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. Copies to: C.O., 265th Infantry. C.O., Companies A, B, C and D. C.O., M.G. Company. C.O., Headquarters Company. R.S.O. * * * * * HDQTRS. 1ST BATT., 265TH INFTY., PLATTSBURG BCKS., N.Y., _Oct. 17, 1917._ FIELD ORDERS No. 2 1. DISPOSITIONS: a. The assignment of companies to sectors is as announced in Field Orders No. 1, these headquarters. b. Company commanders are charged with the details of occupation of the trenches and the proper disposition of the "specialists" (bombers, grenadiers, auto-riflemen, etc.), directing particular attention to the active and passive areas of their sectors. 2. FIELDS OF FIRE: Company commanders must arrange for and obtain the best fields of fire in their own sectors, and provide for protection of visible areas in adjoining sectors by lateral fire. 3. IMPROVEMENTS OR CHANGES IN TRENCHES: Company commanders before making any changes or improvements in trenches will render 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.