The Washington times., 1921-08-28

ing the powers of one of the old mon
archs." Dawes did not hesitate to
build up the authority that made
him supreme In the rear Of the fight
ing armies. Just what this meant
to him is fully covered In the second
volume OF his jourpal. which Is made
up almost wholly of official reports
of the activities OF his department.
among which will be found tables OF
statistics showing the amount OF
supplies purchased abroad and
brought over from the United States.
From European countries, supposed
to have been denuded of supplies by
years OF warfare, Dawes purchased
$1,000, 900 tons of material. while the
amount shipped over from this coun-
try aggregated about 100000 tons.
DAWES is not always the man
~ of business. intent on getting
hold of the last remaining locomo-
tives of the Belgians, or talking
Spain or Italy into letting him have
a few thousand laborers, or maybe
horses for our artillery and trans
port, but IL now and then given TO
flashes of humor. The following
entry. dated on a Sunday evening In
1918, is characteristic Of his rela,
tons with Pershing:
His mind Hershing's) Is certainly
open to details, no matter how Inn
pressive the surroundings. Ny own
somewhat pronounced indifference
to military conventions, born as
often of ignorance as intention
though not Afways-is a matter at
times of some embarrassment TO
aim. After he had finished his con-
Terence with General Foch he was
standing across the road from me
and some Frenchmen with General
Hartford, waiting for Foch to take
his automobile for his trip to Abb
beville to see Haig. / saw him look
ing at me. notwithstanding the
sound Of the cannon, and the gen
eral surroundings with the look OF
mingled friendliness. admonition and
concern which characterizes his ex-
preston during some OF my inter
views with his better disciplined
make a hasty self-appraisement OF
my attitude. in which, however,
could find no fault. He spoke to
Hartford, and the latter walked
across the road to me. As Harbord
carefully buttoned up my overcoat.
which was opened, including the
hooks at the top. he murmured in
my ear. This is a hell OF Job for
q chief of staff-but the general told
me to do IT."
GENERAL DAWES. now Director
~ Of the Federal Budget, was
born in 1865 at Marietta, Ohio. He
was graduated as a lawyer, and
prscticed for some time at Lincoln.
Neb. In 1895 he served on the Re
publican National Committee. and
the year following was appointed
Comptroller of the Currency. In 1876.
he resigned to become president OF
the Central Trust Company OF I'LL
nois, which position he held at tho
time America entered the war.
With the assistance OF General
Pershing he obtained a commission
as major in the Seventeenth Engi-
neers, assigned to railroad work.
Herbert Hoover tried to secure his
services as head Of an organization
to control grain prices, but he was
anxious for duty In France and
evaded Hoover. Scarcely had he
landed in France before Pershing
appropriated him for the post of
purchasing agent for his armies.
In this position he was TO prove
Of inestimable service to his coun-
try, and the record Of his achieve
ments, modestly set down in his
Journal, is of interest to every
American with pride in the ac-
complishments Of our arms In the
great war, and will undoubtedly be
much in demand by students of
military science