The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-23

tor, tried to induce Dawes to Join
his organization and direct grain
movements in this country. But
Dawes refused; he wanted to 90 to
France.
By this time the news got to Per-
shing, and Pershing promptly called
Dawes to direct the supply forces
behind the lines in France.
Dawes job was to purchase ma
terial wherever he could find it in
Europe, very important job in view
of the fact that submarines were
sinking many Of the cargoes that
started from this country.
Dawes bought everything from
hay to locomotives and organized
labor battalions to build railroads,
highways and mine coal. Supplies
had to come and difficulties had to
be brushed aside. Once, when in
dire need Of artillery horses, he
finally found number in Spain.
Spanish law, however, prohibited
their expectation. A neat little
smuggling plot solved the difficulty.
Often Dawes negotiated single
handed with whole governments. He
went at their commissions hammer
and tongs, casting military etiquet
to the winds, believing his demands
and largely over-aweing their at
tempts at the tricks of diplomacy.
His language was often unpublished,
but usually effective.
Often Together
Pershing and Dawes were fire.
quently together, and about that
time Dawes entered this in his pub
lished diary:
Il have been with General Per-
shing each day, taking lunch on
Friday at the house, or rather the
palace, where he is staying. Dear
fellow and loyal friend. We
have both passed through the great
est grief which can come to a man.
AS We rode up together there &C.
Cured an instance of telepathy
which was too much for either of us.
Neither of us was saying any,
thing, but I was thinking of my lost
boy and of Johns loss, and looking
out of the window, and he was doing
the same thing on the other side of
the automobile. We both turned at
the same time, and each was in
tears. All John said was: Even this
war can't keep it out of my mind +"
Nevertheless they had their Jokes
together and each helped lift the
others burden. Once, while lunch
ing together in the former palace of
Napoleon's Marshal Lannes, Dawes
surveyed the magnificent splendors
and then turned to the commander.
in-chief.
"John," he said, "when I contrast
these barren surroundings with the
luxuriousness of our early life in
Lincoln, Neb., it does seem that a
good man has no chance in the
world"
Don't it beat hell!" Pershing
laughed.
Another time Dawes thrilled a
board of officers with an eloquent
description Of General Pershing's
famous Spanish friend. the famous
Don Cameron" Dawes prated on
describing = Spanish grandee Of
some aprt who was noted rs an epi.
cureaa = Pershing was convulsed
with silent laughter, remembering
the Dan Cameron of l5-cent lunch
fame back in Nebraska.
! Gets Unified System
| After months of effort Dawes sue.
ceeded shortly before the war ended
in getting the allies to unity their
| system Of supply behind the lines
A joint board, with him as chair.
man, was formed to coordinate.
With General Pershing, Dawes
then brigadier general occasional
" visited the front line and the hos
pitfalls.
| Il have seen war as it is" hi
says In his book. Before the front
tlins nrivate snldiAr and the front