Show SHELLS HAIN RAIN UPON ASUNCION three insurgent ns urgent vessels bombard capital of paraguay three insurgent vessels bombarded asuncion the capit il of paraguay Parati ay on argust 17 for forty minutes the extent of tho the damage Is unknown the government artillery replied to the in sur urgent gents and one gun burst wounding several government sold soldiers lem the of argentine Argent lae brazil italy and france boarded one of the insurgent vessels and held a long and secret conference at tho the end pt of which a truce of twenty four hours was declared in order to give the women and children an epport opportunity unity to leave the capital before further bombardment |