_Retracing our steps, we take, on the left before arriving at the Place, the Rue d'Andernay_, from number 35 of which the central photograph on the following page was taken. _A little further on we rejoin the road (G. C. 15, which becomes G. C. 1 on leaving the county), and follow it out of the town. On the right, two kilometres further, is the_ "Établissement thermal," whose waters are used for drinking purposes, as well as for baths and shower-baths. _Pass through =Andernay= (64½ km.)_, where a few houses were burned down. _Cross over the Saulx, then, without entering Contrisson, turn to the right (66 km.) and follow the railway along the road._ [Illustration: INTERIOR OF THE CHURCH] _Two kilometres further take the level-crossing, and then, leaving the railway, which breaks off to the right, follow G. C. 20. Continue straight along G. C. 1._ G. C. 20 follows the Valley of the Saulx, which, gradually narrowing, stretches southwards. The Germans came up the valley, driving in a wedge between the Fourth and Third French Armies. During September 9 and 10 the Fifteenth Corps was working astride this valley, trying to re-establish connection. On the evening of the 10th, the 30th Division of this Corps took =Mognéville= (_2 km. distant along G. C. 20_), and practically reached the spot where the tourist is now standing. The danger of a break through was thus averted. [Illustration: RUINS, RUE D'ANDERNAY] G. C. 1 _leads the tourist to_ =Vassincourt= (71 km.), which has been entirely destroyed by fire and shells. The photo below depicts the entrance to the village, those of p. 237 the sacked church. [Illustration: RUINS OF VASSINCOURT]