Don Martin diary entry for Sunday, June 30, 1918 :  Went to the 2 nd division. Very little going on.       Sometime in June, Don Martin mailed to New York a collection of stories about what the American soldiers were up to, which was published in the War Section of the New York Herald Magazine on Sunday, June 30, 1918. He started with a mild critique of the censorship the war correspondents were faced with. THROUGH DON MARTIN’S FIELD GLASS By Don Martin Special Correspondent of the Herald with the American Armies in France              One of the most rigid rules of censorship provides that no correspondent – likewise no newspaper – shall furnish information which could possibly be helpful to the enemy. The role is quite proper, but it frequently spoils what seems like a very good story and a most innocuous piece of information. For instance, if a certain regiment takes its place in a vital part of the line and engag...

Don Martin diary entry for Saturday,  June 29, 1918 :  Second division again. No news. Wrote 900 words for New York. Spent part of the evening with Wallace Morgan, the artist.        Wallace Morgan was born in 1875 and grew up in  Albany, New York. In 1898 he joined the staff of the  New York Herald   as newspaper artist. After eleven years with the Herald he opened his own studio. In World War I Morgan was one of eight official artists appointed by the War Department as AEF artist. Captain Wallace Morgan reported for duty in France at the end of March 1918. He selected Neufchateau to locate a studio. Here is a photo of Captain Morgan in April 1918 and two of his sketches. Captain Wallace Morgan, April 1918 (National Archives photo no. 111-SC-86615) Wallace Morgan combat sketch, Cierges Wallace Morgan combat sketch, The Alert (National Archives photo no. 111-SC-14393, Badonviller, June 10, 1918) ...

Don Martin diary entry for Friday, June 28, 1918 :  Went with [Edwin] James [New York Times] to the 2 nd division. Stopped in Bazu. No shells falling. My finger is better and my throat is better also. Had a pleasant chat with Cameron Mackenzie of the London Chronicle, formerly editor of McClures. Wrote a long mail story on German prisoners. I mailed it, with sketches by a dough boy. I also send by mail a short story of the soldier’s funeral and a clipping on the Pat Donohue story.         In a dispatch dated Friday, June 28, Don Martin recounts what the German newspapers are reporting about the battles at Belleau Wood and Torcy. It was published in New York Herald on June 29. AMERICANS HOLD 8 POSITIONS  ON WESTERN FRONT General Pershing’s Forces Also Brigaded  with French at Vital Points ALLIES ARE READY FOR GERMAN DRIVE Premier Clemenceau Praises Our Men  for Brilliant Work at Belleau Wood By Don Martin Special ...