Locre was the scene of terrific fighting during the German offensive against the Flanders Hills in 1918. On April 19, 1918, it was taken by the enemy after a daring advance by their Alpine Corps, which had succeeded in reaching Kemmelbeek Valley. On the same day, the soldiers of this picked corps continued their advance as far as the crossing with the Westoutre road, 1 kilomètre to the north of Locre; but here the French dragoons, in an irresistible counter-attack, drove the Germans back and recaptured Locre, leaving only the _Hospice_, to the south-east of the village, in enemy hands. [Illustration: LOCRE ROAD AT KEMMEL AND KEMMEL HILL] [Illustration: KEMMEL CHURCH AND VILLAGE IN RUINS _Photographed from the eastern slopes of Kemmel Hill_] [Illustration: RUINS OF KEMMEL CHÂTEAU AND HILL] [Illustration: KEMMEL HILL _Photographed from the road to Kemmel at La Clytte, 500 yards from the latter._] _Beyond the ruins of the church, in the middle of a devastated cemetery, turn to the left; then at the next fork, leaving some French graves on the left, take the road on the right leading to_ =Kemmel Hill=. This hill, the first of the Hills of Flanders, is famous for the battles fought there in 1918. On April 17, 1918, the Germans had reached the foot. On the 25th, they rushed to the attack, encircling and capturing the hill, which was held by the French 30th Infantry Regiment. During the next and following days French counter-attacks failed to dislodge the enemy. It was only on August 30 that the Germans evacuated the hill; on the 31st it was occupied by the British. _Pass Burgrave Farm. At the foot of the hill (inaccessible to vehicles) the road turns to the left._ Here the ground is completely churned up, the bits of road being connected up by little bridges thrown across the shell-holes. In the distance is seen the ruined church of Kemmel (photo, p. 113). _On reaching the village, turn to the right, to visit the ruins of the château_ (photo, p. 114), _then return to the fork and take the road on the right_. The road is hilly, as the photograph, taken 500 yards this side of the crossing with the La Clytte road, shows. _Keeping straight along the road by which he came, as far as Zevecoten, the tourist then returns first to the left and then to the right._ _In the centre of_ =Reninghelst= _village, take the Neuve-Eglise road on the left. At the fork in the road at_ =Heksken=, _turn to the right towards_ =Poperinghe=. _Cross the river. At the crossing of the road from Poperinghe to Boeschèpe, turn to the left to visit the largest cemetery in this region_ (shown on the Itinerary, p. 108), which contains 20,000 to 22,000 graves The photograph gives but a slight idea of the size of it. [Illustration: FRAGMENT OF CEMETERY CONTAINING 20,000 GRAVES AT BOESCHÈPE, ON THE ROAD TO POPERINGHE] [Illustration: GENERAL VIEW OF CATS HILL]