The question of the South "America's guay have. been fighting almost far, will, be: tossed. back into. the lap of the League of Nations where the United States placed it ome three months ago.
The Commission drafted a pro-lamme based on the League's instructions to its own commission and meanwhile the Geneva commis sion has not attempted to act on the spot.
The programme called for the cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal by Paraguay of her declaration of a state of war. Paraguay has refused.
The mediators then asked Bolivin and Paraguay to agree on the extent of Gran Chaco territory be submitted for arbitration. This was not done, it was said to-day so the four Latin-American powers have given up hope of a settlement.
Asuncion, Aug. 25, The fiercest engagement of the entire Paraguayan-Bolivian war for possession of the Gran Chao area' is now being fought along the entire front, the War Office here announced to-nigh While the \guayan troops were consolidating their recently fained: positions, the communique said, the Bolivians under the direction' of General Kundt began an attack.
4 Meanwhile, all efforts of the neutral Latin American nations-—Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Pera <to obtain a cessation of hostilities have been shelved for the time being—United Press.
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