Asuncion, June 20.
The bloodiest battle of the force jungle w in the Gran Chaco was! being staged to-day along a 120, kilometre inthe vicinity of, Fort Ballivan, according toa communique issued by the Paraguayan Government.
The communique claimed that the Paraguayan troops had repulsed the Bolivians but both sides were sutfering severe losses of soldiers. It fs impossible to estimate the number fof dead and injured so far in the new battle as hospital camps are far apart and the Paraguayan Arm: {5° now operating a from its base.
The Paraguayan troops advanced] but left thousands of Paraguayan tion has and Bolivian soldiers laying on the battle-field, either dead or injured.
"The Gran Chaco War this month entered the third year with hostilities become more sanguinary every, day it continues. The last great offensive staged by the Paraguayan US. Loans to Machado Declared Illegal were. "illegitimate "and unconstitu-Wonat™ on. the grounds that Senor Machado, "whose photograph appears above, legally ruled the country.
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