Transcriber’s Note: Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=. MICHELIN ILLUSTRATED GUIDES TO THE BATTLEFIELDS (1914–1918) SOISSONS BEFORE AND DURING THE WAR [Illustration] MICHELIN & C^{ie}—CLERMONT-FERRAND MICHELIN TYRE C^o L^{td}—81, Fulham Road, LONDON, S.W. MICHELIN TIRE C^o—MILLTOWN, N.J., U.S.A. [Illustration] Hotels and Motor-Agents at SOISSONS Information extracted from the MICHELIN GUIDE (1919)[A] Key to Arbitrary Signs [Hotel Symbols] Comfortable hotels, with modern, or modernised installation. [Hotel Symbol] Well-managed hotels. [CC] Central Heating. [L] Electric Light. [B] Bath-room. [WC] Modern W. C’s. Ⓣ 1-09 Telephone Number. Shed [30] Accommodation for automobiles, and the number Shelter [20] of cars which can be put up. _COMPRESSED AIR_ Depôt for ‘bouteilles d’air Michelin’ for inflation of tyres. [Wrench Symbol] Repair shop. _Agt_ Manufacturer’s agent. [20] Garage and number of cars it will hold. [U] Inspection pit. [E] Petrol (gasoline) can be obtained here. [E´´] Accumulators can be recharged here. HOTELS [Hotel Symbols] de la Croix d’Or, _25–27, rue Saint-Christophe_, [CC] [L] [B] [WC] Shelter [20] [U] Ⓣ 1–09. [Hotel Symbol] du Lion Rouge, _1, rue de la Gare_ and _2, rue des Charlins_ (_near place de la République_), [CC] [L] [B] [WC] Shed [30] [U]. MOTOR-AGENTS [Wrench Symbol] STOCK MICHELIN (_COMPRESSED AIR_) =Auto-Garage Soissonnais= (=L. Renée=), _11, rue des Feuillants. Agt for_: de Dion, Renault, Philos, [20] [U] [E] Ⓣ 70. — STOCK MICHELIN (_COMPRESSED AIR_) =Papot=, _96, boulevard Jeanne-d’Arc. Agt for_: Peugeot, Berliet, Brasier. [10] [U] [E] [E´´] Ⓣ 4–14. — =Ch. L. Beck=, Engineer (=Garage Moderne=), _55, avenue de la Gare_. [80] [U] [E][E´´]. — =Faivre=, _ 7, rue du Collège_ and _8, rue du Général-Pille. Agt for_: Peugeot, [25] [E][E´´]. _The above information dates from March 1st. 1919, and may no longer be exact when it meets the reader’s eye. Tourists are therefore recommended to consult the latest edition of the “Michelin Guide to France” (English or French), before setting out on the tour described in this volume._ =THE MICHELIN TOURING OFFICES at=: _99, Boulevard Pereire, PARIS_ and _81, Fulham Road, Chelsea, LONDON, S. W. 3._, will be pleased to furnish motorists with advice and information, free of charge. == Special itineraries free, on request. == [Illustration] You don’t know what a =Good Road Map= is, if you haven’t used the =Michelin Map=