Word: chaco
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Buenos Aires, April 16--Paraguay penetrated farther into the territory of Bolivia proper today, capturing the important town of Charagua, proclaiming her intention of promoting separation of the province of Santa Cruz from Bolivia, and in general turning the war over the Cran Chaco towards an invasion...
...three month period set by the League of Nations for the settlement of the Chaco dispute has expired. As a result of Paraguay's refusal to submit the matter to arbitration she has automatically withdrawn from the League...
...Bolivia confident as Paraguayans start big drive in effort to win Gran Chaco war before League of Nations takes action...
...Bolivia, Dec. 18--Eighty thousand men were thrown into action today in the start of one of the bloodiest battles of the Gran Chaco border war when Paraguay launched her preliminary attack on the Bolivian field base of Villa Montes...
...British Imperial Chemical Industries sold 35,000,000 cartridges to Paraguay for use in the Chaco. A German firm sold 10,000,000 rounds of ammunition. Winchester Repeating Arms sold 2,500,000 cartridges to Bolivia. Remington sold 100,000 rounds to Paraguay, 20,000,000 to Bolivia. Said Remington's President Davis: "We had to be neutral. We couldn't discriminate against either government...