Situation 2: 

You are still Sergt.  Dow.

The point has reached crossroads 582.  You are informed by a farmer living at crossroads 582 that about half an hour before there were some soldiers half a mile north of 582 on the road to Center Mills.  He says he does not know where they went.

What do you do?

Problem II: 

The advance party has arrived at crossroads 582.  Information has come to Lieut.  Gibbs, both from the point and from the farmer direct, that Red Soldiers have been seen on road to north leading to Center Mills.  Lieut.  Gibbs on arrival at 582 sends out a squad under Sergt.  Jones to patrol north on the Center Mills road half a mile, then east by farm road to corner, then by fence south of house and barn to Opossum Creek and down creek to main road again.

The advance party then proceeds about 300 yards easterly from 582, when the point signals “Enemy in small numbers in creek bottom due north.”

   (a) What does Lieut.  Gibbs and the advance party do?
   (b) What does he tell the point to do?
   (c) What does the flank patrol under Sergt.  Jones do?

Problem III: 

Because of the action taken in Problem II the Reds have ceased to menace the left flank of the advance guard: 

   (a) What does the advance party and its commander do?
   (b) What does he tell the point to do?

Another Situation—­Problem IV: 

Enemy is in the vicinity of Hunterstown.  Your brigade has marched south through Guernsey to road fork 610, and has turned east, and is about to camp in grass field north of road 610-582, 1-3 of a mile west of 582.  Your battalion is to form the outpost.  You are its major.

Where do you post: 

   (a) The outpost reserve?
   (b) The outpost supports?
   (c) The outguards?

        (NOTE:  The sector up to and including the road Center
          Mills—­554-534—­Bridge S.H. is covered by another brigade
          to your left.)

Problem V: 

On the same general scheme as in Problem IV.  You are Sergt.  Robinson of Support No. 1.  You are ordered by its commander to move out with 3 squads to form a picket, outguard No. 1, putting out observation posts on the road about half a mile south of the support.

   (a) State what directions you give to your picket and how you move
       to your position.
   (b) Where do you post the picket and its observation posts?
   (c) What orders and instructions do you give on arrival at the
       place selected?

CHAPTER 15.

Trench Warfare.

General Principles.

1.  Defense may be made in depth by all organizations, down to and including the platoon, or it may be made laterally.

2.  The smallest active segment, be it only three men, must have a chief and a second in command, who is responsible for the proper upkeep and defense of the segment.  All occupants of active segments must know all instructions which should be simple.