Don Martin diary entry for Monday, July 29, 1918:  Spent most of the day motoring all over the country close to the line trying to find various headquarters which move nearly every day. Got a splendid story at the 42 nd headquarters about Americans from New York City and elsewhere – the Rainbow Division – meeting the Prussian Fourth Guard in the vicinity of Sergy and capturing the village from them. The village changed hands nine times but the Americans finally held it. I wrote about 1,200 words for New York and considerable for Paris. Germans seem much upset by the allied advance and especially by the wonderful showing made by the Americans.        Don Martin continued to report on Americans 'fighting like demons', as well as an interview with Congressmen at the front. Dated Tuesday, July 30, the dispatch was published in the New York Herald on July 31. AMERICANS, FIGHTING LIKE DEMONS, PLAY HAVOC WITH KAISER’S BEST, TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER ...

Don Martin diary entry for Sunday, July 28, 1918:  Got up at 7:30 o’clock. Went to Third division headquarters at Mon Pere; then to the 42 nd headquarters and Trugny; then to the 1 st corps in a chateau near Epieds. Got a good story about the Americans crossing the Ourcq. Returned at 6 p.m. Had a chicken dinner. Bought the chicken myself for 14 francs. Wrote 1,200 words for Paris and 1,500 words cable for New York about the crossing of the Ourcq.         Don Martin's  dispatch, written Sunday night and dated Monday, about crossing the Ourcq was published in the New York Herald on Tuesday, July 30.  AMERICANS PROVE THEIR METTLE AGAINST PICKED GERMAN TROOPS  AT THE CROSSING OF THE OURCQ Waded and Swam the River,  Returning When Repulsed First T ime GERMANS IN TREES FIRED ON WOUNDED Enemy Now at Ebb Tide, Can Never Reach Paris  or Split Allied Armies By DON MARTIN Special Correspondent of the Herald wi...

Don Martin diary entry for Saturday, July 27, 1918:  Took train from Paris at 11 o’clock. Arrived in Meaux at half past twelve. Left at two for the front. With [Edwin] James [New York Times] went to headquarters of the 42 nd division which is relieving the 26 th . Got back to Meaux at 7. Wrote story for Paris and a cable of 600 words for New York. Had visit with Major Drouillard of the 2 nd Division in the evening. James got the French communiqué at 10 o’clock; got quite excited over it. Indicates French making important advance.      Don Martin's report on the German retreat from the Marne, dated July 27, was published in the Paris Herald on Sunday, July 28. FOE TREKS TOWARD FERE-EN-TARDENOIS UNDER HEAVY FIRE Expected to Make Stand Along the Ourcq After Hurried Withdrawal from Marne Positions—Americans Aiding in Making Rearguard Action Costly to Germans (OFFICIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD) By DON MARTIN With the American Armies, Saturday...