Headquarters Plattsburg Training Camp,
Plattsburg Barracks, New York.
September 22, 1917.
Divisional Entrenching Problem.
General Situation:
The Salmon river forms the boundary line between two states, the "Blue" on the north and the "Red" on the south. War has been declared and the Red Army is mobilizing near Keeseville. Mobilization by the first Blue Army at Plattsburg has been completed.
Special Situation, Blue:
Our advanced troops are holding the line of the Salmon river against strong detachments of the Red Army. The commanding general of the Blue Army has decided to establish a second position on the line, Bluff Point to the bend (248) in the Saranac river.
The following order is issued by the Division Commander:
Headquarters, 101st Div.,
Plattsburg, N.Y.
23 Sept., '17, 9:00 a.m.
Field Orders,
No. 1.
1. Our advanced troops are holding the line of the Salmon river.