At the entrance to =Dommiers= (in ruins) is an enormous heap of shells, shell-cases, rifles, etc. (photo below). _Pass through the village_, leaving the church on the left. Built in the 12th and 13th centuries, the steeple and roof of the church have fallen in. The choir contained some fine woodwork, which originally came from the Church of St. Jean-des-Vignes at Soissons. Most of it was destroyed by shell-fire, three panels only remaining uninjured. [Illustration: EMPTY SHELL CASES OF ALL CALIBRES COLLECTED ON THE BATTLEFIELD NEAR DOMMIERS. In the background is seen the village of Dommiers.] [Illustration: TANKS CROSSING DOMMIERS VILLAGE.] [Illustration: AMERICAN SOLDIER’S MASCOT (YOUNG WILD BOAR) IN A FARMYARD AT DOMMIERS.] [Illustration: DOMMIERS CHURCH IN RUINS.] [Illustration: ST. PIERRE-AIGLE VILLAGE, SEEN FROM THE ROAD COMING FROM DOMMIERS.] [Illustration: THE VALLEY OF THE RU-DE-RETZ SEEN FROM THE RUINS OF THE CHURCH OF ST. PIERRE-AIGLE. The deep ravine in which this small stream flows was the objective of numerous fierce combats. In the background: Villers-Cotterets Wood in which the Germans tried in vain to get a footing.] [Illustration: VERTES-FEUILLES FARM, SEEN FROM THE N. 2 DURING THE JULY COMBATS.] _Continue towards_ =St. Pierre-Aigle=, which is marvellously situated. The photographs on the preceding page show in what state the bombardments left it. _Turn to the left_, to visit the church at the edge of the ravine (pretty view over the forest of Retz). _Return to the road and descend into the valley._ At the bottom of the hill, if not pressed for time, visit Vertes-Feuilles Farm, situated about two miles further on. In this case, _take on the left the road leading up the valley_. The road first passes through ravaged woods, finally reaching the plateau crossed by N. 2. The farm, now a mere heap of ruins, stood at this crossing. Behind the farm are barbed wire entanglements and trenches. [Illustration: VERTES-FEUILLES FARM DEFENSIVELY ORGANIZED. The fighting here was of the fiercest. In front: French graves.] [Illustration: GERMAN PRISONERS PASSING THROUGH COEUVRES IN JULY, 1918, ESCORTED BY AN AMERICAN CAVALRYMAN.] _Return to_ St. Pierre-Aigle _and continue straight ahead towards_ Cœuvres. The ruined farm and Castle of Valsery on the far side of the river are visible from here. In =Cœuvres=, _turn to the left and cross the bridge_ to visit the church, the steeple and western portion of which have fallen in. _Return to the bridge and turn to the left towards_ Cutry (_do not cross the river_). Two lines of barbed wire entanglements crossed the road at the exit of the village. _At the fork, turn to the right into I. C. 44 and cross the river. More_ barbed wire entanglements here defended Cœuvres. _Climb the zig-zag road as far as the_ church of =Cutry=, remarkable edifice whose nave and apsis were destroyed. Very fine view. In the Cemetery of Cutry are graves of French soldiers who fell in July, 1918.