RISING IN BOLIVIA
HEAVY CASUALTIES WAR WITH PARAGUAY RESENTED GOVERNMENT MAY FALL (United Press Assn—Telegraph Copyright.) Lima (Peru), April 8. Travellers arriving from Bolivia report that a serious revolution has been in progress for several days, with casualties running into hundreds. The populace, according to reports, is resentful against the Governments disastrous prosecution of the war with Paraguay in the Gran Chaco, which has been continued for two years, with the Bolivian forces rapidly losing ground and heavy casualties. Students started an anti-Government movement, with army units later joking. Loyal forces bombed the rebels, killing and wounding many. It is thought that the Government has not fallen yet, but the situation is apparently serious. 120 REPORTED KILLED. (United Press Assn—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Lima April 8. The latest reports declare that were killed in the Bolivian rebellion.
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Southland Times, Issue 22295, 10 April 1934, Page 5
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