Word: flooding
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Turkish troops press on along the Black Sea to the very borders of Persia. Rumania a vassal of Austria, Bulgaria a willing tool, and vast territories wrung from Russia complete a brief but overwhelming accomplishment. The German tide, which we believed to be receding, has reached its highest flood. The Allies futilely hammer on the Western Front and their enemies reap whole nations in a seemingly irresistible advance. The world, as seen from our shores, presents a dark picture indeed...
...corps. An English officer, writing to the London Times, states: 'I am very much surprised to see in the press so little mention of the splendid work of the signal companies. They are called 'the main lines of communication' and over their lines day and night pass a continuous flood of traffic for the hospital bases, ordnance remount, and in fact, every move made in this terrible war is transmitted over their lines. They deserve the highest credit for their excellent work...
...most famous sessions of its history the United States Senate passed last night the Flood Resolution, amended by the Committee on Foreign Relations to read as follows...
...House adjourned earlier in the day without voting on the war question in order not to anticipate the action of the Senate. It will convene at 10 o'clock this morning, and it is expected that it will pass the Flood Resolution before noon...
Last night at eight o'clock President Wilson delivered a momentous address before Congress, advocating that a state of war with Germany be declared. Congress will necessarily support the President and pass Congressman Flood's resolution, and by this action it will be fulfilling the ardent desire of every patriotic citizen. After the formal declaration will come the call for five hundred thousand volunteers, additional recruits for the navy, and then the marshalling of the nation's resources for the successful combat against the Hohenzollern government of Germany...