Rifles must be carefully inspected daily by platoon commanders and the men required to work on them during the periods off post.
Care of Trenches
Repairs will have to be made daily. The widening of trenches in the making of repairs should be strictly forbidden. Under no circumstances must they be altered in any manner except on the order of the company commander.
Platoon commanders will go over every part of the trench several times daily with the squad leaders of the various sections and decide upon the repairs and improvements to be made. A complete and thorough police will be made prior to being relieved. All refuse will be removed. Fired cartridges will be disposed of, as they might get imbedded in the trench floor and hinder subsequent digging.
Each squad leader will be held strictly responsible for the state of police of the section of trench occupied by his squad.
Latrines
Latrines are located at convenient points in the trenches. For the men on duty in the first line they are generally dug to the flank of a connecting trench and connected therewith by a passageway. Their location is plainly marked.
The rules of sanitation are even more strictly observed in trenches than they are in soldier camps. The trenches and passageways must not under any circumstances be defiled. Latrines should be kept clean and sanitary. They will be carefully protected from flies. The free use of chloride of lime daily is an absolute necessity.
Maps
A complete detailed plan of our own trenches and as much as is known of those of the enemy opposite should be made, and be available for study and to refer to in making reports. Every bay of the trench should be numbered, every traverse lettered. All junction points of fire and communicating trenches, all dugouts, all posts, mortar positions, machine-gun positions, observation posts, and any points that it may be necessary to refer to in reports should be designated by numbers.