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February 10, 1918 - A Sunday stroll in London


Don Martin diary entry for Sunday, February 10, 1918: 
Went for a long walk by myself – across Westminster Bridge; then around by Buckingham Palace and to the Savoy. 
Buckingham Palace 1918

Buckingham Palace 2015
Went to the office at 4 p.m. and wrote several stories – about the speculation regarding end of the war, etc. Had dinner at Simpson’s and then went to the office again. Wrote a short letter to Dorothy. Am beginning to realize how much Dorothy means to me.
Eating in London is getting rather monotonous. Not much meat, little butter, practically no sugar and no fruit except at high prices. Think I must have lost 7 or 8 pounds.

Weather delightful
   Don Martin’s short letter to Dorothy commented on her letters. Here is a taste of that.
Dorothy:
You are a funny girl. Those pictures in your letter No. 5 -- dated Jan. 19 – were very good... I suppose the censors have to laugh at your letters if they have any time at all for laughter. They certainly make me laugh.
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       Posted articles by Don Martin which would have been written about this date were not found in the Sunday, February 24, edition of the New York Herald, whereas there were multiple posted articles in the Sunday editions before and after that date. This suggests that articles mentioned in his diary entries did not make it New York - possibly they went down with a sunken ship.

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