to
battalion headquarters brief recommendations of changes
desired. These recommendations will be submitted at 11.00
a.m. and 3.00 p.m., after which hours the battalion
commander will inspect and if deemed necessary will be
ordered.
4. ORGANIZATION FOR WATCHING AND OBSERVATION:
a. Each company commander will organize a system for watching
the enemy by day and will establish look-out posts for this
purpose; this system will be augmented at night by patrols
if necessary.
b. The watching of the enemy must be continuous and long
occupation of the sector will not warrant any laxity.
5. ORGANIZATION FOR SUPPLY:
a. Company commanders will make the necessary details for
obtaining supplies; these details to be in charge of Mess or
Supply Sergeants and will not exceed three squads for each
lettered company.
b. _Food_: Machine guns details and members of the Medical Corps
assigned to each sector are attached to the lettered
companies for rations.
c. Cooked food will be at the _Food Station_ at 6.00 a.m., 11.50
a.m. and 5.00 p.m. daily, and will be distributed at that
point.
d. Company commanders will detail the Mess Sergeant, with an
appropriate detail (about 2 squads) to proceed to _Food
Station_, which is located at the wire entanglement on the
_west_ side of the _Target Range_ about 400 yards _north of
Brigade Headquarters_.
e. The details mentioned above will proceed via trenches,
leaving same at junction of _Tipperary_ trench and _Rams
Horn_ boyau in the following order:
Co. D: Detail will clear junction _Rams Horn_ boyau and
_Tipperary_ trench at 5.40 a.m., 11.10 a.m. and 4.40 p.m.
Co. A: Detail will clear junction _Tremont_ trench, and
_Rams Horn_ boyau at 5.30 a.m., 11.00 a.m. and 4.30 p.m.,
proceeding via _Rams Horn_ boyau.
Co. B: Detail will clear junction _Tremont_ trench, and
_Poire_ boyau at 5.35 a.m., 11.05 a.m. and 4.55 p.m.,
proceeding via _Poire_ boyau and _Tipperary_ trench.
Co. C: Detail will clear junction _Tremont_ trench and _Slum_
boyau at 5.40 a.m., 11.10 a.m. and 4.40 p.m., proceeding via
_Slum_ boyau and _Tipperary_ trench.
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