Corbie 66 Frise 70 Vaux 73 Combles 80 Trônes Wood 84 Mont St. Quentin 93 Péronne 97 Biaches 113 Belloy-en-Santerre 122 Estrées 124 Chaulnes 129 [Illustration: PÉRONNE CHÂTEAU _(p. 107)_.] * * * * * PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED, LONDON. XXI Bis, 1-2,133-3-2020. +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | MICHELIN DURING THE WAR. | | | | As early as 1908 Michelin became interested in Aviation, and | | foreseeing the possibilities of the aeroplane in warfare, he | | instituted in 1911 the "Aerocible" Prize for accurate bomb | | dropping. | | | | In 1912 Michelin sounded a note of warning in his famous | | booklet "Notre Avenir est dans l'air." Throughout the war he | | concentrated the whole of his energies and resources on the | | study and production of bombing planes. | | | | Gen. Gallieni, of Marne fame, was so impressed with the results | | obtained that he created and placed at Michelin's disposal a | | special aviation ground at Aulnat, near Clermont-Ferrand. | | | | The French military authorities, in furtherance of their 1910 | | aviation programme, requested Michelin to study all types of | | bomb-dropping apparatus for use on French bombing planes. | | | | Michelin improvised an immense factory for the manufacture of | | bombing planes at his tyre works in Clermont-Ferrand, giving | | the first 100 planes to the army and supplying the balance at | | cost of manufacture. | | |