Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-20
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PAY OF ALL CLASSES
OF AMERICAN SOLDIER

when the man goes into foreign SER
vice. Following is the domestic
pay received by the regular army,
national guard and reserve officers
and men now in service and to be
received by the personnel of the con-
script armies being raised:
Buglers and second class privates
S33 a month; first class privates
$3.50 month; artillery, cavalry,
and infantry corporals, saddlers, in
rantry, cavalry, field artillery and
medical department mechanics, far
iers and wagoners, s40.2o month.
Engineer, ordnance, signal corps
quartermaster's corps and medical
department corporals, coast artillery
mechanics, field artillery chief me-
chanics, third class musicians of the
infantry, cavalry, artillery and en-
gineers, $4,000 a month.
Artillery, cavalry and infantry
sergeants; field artillery, cavalry
and infantry stable sergeants;
artillery, cavalry, artillery and in
fantry supply sergeants; artillery,
cavalry and infantry mess sergeants,
cooks, horseshoers, radio sergeants,
firemen, band corporals, second class
musicians of the cavalry, artillery,
infantry and engineers and third
class musicians of the military acad-
emy, $44 a month.
Engineer, ordnance, signal corps
quartermtser's corps and medical de-
partment sergeants, stable sergeants
of the engineers, supply sergeants Of
the engineers, mess sergeants of the
engineers, all color sergeants, elec-
trician sergeants of the second class
band sergeants, first class musicians
of the infantry, cavalry, artillery
and engineers and second class musi-
clans of the military academy, $51.2C
month.
Battalion sergeant majors of the
field artillery and infantry, squadron
sergeant majors, sergeant majors O
the junior grade, master gunners
sergeant buglers, assistant band lead
ers $56 month.
Regimental sergeant majors, regi-
mental supply sergeants, sergeant
majors of the senior grade, quarter
masters sergeants of the quarter
masters corps, ordnance sergeants
first sergeants, battalion sergeant
major of the engineers, battalion sup
ply sergeants of the engineers, elec.
trician sergeants Of the first class
first class sergeants of the quarter.
masters corps, engineers and sigma
corps assistant engineers and first
class musicians of the military acad
emy, $50 month.
First class sergeants of the medi.
cal department, field musician ser.
geants of the military academy, s66
Hospital sergeants, master engin.
GERS of the junior grade and engin-
eers, SS4.
Quartermaster sergeants of the Sc
nior grade of the quartermaster's
corps, band leaders, master sigma
electricians, master electricians, mas.
ter engineers of the senior grade
master hospital sergeants, band ser
geants and assistant band leaders Of
the military academy, SOC month.
This pay is for first enlistments
1t increases with each enlistment in
the regular army.
Because of special qualifications
and service certain men draw pay
or bonuses, beyond the regular en-
listment par, as follows:
Mess sergeants Sc, easement elec.
tricians SO, first class observers 50
plotters SO, coxswains 50, chief plant
ers, chief leaders, second class observ-
ers, gun commanders and gun point
ers ST each, surgical assistants, ex-
pert first class gunners F. A., and
expert riflemen SIS each, private first
class nurses, sharpshooters and first
class gunners So each, second class
gunners, marksmen, dispensary as
sistants and holders of the certifi-
cate of merit $2 each.
Enlisted men get all clothing and
equipment free.
Officers, in addition to fixed al
lowances for quarters, heat and light
receive the following sums yearly,
with provision for increase every five
years for all ranks below brigadier
general in the regular army:
Second lieutenants $1,700; first
lieutenants $4,000. captains $2,400,
majors 5000, lieutenant colonels
s., 500, colonies $4,000, brigadier gen.
erals $4,000, major generals 5000
snd lisutsaaat generals ti1Iooo.