, 246
methods of, 126-129
rear guard during, 231
under cover, 245

Advance cavalry, 226

Advance guard, 142, 221
communication with, 228, 229
distance from main body of, 224
distribution of, 226
duties of, 143, 223, 224
strength of, 224
supports to, 226, 227

Age limits for reserve officers, 169, 170

Aiming rifle, 277

Air planes, military value of, 213

Alignments, 66, 67
in company movements, 88, 106, 112
in skirmish drill, 119

Ammunition, 191
data on U. S. Army, 285, 286

Appointments to officers' reserve corps, 169, 170, 175, 176

Arm signals, 302-308

Arms, manual of, 40-62

Arms of the service, cooeperation of, 182

Army departments, 178, 323, 324

Army organization tables, 321-324

Army slang, 19, 20

Articles of War, 179

Artillery, 183, 232, 322, 323
organization of, 322, 323

Assembling, position of guides and file-closers in, 111

Assembly of company, 88, 120, 125
of platoons, 120, 121
of squad, 75

At ease, 32, 33
march, 106

Attack, advantages of, 145, 242, 243
deployment for, 244
enveloping, 243, 244
fire superiority in, 148, 207, 246
frontal, 243
initiative in, 145, 206
night, 185, 186
patrols in, 244, 252
plan of, 147
progress of, 147, 148, 149, 207, 246, 247
rules for, 208, 209
turning movement in, 243, 244

Attention, 29
from route step, 106
under arms, 40

Back step, 37

Backward march, 37

Bandaging, first-aid, 310-313

Barbwire, use of, 151, 186

Base squad in extended order drills, 112-119

Battle-field conditions, 130, 131, 207

Bayonet, 283
importance of, 190

Bed-making on practice marches, 161

Billeting, 215

Bivouac, 215

Blanket roll, 167, 168

Bleeding, treatment for, 311-313

Blisters, treatment for, 163

Bombs, 184, 185

Broken bone, treatment for, 313, 314

Bullet wound, treatment for, 311

Burning clothes, extinguishing, 319, 320

Burns, treatment for, 317

Camp, arrival at, 11-13
conduct in, 13-15
equipment in, 11
inspection of, 296
guard duty in, 192-194
habits in, 15, 16, 17
security in, 137-139
mail regulations in, 10
sanitation, 164, 165

Camping ground, selection of, 215, 216

Camping on practice marches, 161, 292

Camps, Federal training, 10

Cantonment, 213

Captain, responsibility of, 110, 133

Cavalry, 183, 184
advance, 226, 212
ammunition for, 191

Cavalry division, composition of, 211
squadro