Floods in China Urge Red Cross Aid to Canton Harbor
A State Department dispatch reports unprecedented floods in Kwangtung and Kwangsi provinces with Shameen Island harbor flooded two to three feet. The Red Cross sent $1000 from its contingency fund to Canton for relief while engineers proposed a $20 million drainage and irrigation plan to boost China’s food output, deemed the greatest modern project.
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Arthur L. Davis
Daniel Maid
Tuial
Ching
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Peking Sun
Chin
Italy Front Update From Official War Report
Rome July 18 official statement says after a successful offensive on the southern slope of the Ansiei torrent the enemy abandoned forward positions and destroyed entrenchments. Sunday night in Monte Nero zone the enemy tried a surprise attack during a thunderstorm but was repulsed. No other significant actions reported along the front.
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de Nouvron
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Fontenelle
Wettstein
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SIR EDWARD GREY RETURNS RUSSIA
London dispatch reports Sir Edward Grey resigning duties as foreign secretary for health reasons. The note notes his brief return to the foreign office, eyes on improved eyesight, resumed duties May 31, and his replacement status pending. The coverage covers Britain’s wartime foreign policy briefings and cross-border actions.
German View of War From Staats Zeitung Forty-Second Year
The Staats Zeitung reports a German note seeking friendly conciliation while asserting rights and denying disavowal of Lusitania responsibility. It argues American lives at sea must be protected, urges Congress to act, and criticizes a one man government, calling for broader leadership. Reports also note Austro- Hungarian fronts and Montenegrin bombardments with Allied positions repulsed.
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Lusitania
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United States
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House of Representatives
Herman Ridder
Edison Says U S Lags In War Inventions
Edison argues the United States trails other nations in war technology, citing submarines and aircraft as critical gaps. He describes plans for a Navy bureau to evaluate officer and civilian ideas, seeking his advisory role to convert concepts into practical devices for national defense.
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Bureau of Construction and Repair
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