rested and as a punishment sent to Tours. Eight correspondents,
among them two Times men and John Reed and Bobby Dunn, were sent to
Tours Sunday. I had another piece of luck that day with Gerald Morgan.
I taxicabed out to Soissons and saw a wonderful battle. So, now I can
go home in peace. Had I been forced to return without seeing any
fighting I never would have lived it down. I am in my old rooms of
years ago. I got the whole imperial suite for eight francs a day. It
used to be 49 francs a day. Of course, Paris that closes tight at nine
is hardly Paris, but the beauty of the city never so much impressed me.
There is no fool running about to take your mind off the gardens and
buildings. What MOST makes me know I am in Paris, though, are the
packages of segars lying on the dressing table. Give my love to Dai,
and tell her I hope soon to see you. The war correspondent is dead.
My only chance was to get with the English who will take one American
and asked Bryan to choose, he passed it to the Press Association and
they chose Palmer. But I don't believe the official correspondents
will be allowed to see much. I saw the Germans enter Brussels, the
burning of Louvain and the Battle of Soissons and had a very serious
run in with the Germans and nearly got shot. But now if you go out,
every man is after you, and even the gendarmes try to arrest you. It
is sickening. For never, of course, was there such a chance to
describe things that everyone wants to read about. Again my love to
Dai and you. I will see you soon.

RICHARD.

In October Richard returned to the United States and settled down to
complete his first book on the war. During this period and indeed
until the hour of his death my brother devoted the greater part of his
time to the cause of the Allies. He had always believed that the
United States should have entered the war when the Germans first
outraged Belgium, and to this effect he wrote many letters to the
newspapers. In addition to this he was most active in various of the
charities devoted to the causes of the Allies, wrote a number of
appeals, and contributed money out of all proportion to his means. The
following appeal he wrote for the Secours National:

"You are invited to help women, children and old people in Paris and in
France, wherever the war has brought desolation and distress. To
France you owe a debt. It is not alone the debt you incurred when your
great grandfathers fou