The quarries on the high ground to the left, before reaching =Œuilly=, were organized militarily. _After the_ church, _turn to the right towards the temporary bridge. Cross the river, then the canal. After the_ distillery, _turn to the left, then take the first road on the right to_ =Révillon=. [Illustration: INTERIOR OF GLENNES CHURCH.] [Illustration: DISTRIBUTING RATIONS TO AMERICAN SOLDIERS ON THE ROAD TO FISMETTES.] _Go straight on to_ =Glennes=. These two villages were captured by the Americans on September 6. _After visiting_ =Glennes=, _return to Révillon_. _Leaving the village behind, cross the stream, and before reaching the_ Castle, _turn to the left (G. C. 21), then 300 yards further on, to the left again. Go straight ahead, cross the stream, then turn to the right at the fork reached soon afterwards._ _Pass through_ =Merval=, whose factory was entirely destroyed. The road, which was here camouflaged, descends towards the Valley of the Vesle. Pretty view. _Enter_ =Fismettes=, _then cross the Vesle by the temporary bridge_. [Illustration: RUINS OF FISMES SEEN FROM THE TEMPORARY BRIDGE OVER THE VESLE WHICH CONNECTS THAT VILLAGE UP WITH FISMETTES. To the left of this bridge are the ruins of the old stone bridge.] [Illustration: TEMPORARY BRIDGE OVER THE VESLE, “CAMOUFLAGED” DURING THE OPERATIONS.] _Pass over the level-crossing, then climb straight up to the town of_ =Fismes=, _crossing on the left_ the avenues, whose trees have been cut to pieces by the shells. At one corner of the Square, where the tourist comes out, is the Town Hall in ruins. To get a good view of the ruins of the Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, _take the Rue de l’Hospice, on the right of the Square, which leads straight there_. This hospital was founded at the beginning of the 15th century. Only the façade remains, the remainder of the buildings having been destroyed by the bombardments. _Take on the left, the street which passes in front of the_ Hôtel-de-Ville, _and which crosses, on the left, the Avenue in which the_ church _stands_. Built in the 11th, 13th, and 16th centuries, this church is remarkable for its Roman apsis. Inside are two statues of St. Macre, one Middle-Age, the other 17th or 18th century. The Cemetery, on one side of which several hundred Americans were buried, is on the right of the road to Rheims, beyond the Avenue. _To go there, take the last street on the right_ (_Rue du Point du Jour_). [Illustration: HÔTEL-DE-VILLE SQUARE IN AUGUST, 1918.] [Illustration: TOWN HALL OF FISMES.] [Illustration: APSIS AND TOWER OF FISMES CHURCH SEEN FROM THE RAMPARTS IN 1914.] [Illustration: FRONT AND TOWER OF ABOVE CHURCH IN 1918, AS SEEN FROM THE PLACE DE L’EGLISE.] [Illustration: THE OLD RAMPARTS OF FISMES SEEN FROM BELOW THE PLACE DE L’EGLISE.] FISMES. Origin and Chief Historical Events.