The woods which rise above the village form a kind of curtain, and the Germans, well aware of its importance (the Grand French Manœuvres of 1891 had taken place in this district), seized it at the end of September, 1914, and later built a light railway which formed their main line of communication with St. Mihiel. Hidden in this recess, the railway escaped observation and was worked, with but little damage, throughout the war. _Leaving Creüe, the road follows the valley through which runs the Creüe Brook._ _Before entering Chaillon, the tourist passes a_ German cemetery _on the right_. Many of the houses in this village, as well as the church, were destroyed. [Illustration: GERMAN CEMETERY _This cemetery is in Mouton Wood, between Chaillon and St. Mihiel, on the left of the road when going towards St. Mihiel. One of the monuments represents a lion on a pedestal._] _After Chaillon the road turns to the right and continues to follow the valley as far as the crossing of I.C. 62. It there climbs to the plateau, leaving the valley, which continues to the right in the direction of_ Spada. This valley is the only one which crosses the Heights of the Meuse in their entire width, uniting the Plain of Woëvre with the river. It is the “Spada Pass,” of immense strategical importance. _At the top of the slope the wood is entered just beyond a_ military cemetery, _200 yards to the left of the road. Cross_ Mouton Wood, dotted with German graves, shelters, cantonments, etc. _Leaving the Varvinay road on the left, a 100 yards further on the tourist comes to a_ German cemetery _by the roadside_, with several monuments, one of which represents a lion on a large pedestal. _Follow the road as far as_ =St. Mihiel.= [Illustration: GERMAN SHELTER ON THE ROAD FROM VIGNEULLES TO HEUDICOURT _4 km. from the latter._] B.—From Vigneulles to St. Mihiel, via Apremont, Brûlé Wood and Ailly Wood _At Vigneulles, 100 yards from the church, take G.C.D. 10 to the left, in the direction of_ Heudicourt. _One kilometre from Vigneulles are_ several large concrete shelters _to the right and left of the road_. Creüe Wood, _seen on the left of the road, 2 km. further on_, is full of German defence works. The greatly damaged village of =Heudicourt= is next reached. Numerous houses were destroyed by fire. Beside the cemetery is a German cemetery. _On leaving the village_ there is a stone and concrete blockhouse. [Illustration: WOINVILLE _German monument at entrance to village, on the right, coming from Heudicourt._] _Beyond Heudicourt, the road passes through_ =Buxières= (ruined houses); =Buxèrulles= (slightly damaged), containing German cemetery; =Woinville= (German cemetery with a monument in the middle (_see photo below_), _on the right, before entering the village_, and a roofless church); =Varnéville=, entirely in ruins. _Leaving the village, the tourist passes_ several concrete shelters and blockhouses. [Illustration: APREMONT. RUINS OF VILLAGE AND CHURCH]