Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-07
Paw Of Soldiers


Variations ia Different oeuntrt.s
~ decree recently issued. the government OF
France has revived the title OF marshal formerly the
highest military title OF the country which has lapsed
since the Of iGoIi The title carries salary OF
$500 year. Doubtless the restoration Of the dls-
tneuished title h designed a fitting reward for
French eeneras whose achievements IN the present
war win merit the nations gratitude. AZ present
General IL tho highest rank IN the army and the pay
10 STo There IL also rank OF lieutenant general
Hishest ray IN Unitea stases.
In the United states the highest rank IL lieutenant
General with ti,0oo yeas for the first five years
and 10 70 % and 70 per cent added for each period
Of five years thereafter major general 5000 year
for the first five, with similar percentage added
brgader general 1900 and the added percentage and
there the bonus colonel 1900 TO 5000 iie,-
tenant colonel $500 to 1900; major. sscoo TO 1900
captain 1900 70 $780, first lieutenant, 5000 81 $780,
second lieutenant $500 10 $3.50 first sergeant $50
20 $685. sergeant $50 to $50 corporal, t7ss TO SOS
private $50 10 1900 pay being increased with each
enlistment up to the seventh.
Great Britain is next IN iiberAiity TO the United
States That country has general and field marshal
whose annual pay IL $4,000. The lieutenant general
gets tio6oo major general teOoe brieadier sLiO65O
colonel si.e5sH lieutenant COLONEL practically the
same but each may vary accordlng TO clrcunstAnces
major, N@ 10 NSOe; captain, ,es7 TO t,lSs first eh
tenant SSieV 20 1851; second, eis5i first sergeant
ts serEeant 'S7e corporal. liD7o private. $3.50
what Germany Pays.
In Germany the pay OF the general who is also
field marshal, is 10 small compared to the United
States and England that sit must seem there al
iowances stated That pay is g iss; major geu-
eral. sSsss5o brgader. sass5 colonel s2iss Ieutep
ant colonel u,es major u,sas captan. $50 to tlTS;
first Lieutenant Ssfb 20 5000 serEeaht seo 10 nSo;
corporal, $3.50 private, tis5
The Russian general - siven ts72 lieutenant gem
erai ti0i7; major general, s76l colonel tS7B0; the
same for the lieutenant colonel and also for tho
majors captain, ta6o; first lieutenant ,2L5o. and the
Same for the second lieutenant sergeant ta72
poral, t6ts; private, ts7s fraction more than a
cent day, ss- 'AI
Austria apparently pays better than either Ger
many Russia. It's field marshal being given NAoi
general $500; lieutenant general ,2sos major gen
era g. go; colonel AGO; lieutenant colonel T2Oo;
major tsoa captain $780, first lieutenant $685. second
tsae; sergeant, sSilo corporal $3.50; privates Si2
Japans genorai.in-chief has tS75oI lieutenant
era $500 major general $3.50 colonel $3.50 to $500;
tenant colonel $Oas, major S7k captain $3.50 to $3.50;
first lieutenant SEQ 90 t32i second s2o first sergeant
ys to tiis sergeant $3.50 TO t7T4O corporal s7s4 to
$40; private. s.
The general Of the armies Of Italy has tSOoO lieu
tenant general 800; major general $780, colonel
200 70 siO; lieutenant colonel. u00 10 u,lsi major
$50 lpss captain $3.50 to $500 first lieutenant $3.50
70 500: second $50 $3.50; first sergeant sss SER
geant. siSSo corporal $780, private, Ns thus pay
ing the private almost we'll England.
apains general has s. 49,; lieutenant general, stb4s;
major general s227; brigadier 3sis; colonel NtS4;
nentent colonel uis7, major $780, captain ssss first
lieutenant S5t: second sst first sergeant s272 70 500;
sergeant ss to tss corporal sSo TO $780, privstes
sSs 10 $3.50 fs ft
Turkeys highest rank . lieutenant general and
that officer has $3.50 major general $4,000 braadsr
s2ete; colonel 81 ts4 lieutenant eoieneL 1896 majof
moss: captain SIS; first lieutenant. $3.50; second
$685. 90: first sergeant $3.50 90 txtD sergeant villa
to ,iSs.iO; corporal. nSsa: privetsss teSe !.