Tuesday March 11, 1919 Started from New Haven to Dallas at 12.17 and at N.Y. at 4.04. Rain at New Haven but none at N.Y. The great city is flooded with soldiers. On the fine P.R.R. train The St. Louisan, and it is crowded. Had lunch in car 35 and retired at 8.15 P.M. Wednesday March 12, 1919. Set up at 7 A.M. and had breakfast in Ohio near Columbus. It is a fine Italian day. Some wheat are green, spring wheat is two or three inches above the ground, and some farmers are ploughing. We passed through Dayton and Xenia in Ohio, and then Richmond, Indianapolis and Terre Haute in Indiana. In Illinois the wheat is come higher out of the ground, and many of the trees are developing into buds. The season appears to be a full month ahead, and I hope they won't be no frost to come along and destroy the wheat. Out of Columbus we were about 30 minutes delayed, but are making it up as we go. Read all day on the geology of Texas. On time at St. Louis at