The Germans took three hostages at Villers, under circumstances of which one of them, M. Vigroux, gave details before the Commission of Enquiry. He was coming out of his house when he perceived another resident, M. Minette, surrounded by soldiers. "_At the same time_," he declared, _"a Prussian came up to me, seized me, and led me away, his revolver pointed at my head, without my having threatened or gesticulated. I next saw the Prussians strike Minette with their fists and with the butt-end of their rifles; they also tore off his clothes, finally leaving him naked._ [Illustration: CROWN PRINCE'S DUG-OUT] _"They then secured his hands with an iron chain."_ The hostages were led one kilometre from the village. Minette was separated from the group and made to kneel. He was then shot. As far as his companions were able to understand, the Germans appeared to have found in his house an old and useless revolver. After the death of Minette, the other hostages were set free. [Illustration: RUINS OF VILLERS] _At the other end of the village from the church, in a field on the left_, is a subterranean shelter, known in the village under the name of the "Crown Prince's Dug-out," the photo at the top of this page shows the entrance to it. This shelter was dug during the German occupation, and the armchairs from the church were placed in it to make it more comfortable. According to local authority, the Crown Prince stayed for a time at Villers, and the shelter was made for his convenience. _Descend from the plateau on which the village is built, and at the foot of the hill, after having crossed the river, take on the right the "Chemin vicinal" which leads back to G. C. D. 15._ It is the little road which is seen in the above photograph. G. C. D. 15, planted with trees, appears on the horizon. [Illustration: RUINS OF BRABANT-LE-ROI] [Illustration: DÉBRIS OF THE ZEPPELIN BROUGHT DOWN AT REVIGNY] _At the meeting of the roads, turn to the right towards =Brabant-le-Roi= (20 km.). In this village, turn to the left near the church and continue straight forward to =Revigny= (22 km.) by G. C. 20, which crosses the picture at the foot of p. 247._ [Illustration: THE GUN WHICH BROUGHT DOWN THE ZEPPELIN] It was between Brabant and Revigny, near the railway which follows the road on the right, that the Zeppelin L.Z. 77 was brought down on February 21, 1915, at 9·15 p.m. The carcase of the great air-ship is visible in the above photo; opposite is the photo of the motor-cannon which brought it down. It was under the orders of Adjutant Gramling (on the right in the photo) and was pointed by the Chief-Pointer Pennetier (at his post of observation behind the shield).