans were angered at the proposal to, take the case outside uth America and the peace efforts failed." Paraguay accused her neighbours of supplying arms to All of them to-day pledged to sell no arms to Bolivia and hence it, was predicted that Pera, compell-Jed to obtain munitions entirely from Jabroad, would accept the so-called ABC-Pera formula calling for an Jarmistice and immediate peace negotiations—United Press,
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