=Passing of Orders and Information in the Trenches.= Men should be taught the art of passing of orders and information correctly, by word of mouth. This is a very important part of the soldiers’ training, and should always be practised when the trench practices are being carried out; a sender of messages being placed at one end of the line and a receiver at the other to keep a record of messages, etc.
=Trench Comforts.= A little study in the matter of personal comforts in the trenches will prove to be of great advantage to the men. The clothing should be tight fitting about the neck and waist to prevent falling earth and pebbles getting inside the clothing and working down into the boots. The men should be instructed to take a change of socks when they go in the trenches and it is also necessary not to forget to have a supply of smokes; in short, by paying attention to these small matters there may be many comforts enjoyed in the trenches which would otherwise be overlooked.
=Uses of Bombs.=--The uses of bombs may be classified under two heads, =Defensive and Offensive=.
(a) Throwing from sapheads to prevent the enemy from pushing their saps too close to our trenches or strong places.
(b) To combat the enemy’s enfilade attack in our trench should they be successful in gaining entrance thereto.
(c) From concealed positions bombs may be used to break up and throw into confusion an enemy’s attacking force; this especially applies to night attacks when enemy is advancing in close formation.
(a) By throwing from sapheads when destroying the enemy’s keeps and strong places.
(b) Supplying cover fire for wire cutters, sappers, etc.
(c) Assisting in a frontal attack on an enemy’s position.
(d) Following up advantages gained in a frontal attack by an enfilade attack to the flanks and our front from position gained in enemy’s trenches.
=Advantages of Bomb and Grenade Fire Over Rifle Fire.= It must not be supposed that when advantages are claimed for bomb and grenade fire over rifle fire that the latter has not its advantages, too. The advantages of bomb and grenade fire must be at short range and are, therefore, specially adapted to the type of warfare waged at present on the Western front and may be considered as follows: