ILLUSTRATED MICHELIN GUIDES TO THE BATTLE-FIELDS (1914-1918) THE SOMME VOLUME 2. THE SECOND BATTLE OF THE SOMME (1918) (AMIENS, MONTDIDIER, COMPIÈGNE) MICHELIN & C^{IE}--CLERMONT-FERRAND. MICHELIN TYRE C^O L^{TD}--81, FULHAM ROAD, LONDON, S. W MICHELIN TIRE C^O--MILLTOWN. N.J. U.S.A. HOTELS AMIENS Hôtel du Rhin, 4, _rue de Noyon_. Tel. 44. Belfort-Hôtel, 42, _rue de Noyon_. Tel. 649. Hôtel de l'Univers, 2, _rue de Noyon_. Tel. 2.51. Hôtel de la Paix, 15, _rue Duméril_. Tel. 9.21. Hôtel de l'Ecu de France, 51, _place René-Goblet_. Tel. 3.37. [Illustration: Hôtel de la Paix H. de l'Ecu de France Hôtel de l'Univers Hôtel du Rhin Belfort Hôtel ] COMPIÈGNE Hôtel du Rond-Royal, _av. Thiers_. I Rond-Royal. Tel. 4.15. Palace-Hôtel, _place du Palais_. I Palace, Tel. 1.15. Hôtel de la Cloche, 27, _place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville_. Tel. 0.85. Hôtel de Flandre, 2, _rue d'Amiens_. Tel. 36. [Illustration: H. de Flandre Poste H. de la Cloche Palace-Hôtel H. du Rond-Royal ] _The above information, extracted from the_ MICHELIN TOURIST GUIDE (1920), _may no longer be exact when it meets the reader's eye. Tourists are therefore recommended to consult the_ MICHELIN TOURING OFFICES, _81, Fulham Rd., London. S.W. 3, or 99, Boulevard Pereire, Paris, 17^e_. _AN INDISPENSABLE AUXILIARY_: The Michelin Map _On sale at booksellers and MICHELIN stockists._ [Illustration] _For the present GUIDE, take sheet n^o =6=._ _MOTORISTS_ _this map was made specially for you._ The "Michelin Wheel" BEST of all detachable wheels because the least complicated [Illustration] _Smart_ It embellishes even the finest coachwork. _Simple_ It is detachable at the hub and fixed by six bolts only. _Strong_ The only wheel which held out on all fronts during the War. _Practical_ Can be replaced in 3 minutes by =anybody= and cleaned still quicker. It prolongs the life of tyres by cooling them. AND THE CHEAPEST IN MEMORY OF THE MICHELIN WORKMEN AND EMPLOYEES WHO DIED GLORIOUSLY FOR THEIR COUNTRY. THE SOMME. VOLUME II. THE SECOND BATTLE OF THE SOMME (1918) AMIENS--MONTDIDIER--COMPIÈGNE. [Illustration] Compiled and published by MICHELIN & CIE., Clermont-Ferrand, France. _All rights of translation, adaptation or reproduction (in part or whole) reserved in all countries_ [Illustration: The Front Line, March 21, 1918. THE BATTLEFIELD.] THE SECOND BATTLE OF THE SOMME. At different periods during the War, important events took place in the Plains of Picardy, in the region which extends between Amiens and St. Quentin, Bapaume and Noyon, between the valleys of the rivers Ancre, Avre and Oise.