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Desolate French Villages Through War-Torn France
Edward B. Clark recounts a motor tour of ruined French villages from Vitry-le-Francois toward the Argonne front. He notes burned hamlets, shattered churches, mass graves, and returning villagers, while contrasting German incendiaries versus shell damage and the ongoing artillery fire along the Meuse and Aisne fronts.
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Sommeilles
France
St. Mihiel
Forest of Argonne
Gerard de Ganay
Marne
Aisne
Battle of the
Vitry-le-Francois
Hurion
Hurton
St. Martin
Glennes
Jesson Boilleau
Jesson
Republic
Cour-de-Manges
Cour de Manges
Cour-de- Manges
Frignicourt
Faremont
Favresses
Blesme
Maurupt-le-Montoy
Vaubecourt
Hell
Vaudecourt
America
Belgium
French Republic
Argonne Forest
Meusey
Orne
Desolation