moted to the responsible position of representative of the United States government on the Military Board of Allied Supply. His Journal presents in chronological order the events of the World War as he saw them in his varied and distinguished service. On July 26, two regiments of engineers, the Twelfth from St. Louis and the Seventeenth from Atlanta, started for the point of embarkation. We quote from the Journal: neers. * * * * * * "We reached New York on July 28 and were embarked on the ship Carmania together with the Twelfth Regiment of EngiThe ship was commanded by Captain Charles, the senior captain of the Cunard Line, former captain of the Lusitania, though not on her when she was torpedoed. Colonel Sewell placed me in command of the regimental 'boat drill,' to devise the method of getting the men on deck most expeditiously opposite their assigned boats and rafts in case of submarine attack. It was a very important and responsible assignment, and I worked hard at it, gradually getting it in good shape." General Dawes then proceeds to describe the vessel on which he crossed the ocean, the precautions taken against submarine attack and the great dangers attending the voyage at this time. He says: "A torpedo travels about thirty-five knots per hour. The submarine itself has to be aimed to discharge it at its mark. Hence the zigzagging of the ships expecting an attack. Our fleet zigzagged all the way across. Ships are continually attacked, and the situation is much more dangerous than would seem to one on shore." Here he describes one particular night of the voyage and the impressions made upon him: "The sea was rough and while it would have been difficult for a submarine to hit us I realized that if it did our loss of life would have been very large. It was very dark and cold, and it would have been almost impossible for the men to reach the rafts as we threw them off. To hear a discussion of a raft detail on a cold, dark and foggy deck as to whether it would not be better in case of a sinking ship to take to the water without life preservers, in order to have things over quicker, only indicates how hopeless the outlook sometimes seems when one is on the sea and up against it, as compared with a discussion as to a course of action held on land before sailing." BRIGADIER GENERAL CHARLES E. DAWES, A. E. F., AND BRIGADIER GENERAL CH. PAYOT OF THE FRENCH The Carmania arrived at Liverpool on the 11th of August, eleven days after leaving Halifax. Four days later the two regiments, joined by the Thirteenth and Fourteenth, making four regiments in all, performed the famous march through London - the first foreign armed troops that marched through that city since the days of William the Conqueror, eight hundred and fifty-one years before. Of this march General Dawes says: "In the parade there were four regiments of Engineers, about 4500 men in all. To each regiment was assigned a fine English band, the best in the Empire. Our regiment was the fourth in the column. Walked with Colonel Sewell at the head of the regiment and with a British peer - Lord Erskine, I think as the liaison officer. From the station to the end of the march, and in the afternoon on the return to the depot, the streets were jammed with lines of cheering people, and the American flag was everywhere. We were reviewed by the king and queen and by the American ambassador. Lunch was served to the officers and troops in a park near the palace. After lunch the officers were taken to the British officers' quarters near by, where every attention was given us. In the afternoon we marched back to the Waterloo station through the poorer parts of the city." In London the Twelfth and Seventeenth Regiments received orders that were soon to separate them. The Twelfth was ordered to Boulogne to join the British army on the western front, the Seventeenth to proceed to St. Nazaire, France. From the time that General Dawes entered the service, because of his well known ability in financial matters, his services were constantly in demand and he had many tempting offers of positions outside of the regiment of engineers. He was urged by Hoover to remain in Washington. After he arrived in France he was pressed into service in the direction of the handling of supplies for the American Army. Largely through his influence this work was co-ordinated among the Allied Armies by the creation of the Military Board of Allied Supply. On this board General Dawes represented the United States. He had previously been well acquainted with General Pershing and from the time of his landing in France there are numerous evidences of the high esteem in which he was held by the American Commander-in-Chief. The latter confided to him many of his important plans. We quote from a letter written. by General Dawes June 23, 1918: "Last Monday morning General Pershing called me by telephone to come immediately to Chaumont. I took Captain Jay with me for company. Left by motor and arrived at the General's house in time for dinner. In the evening in his room he outlined his plan of action and program for the American military effort. This was in effect a preliminary statement to me of the announcement he made to the conference of his officers the next morning. But to me he gave his reasons more in detail. The General believes that just at the present since it is the moment of the Allies' greatest weakness has called for Germany's supreme effort, so the time immediately following the collapse of the German offensive is the period of greatest weakness for them, and the time of our supreme effort as quickly as it can be delivered. He fears reinforcement next year for the Germans from western Russia. He feels that we must fight vigorously all along the line, utilizing against the worn foe the fresh and eager army which he commands. From the standpoint of enemy morale and our own, vigorous movement will lower theirs and increase ours." Because of this intimate personal relation with General Pershing the Journal of General Dawes has a distinct historic value for students of the World War. General Dawes' service took him to almost every section of allied activity in France. There were frequent visits to the battle front as well as to the centers of supply activity in the rear of the army. There is frank and illuminating portrayal of difficulties encountered in conferences with representatives of the allied armies. There are interesting testimonials of the high regard in which he was held by the Seventeenth Regiment of Engineers with which he received his training for the service and many letters of appreciation from high officers in the allied service. There were also citations and high honors conferred upon him. Ohioans will experience genuine pride in reading this interesting record of the World War service of one of her distinguished The Journal is supplemented by the official reports of General Dawes and the work as a whole deserves a place in every library with a department devoted to World War history. sons. We must add, of course, that these volumes are published by the Houghton Mifflin Company and in illustration, typography and general appearance do credit to the best work turned out by that well known publishing house. The numerous photogravure illustrations are especially fine. The Society is under obligation to General Dawes for this gift to its library. PORTRAIT OF SENATOR THOMAS MORRIS In recent years there has been a renaissance of interest in the life of United States Senator Morris. He was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, January 3, 1776. Soon afterward the family moved to Virginia. He came to the Northwest Territory in 1795 and died at his home in Bethel, Clermont County, December 7, 1844. Interest in his career has been heightened by the recent centenary of the birth of General Ulysses S. Grant, the proceedings of which are detailed in this issue of the QUARTERLY. He served almost continuously in the General Assembly of Ohio from 1806-1832. He was a member of the House of Representatives in 1806, 1808, 1810 and 1820; of the Senate 1813-14, 1821-22, 1825-28 and 1831-32. In 1832 he was elected United States Senator and served one full term of six |