The cemetery of La Neuvillette _is on the right of the road, between the last houses of Rheims and the village_. It was completely cut up by a network of first-line trenches (_photos, p. 159_). The village of La Neuvillette, now in ruins, was the scene of desperate fighting during the German offensive of May, 1918. Nothing remains of the 12th century church of John-the-Baptist. The glass-works north-west of the village, by the side of the canal, are now a heap of ruins (_photo, p. 159_). _Return to Rheims by the same road._ [Illustration: THE ROAD TO RHEIMS AT NEUVILLETTE] [Illustration: THE GLASS-WORKS AT NEUVILLETTE] [Illustration: DRESSING-STATION AT NEUVILLETTE] [Illustration: THE CEMETERY AT NEUVILLETTE] SECOND DAY MORNING =FRESNES FORT--WITRY-LES-REIMS--BERRU--NOGENT L'ABBESSE--BEINE= (_See complete Itineraries, p. 121, and map on p. 154._) [Illustration (Map)] _This Itinerary will lead the tourist through the region of the_ Forts to the north-east of Rheims, which formed the rear of the German lines during the stabilisation period of 1914-1918. It was this line of forts that, in the German hands, held the French in check after the first Battle of the Marne. Practically the whole of these works were but little damaged by the relatively light bombardments, and have retained traces of the German organisation. _Leave Rheims by the Avenue de Laon_ (_which begins at_ Les Pomenades, _opposite Mars Gate_), _and the Rue de Neufchâtel (second street on the right), Sortie No. IX. of the Michelin Tourist Guide (see coloured plan, pp. 32-33)._ [Illustration: RUINS OF THE CHURCH AT BOURGOGNE] _Follow in the contrary direction the route described in the preceding Itinerary (p. 134 to p. 159) as far as the crossing in the Berméricourt-Bourgogne road, where stood_ Landau Farm, now entirely in ruins. _At this crossing take G.C. 30 on the right._ German camouflaging is still visible on the right-hand side of the road. =Bourgogne--Fresnes= _The village of_ Bourgogne, entirely in ruins, _is soon reached_. The village is of very ancient origin. Formerly it was protected by a belt of moats, now partly filled in, and by earthen ramparts, almost everywhere levelled. The lines of these moats, planted with rows of elm-trees, are clearly distinguishable. There is a very extensive view from this original site. A portion of the village was burnt by the Germans who, in 1916, destroyed the belfry of the church with dynamite. This church (dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul), with its fine Romanesque tower, was remarkable. The greater part of it dated from the 12th and 13th centuries. It is now in ruins (_photo above_). _Cross straight through the village._ Numerous German signs _are still to be seen. At the cross-roads just outside the village, follow the railway, then cross it near the destroyed railway station of Fresnes. The village of_ Fresnes _is reached shortly afterwards._