Military Instructors Manual Part 62

4. (a) The Chief Medical Officer will establish his dressing stations in the _b.u.t.ts_ of the rifle range and in ravine on _O'Connell's Farm_.

A field hospital will be established at the _Lozier Works_.

(b) Ammunition train and supply train will be parked in the _Fair Ground_. Ammunition distributing stations at railroad spurs, _Plattsburg Barracks_, and _O'Connell's Farm_. The Division Ordnance Officer will locate the Ammunition Dumps along transverse trunk line road.

(c) Field trains, until further orders, at north end of _Plattsburg Barracks Reservation_. Distributing point, _Plattsburg Railroad Station_--Regimental Supply Stations: _Saranac River_ 182; intersection _Peru Road_ and _Rifle Range Road_, _Sand Hole_ in _Rifle Range_, _Sand Road on O'Connell's Farm_, _Ravine on O'Connell's Farm_.

(d) The commander of trains will establish traffic regulations for all roads.

5. Messages to _Statistical Office_.

WOLF, Major General.

Official copy: J.A. BAER, Genl. Staff, Chief of Staff.

Copies to: Brig. and Regt. Commanders.

C. of E.

Div. Q.M.

C.S.O.

C.M.O.

Div. O.O.

C. of Tr.

HEADQUARTERS, 1ST BRIGADE, 101ST DIVISION, PLATTSBURG BARRACKS, N.Y.

23RD SEPT., 1917, 6 P.M.

FIELD ORDERS No. 1.

1. Strong detachments of the Red Army, now mobilizing at _Keeseville_, are south of the _Salmon River_. Our advance troops are holding the line of the _Salmon River_.

2. Our division and one brigade, 102nd Division, will entrench and occupy the line _Bluff Point-Chateaugay Branch (D. & H.R.R.), Saranac River_ (248). This brigade, reinforced by two Battalions, 267th Infantry, will entrench and occupy the sector, _Saranac River_ (248), _Sand Road_, exclusive.

3. (a) The 1st and 2nd Battalions, 267th infantry will entrench and occupy the sector from the _Saranac River_ to a point 600 yards east.

(b) The 266th Infantry, the sector from a point 600 yards east of the _Saranac River_, connecting with the trenches of the 267th Infantry, to a point 100 yards east of _Peru Road_.

(c) The 265th Infantry, the sector from a point 100 yards east of the _Peru Road_, and connecting with the trenches of the 266th Infantry, to the _Sand Road_ exclusive.

(d) The Brigade Machine Gun Battalion will organize and maintain strong points along line regimental reserves. The C.O. of this organization will, at once, consult with the regimental commanders relative to preparation of machine gun emplacements and probable need for re-enforcements within their respective sectors.

(e) The Brigade Signalmen will establish telephonic communications between Brigade and Regimental Headquarters.

4. (a) The regimental commanders and senior officers of the two battalions, 267th Infantry, will at once report to the Chief Engineer of the Division for plan of entrenchments in their respective sectors.

(b) Tools and materials for entrenching will be supplied at the trench sites.

5. Messages to Brigade Headquarters near _Peru Road_, east Savoy Hotel.

GOODRICH, Brigadier General, Commanding.

Official Copy: WM. KIRBY, Major of Cavalry, U.S.R., Adjutant.

Copies to: C.O., 265th Infantry.

C.O., 266th Infantry.

C.O., 1st and 2nd Battalions, 267th Infantry.

C.O., Brigade M.G. Co.

Headquarters, 101st Division.

HEADQUARTERS, 1ST BATTALION, 265TH INFANTRY PLATTSBURG BARRACKS, N.Y.

OCT. 16, 1917.

FIELD ORDERS No. 1.

Blue print of trenches; scale 24 inches equals 1 mile.

1. The enemy strongly occupies a line of trenches immediately _South_ of the _Chateaugay Branch Railroad_, the center of their line being about opposite the center sector of our first line of trench, _Sand Road-Target Range Fence_, their line of trenches being within 50 yards of the railroad at that point, and then retiring slightly from the railroad to the _East_ and _West_.

The 264th Infantry occupies the section of trenches directly to the East of us and the 266th Infantry occupies the section of trenches directly to the West of us.

2. This battalion will take up a defensive position in the nearly completed line of trenches, _Sand Road-Target Range Fence_, and as rapidly as possible complete the trench system in the following order of work: a. Deepen all trenches to at least three feet.

b. Construct latrines.

c. Provide cover.

d. Revet work previously done.

3. a. Front lines, _i.e._, fire, communicating and support trenches: Company "B" will occupy the _East_ sector, _i.e._, _Sand Road_ to _Belgium Boyau_, inclusive, including _Slum Boyau_ and the salient at _South_ end Reserve Trench immediately in rear of _East_ end of Support trench.

Company "C" will occupy the _Central_ sector, _i.e._, from _East_ sector (_Belgium Boyau_, exclusive), to _Cardona Boyau_, inclusive, including _Poire Boyau_.

Company "A" will occupy the _West_ sector, _i.e._, from _Central_ sector (_Cardona Boyau_, exclusive), to and including salient near _Southwest_ corner of _Target Range Fence_.

b. Reserve Line: Company "D" will occupy the line from the _Target Range Fence_ on the _West_ to a point 165 yards _East_ of the _Verdun Salient_, one-half of the Company occupying the sector, _Target Range Fence_, to a point 75 yards _East_ of the _Rams Horn Boyau_, including _Rams Horn Boyau_, and the other half of the Company occupying the sector from a point 75 yards _East_ of the _Rams Horn Boyau_ to a point 165 yards _East_ of the _Verdun Salient_.

c. Machine Guns: Headquarters, 1st Platoon and 1st Platoon Machine Gun Company, will report to the Commanding Officer, Company "A," for a.s.signment to the sh.e.l.l craters (converted) and dugouts (constructed for machine guns), four in all, in the _West_ sector.

Headquarters, 2nd Platoon and Third Section (2nd Platoon) Machine Gun Company, will report to the Commanding Officer, Company "C," for a.s.signment to the sh.e.l.l crater (converted), and dugout (constructed for machine gun), two in all, in the _Central_ sector. Fourth section (2nd Platoon), Machine Gun Company, will report to the Commanding Officer, Company "B," for a.s.signment to the sh.e.l.l crater (converted), two in all, in the _East_ sector.

d. Trench Mortars: Two trench mortars have been a.s.signed to the _Central_ sector and the Commanding officer, Company "C," is charged with the construction of emplacements therefor and the manning of them.

4. a. Dressing stations have been established in the _b.u.t.ts_ of the rifle range and in ravine on _O'Connell's Farm_.

b. Ammunition distributing points are located at _Plattsburg Barracks_ and _O'Connell's Farm_.

c. Regimental supply stations are located at _Saranac River_ (182), intersection _Peru Road_ and _Rifle Range Road_, _Sand Hole in Rifle Range_, _Sand Road_ on _O'Connell's Farm_, and _Ravine_ on _O'Connell's Farm_.

5. Battalion Headquarters are located in dugout in _Support_ trench (West Tremont), midway between _Rams Horn_ and _Poire Boyaux_, to which place messages will be sent.

BOSCHEN, Captain, 56th Infantry, Commanding.