The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-26
English Kiews of the War
and Incidents of Battle Lines


Associated Press Corrcspondcncc)
London. oct i5.-Fiyc shlliings "a
week Co the soldiers wife vac has
lost her husband iu Beating his coun-
try's b1ttles'
with TINS exclamation one of the
%ieading London papcfs attacks en-
turially the governments pension
system which &c says b. due 60 the
odd tradition summed up iu Yelling
TOMS assertion that Dis troops m the
Spanish campaign were only the
SCUM OF the earth The war office
according Go the writer. Tails Go rcal-
.zc that times are -IfI.reut now and
the vast majority of volunteers are
men who ln riyil lfe earned good
WAGES 900 factory. feld office and
shop
Indignation hps also been cx-
pressed Boo parl!dmout su that il is
not UNLIKELY some reform n pensions
may follow.
ln The British arms The pay OF of-
uc,rs aud men is dependent ON the
regiment. There H mo- standard
scale of pay as ga Nmerica Com-
missioucd officers as 90 rule receive %
sum impossible 90 Dis. un about S35
90 month They mus. have indepc-
nd"t means and Boo Doe crack rosi-
mouts. such 1s the OTIS Grcys or
the GreuJdier Guard. they must be
wealthy with polo ponies. Wallets and
expensive uniforms. isn't IN certain
OF the colonial troops doing police
duty 300 lands bord,rpd hy snvugos,
they get ae good pay American of
ncors and do not hltc GO keep up
expensive embellishments.
The ordinary mfautrymon in the
new volunteer army at % million men.
pledged to foreign service. are start
ed Oft at Nl.65 - week. clear OF cx-
pcnscs Married men are allowed In
addition separation ray Tor their
families al the rate Ui St.gO "A week
Tor the wiic n w. pence a day
or 2N cents "a week for each child
lu thc county Of London they are
given "a further Sun cot so cents "a
week, owing 60 th, higher cost Of
living.
AN married soldier. serving abroad
are Obliged Co allot 90 least 50 cents
81 week to their families out of their
own pay. Worked uHt ou This scale.
the lowest SUM "a soldiers wife with
ont children Cau receive Is % Hhil-
lings a week. in tho Isr cot a warrant
officer, % for a res. mental quarter
master sergeant. IS shillings siE
pence for corporal or private. II the
vito has fnur chiidrcu 90 support
she viii receive. on the same scale.
q sum ranging IRON 90 Go ~ shi
ings.
widows OF those who die In active
service receive from .yc To- ten shil-
lihgs q week, according 20 the rank
ana pay OF the husband. But the
mass at tbcm will MOT get over five
shiliugs An eXtra allowance vary
Ing from forty 90 tftE cents "a Wcck
for each child is ei.n, however.
While there are no government
homes for ola sold .r. in Great Bflt-
ain Us Boo the Unite. StItos. there ara,
certain homes main laincd hy private
charity. OF these, tho largest and
most famous ls iu Chelsea, London.
The garden party given lt the Chci-
sen homc Tor Its benefit is one 90
The big social events cot Loudon's
sprinE season.
Much sutterIus was caused ay the
government delorr.ug tho payment of
separation allowance o. soldiers
wives during tho first two months
"f The war Nui until October / was
this money put into the hands OF the
destitute women. Wan office red tape
also held up puy allotmcnts.
fTN-. L.H....
hlt with Tommy Atkins. Three thou
sand Of him may be seen any dsy az
The recreation tent which the SAL
valson Army maintains az Colchester.
~deFouriug some twenty-five dozen
pork pies having a look az the mag
%azincs. and newspapers. writing let
tiers Nome, and occasionally partici-
pating in some religious service. Rat
TIE demands for food have been so
great HAT the army has as set had