Don Martin diary entry for Thursday, June 27, 1918 :  Slept till 9:30. Need the sleep. At one o’clock with [Edwin] James [New York Times] went to 2 nd division headquarters. On way stopped at Hospital (old church) Bazu to have finger dressed. It is still bothering me and makes it difficult to write, dress or do much of anything. While in hospital shells began falling in village. Germans apparently trying to hit hospital. One shell hit within 1,000 feet of hospital while I was there. Surgeons calm enough – calmer than I was probably. Took back road to division headquarters. Stopped and watched shells fall in village of Bazu and in fields close by. Were big ones. While at division headquarters saw many drop on village which only mile away. Took road never taken before by me to La Ferte. Road we had come over being badly shelled. This is a great war. No one safe anywhere. Air raid at night; shells falling everywhere. Just now guns begin booming; barrage at Meaux to catch airplan...

Don Martin diary entry for Wednesday, June 26, 1918 :  Went to 2 nd division headquarters with [Edwin]   James [New York Times] . Got story about fight marines made against Germans in top of Bois de Belleau. Saw more than 200 prisoners, bestial looking men. Also saw many Germans injured in old church, used as hospital by Americans at Bezu. Returned before noon. Wrote 200 words full rate for New York, about 500 words regular press rate. Got them off by 1 o’clock courier. Returned to 2 nd division headquarters. Got more details of marines’ fight. Sent further story by cable. Wrote long story for Paris also. Finger bothering me somewhat yet. Voice still hoarse. Air raid in Paris tonight. Big barrage here.         Don Martin's  story about Pat Donohue, mentioned in the June 25 diary entry, was published in the Paris Herald on June 27. GERMANS CAPTURED ‘PAT’ DONOHUE, BUT COULDN’T HOLD HIM “ Pat,” When a Prisoner, Saw Enemy Officers Disguise...

Don Martin diary entry for Tuesday, June 25, 1918:  Went to 2 nd division again. Had my finger dressed at Bazu hospital. Is rather bad but probably will get well. Throat better but still have raucous voice. Returned early. Wrote cable taking broad line showing significance Italian victory, American stand, Austrian internal troubles. Also wrote long story for Paris on Pat Donohue, marine captured but returned to own lines. Saw German aeroplane brought down near 2 nd division headquarters. Saw score aeroplanes flying over Meaux. In afternoon watched Marne fishermen who fish but never catch anything.           Don Martin wrote about the Americans at Belleau Wood and the growing respect for them by the Germans. Dated June 25, it was published in the New York Herald on June 26. PERSHING MEN AMAZE THE HUNS  BY THEIR SPEED Regarded First as Amateurs, Now Are Feared  for Accuracy of Fire HOW THEY CLEARED FOE FROM BELLEAU WOOD Impossible ...