Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-05-12

Chaplain 10 90
Company:
IiNate ..'.'-..'.'..'... .Sl3
MUSICIAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Is
Trumpeter Is
wagner Observation-Disclosures. Ia
Corporal, artillery, cav'y, infry... Is
Blacksmith and farrier .... Is
o0ouIer ......'....--.... 10
sergeant Observation-Disclosures. Is
Private, engineers and ordnance. II
Corporal, engineers and ordnance. 20
First sergeant 25
Sergeant, engineers, ordnance and
signal corps, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. "a
Sergeants, signal corps ............ As
Regiment:
Chief trumpeter %
Principal musician ......... %
Saddler sergeant %
IOleI musician so
SerSeant-malor Observation-Disclosures. %
Quartermaster-serg ......... %
Sergeant-major and quartermaster
sergeant Observation-Disclosures. Sc
Post:
ordnance sergeant ..... 81
Commissary sergeant ...... "a
Post quartermaster sergeant 900. "a
Hospital corps
Hospital steward Is
Acting hospital steward 25
private NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IS
Veterinary surgeon, senior ... 100
veterinary surgeon, junior .... rs
hiosplldI malrOn .................. 10
All soldiers receive from the govern
ment, in addition to their pay, ra-
lions, clothing, bedding, medicine and
medical attendance. The necessary
qualifications for applicants DESTROYS of
enlistment are summed up as follows:
Applicants must be between the
ages of 81 and 80 years, unmarried, of
good character and habits, e-bodied,
free from disease, and must be able
to speak, read and write the English
language. Minors are not enlisted, ex-
cept boys between the ages of Is and
is who may be needed as musicians,
and who have the written consent of
father, only surviving parent, or ie-
gally-appointed guardian. Original
enlistments are confined to persons
who are citizens of the United States,
or who have made legal declaration
of their intention to become citizens
thereof. For infantry and artillery
the heights must be not less than
five feet and four inches, and weight
not less than 1913 pounds and not more
than 100 pounds. For cavalry the
height must be not less than five feet
four inches and not more than five
feet ten inches, and weight not to
exceed 165 pounds. Applicants must
defray their own expenses to the place
of enlistment. The term of service is
for two years.
provision has been made by the gov
eminent for young men desiring to
leave the service after one year. I'm
der the act Of June 16, 1890, and ex-
listing rules prescribed by the presi-
dent in accordance Herewith, SOL
dIer in his first enlistment, after hay-
Ing served one year, may purchase his
dlscharge at any time for several
months thereafter, upon the payment
OF stipulated sum, s120 being the
maximum purchase price.
one dollar a month for the third
yea of enlistment in addition IN the
rates enumerated, will be paid to the
sololer. Soldiers re-enlisting within
three months from date of discharge
receive a further increase OF nav for
the fourth and fifth years of service
and still further increase for each
I'VE years of continuous service. The
soldier can deposit his savings in
sums not less than S. with any army
paymaster, and for sums so deposited
for the period of six months or longer
the soldier, on his final discharge. will
De paid Interest at the rate of 4 pel
cent. per annum. These deposits are
nontorfe1table except for desertion.
whenever a soldier is honorably dis
charged at the expiration of his en-
llstment, or on account of disability
not caused by his own misconduct,
his travel-pay is ample to carry him
TO the place of enlistment. Bv care
and economy, soldier can save from
his clothing allowance a considerable
sum, payable to him on his discharge.
For soldiers who have served honest
ly and faithfully twenty years, or who
nave been discharged for wounds re-
ceiVed, or disease incurred in service.
a comfortable home is maintained at
washington. The sum of 1912 cents
month is deducted from each sold
iers pay, to be applied toward the
support of the home After thirty
years service enlisted men are entitled
to be retired, and upon retirement re-
ceive three-fourths Of the monthly pay
allowed by law to them in the grade
they held when retired, and $3.50 a
month as Communication for clothing
and subsistence