Don Martin diary entry Thursday, January 31, 1918:  Another day and night of air raid suspense. Was heightened by stories of big raid on Paris. Spent most of afternoon in office. Was writing story of personal experience in raid when Skipper Williams of Times called up and asked me to go to Princess Theatre to see “Carminetta”, a musical comedy. [ It was playing at the Prince of Wales Theatre. Don Martin mixed it up with the famous "Princess Theatre Shows" in New York City, a 1915-1918 series of successful musicals by Jerome Kern, Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, which he no doubt saw in New York. ]  Was artistic show but somewhat coarse. Alice Delysia, the Star, is very clever. Is a French woman. [ C. B. ] Cochran, manager [ and English impresario ] , took Williams and myself to her dressing room where we chatted with her. Sir Charles something was there too.  Alice Delysia 1918 Went to hotel and finished air raid story. Took...

Don Martin diary entry for Wednesday, January 30, 1918:   Went to office at noon and read papers. Then to hotel and wrote two long stories about air reprisals, and the threatened German attack on Western front. Had dinner at Simpson’s. Then Skipper Williams of the Times, N.Y. called and took me to the Apollo Theatre to see “Inside the Lines,” a stupid play – a travesty on Americans. To see the English burlesque Americans seems so foolish, because the English are a joke. One American is worth a dozen Englishmen at anything. Went to office in a taxi for a few minutes. Then sat around lobby with Charlie Wheeler till 1 a.m. Air raid threatened again but no warning given. Report Germans were driven back. Weather foggy but clear later in day  Don Martin posted to New York a number of articles dated January 30. The February 17 Sunday edition of the New York Herald again dedicated a whole page in Part Three of Section 1 with the banner headline “ SPECIAL ARTICLES ON THE WAR W...