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 assignment to the shell 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 assignment to the shell 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 assignment to the shell crater (converted), two in all, in the _East_ sector. d. Trench Mortars: Two trench mortars have been assigned 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 _Butts_ 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_.