Show MilliON CHINESE CHIESE MADE HOMElESS BY ROODS FLOODS Crops Destroyed and Appeal Will Be Made for Foreign For For- eign Assistance Washington Sept 20 Nearly Nearly lO 1000 people havo have been mOl made do homeless In China by one ono of oC the greatest floods in fifty years Reports to the state de department department de- de today tolling of ot tho the disaster said an appeal for tor foreign n aid ald would be bo made mae The state stata department Issued the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing lowing- The department has received calved d from the American consul at dispatches dispatches dispatches dis dis- patches giving detailed information re regarding regarding regarding re- re garding recent extensive floods along the Hwal Hwai river in province The Inundation In is equal to if It not greater tor than the one of ot 1909 An Au area arla of ot some somo 2000 square miles was under from three to fifteen feet teet of ot water and from July 11 to Jul July 21 the water all except very vory high ground in an area estimated at ot square miles mlles The Tho flood extended throughout eight districts In northern There are ten cities of oC considerable size in reached such a height as to submerge these eight districts with nith a total population population population pop pop- estimated at from to people The total population of or tho the flooded region is approximately people While It Is thought that corn comparatively para para- I rely ti-rely few lives wore lost crops and personal property have been destroyed and there thero aro are thousands of ot destitute people nearly all of or whom aro are now obJects objects ob objects ob- ob of ot charity charlt The supply of foodstuffs food food- stuffs on hand will bo be inadequate to feed teed the people and practically all of ot the autumn crops In the eight districts havo have been entirely destroyed AppeaLs 1 for relief relict have come como In from the various various various va va- va- va I rious affected districts I |