_Follow G.C.D. 1 bis, to_ =Bouconville.= _Enter the village, leaving the fine_ =Girondel Pond= _on the right_. [Illustration: NO-MAN’S LAND, NEAR RAMBUCOURT] [Illustration: BEAUMONT CHURCH] The 13th–14th century Church of Bouconville with its three naves is very curious. In the cemetery are numerous French graves. The front line, after passing south of Apremont, continued first to the right of the Bouconville road, then crossed the road to the west of Vargévaux Pond, making a bend to include the latter within the French lines, as also the village of Xivray, which was the junction of the French armies with the American divisions. It then passed through the hamlet of Seicheprey, and at Flirey rejoined the main road leading to Pont-à-Mousson. _Keep along the road towards_ =Rambucourt.= _A little before this village, N. 58 is picked up again._ All the way the road is camouflaged and bordered by numerous trenches. =Rambucourt= was badly damaged. Numerous shelters were made along the road against the houses, the basements of which were occupied. [Illustration: AMERICAN AMMUNITION CONVOY ENTERING SEICHEPREY] _After passing through Rambucourt, N. 58 leads to_ =Beaumont= (in ruins). Notice the shelters in the houses. The curious church suffered badly (_photo, p. 74_). [Illustration: ROMANESQUE CHURCH OF SEICHEPREY] _Four hundred yards beyond Beaumont, leave the National road and take the Seicheprey road on the left._ Trenches, shelters and gun emplacements are met with, especially in a hollow on the left. =Seicheprey= _is next reached_. This village was the scene of one of the first successes of the American Army. The Germans had taken it by surprise in April, 1918, and had kept it for some time, when it was retaken by the 26th (New England) Division. Part of the belfry of the 12th century church is still standing (_photo above_). [Illustration: SEICHEPREY. THE MAIN STREET ON SEPT. 12, 1918] _Near the church the road bends to the right and goes towards_ =St. Baussant.= _Half a mile further on_ the French and German first line trenches _are crossed_. _On entering St. Baussant_, notice in a house on the right in front of the stream a large machine-gun blockhouse in concrete. The loopholes are on a level with the roof. [Illustration: ST. BAUSSANT VILLAGE, ON ENTERING _The house on the left was transformed into a concrete Blockhouse. Above the ruined wall: Loop-holes for the machine-guns. In the background: Ruins of old Castle._] =St. Baussant= is almost entirely in ruins. _To the right, on the hill, stood the_ old château, of which only a few broken walls are left. This village, being an important road junction, had been strongly fortified by the Germans. It is one of the places where the American tanks performed wonders, taking the position in less than half an hour.