This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ...to the B. S. M. and telephonists, and, if necessary, as a sentry to prevent other members of the battery headquarters from proceeding mounted beyond that point. The B. C. should give definite instructions to his B. L.; the order " Keep Touch" is a poor one, and unfair to the B. L. The B. L. should, if possible, be given the definite road or direction (on the map), the point beyond which he should not take the battery without further orders, and the pace of the advance. The B. C, whenever possible, should, before leaving the R. 0., give him a point or direction (map or otherwise) on which to lay out his lines. This need not be considered as anything more than a means to enable the R. O. to get on with his work-without having to wait for orders from the O. P., but map work and measurement of angles can be done more carefully and accurately at the battery position than in an uncomfortable O. P., and the line thus laid out can be used as a temporary zero line by the B. C. The captain.--The special points for which the captain is responsible are the following: (1) The direction of the movement of the first line wagons. If the captain wishes to take the Q. M. S. on with him when he goes forward to find out the situation, the actual leading may be deputed to the farrier or another N. G. O. The first-line wagons conform to the movements of the firing battery; orders must be sent to them by the captain when he has selected his wagon line. (2) The selection of the wagon-line position; dependent, of course, on the battery position. In a "moving" fight, tactical considerations and accessibility are paramount, but the wagon line should never be so close to the battery position that the same "searching" fire which is...