2 , ▁he ▁tack led ▁a ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁mile ▁tour ▁of ▁Africa ▁and , ▁according ▁to ▁Film ▁Daily , ▁over ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁feet ▁of ▁foot age ▁( hand led ▁with ▁just ▁two ▁assist ants ), ▁including ▁" two ▁hundred ▁different ▁tribes ▁of ▁n atives ▁and ▁all ▁possible ▁species ▁of ▁wild ▁animals ". ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁saw ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁film ▁correspond ent ▁and , ▁according ▁to ▁Film ▁Daily ▁( August ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 ), ▁" He ▁has ▁been ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁troops ▁from ▁their ▁trans ports ▁to ▁the ▁front . ▁He ▁was ▁with ▁them ▁in ▁Als ace , ▁on ▁the ▁Pia ve ▁and ▁the ▁Asia e - o ▁Pl ate au . ▁He ▁witness ed ▁the ▁shell ing ▁of ▁Paris ▁and ▁the ▁ra ids ▁on ▁London . ▁Mr . ▁New man ' s ▁material ▁includes ▁all ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁forces , ▁from ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁miles ▁of ▁rail ro ads ▁to ▁the ▁enorm ous ▁b aker ies . ▁He ▁still ▁suff ers ▁from ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁a ▁gas ▁attack , ▁which ▁laid ▁him ▁up ▁for ▁several ▁weeks , ▁and ▁ro bb ed ▁him ▁of ▁his ▁voice ." ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁ 2 2 ▁" se asons ", ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁lecture ▁circuit ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁vis its ▁to ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁covering ▁such ▁local es ▁as ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Islands ▁ ▁and , ▁for ▁his ▁second ▁travel