New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-06
Additional Pay Per Month.


MESS sergeant
Casemate electrician
Observer. first class
r'ot'ee
SoAs""t"
Chief planter
SHioL ioauor
Observer. second class ..................
Gun commander
Gun pointer
surgical assistant
expert r1heman
Nurse
onS'psnooter
First class gunner
second class gunner
MA'Ashnan
Dispensary assistant ....................
Certificate of merit
Win Additional Pay.
On the first re-enlistment each priv.
ate In the United States army gets So
additional pay each month, and this Is
increased for each succeeding enlist
ment. 1t will be seen from the table
that men who qualify as good shots.
or who, because Of their capabilities,
are given certain positions, receive an
increase Of monthly pay. 1t may also
be said that each enlisted man who
serves In the aviation corps receives an
addition Of so per cent In his pay while
he Is on duty that requires him to
participate regularly and frequently in
aerial flights, or while holding the
rating Of aviation ~mechanlclan.
The regular army Of the United
States dates back for its organization
to the year 1889, when 1t was n body
Of men barely 500 in number. Prior
to this time there was n force, the
units Of which were paid by the diff
ferent states, or It might almost be
said colonies, for 1t was not until 1888
that the United States us the United
States came fn:0 existence. The fed
eral government took over n part of
these state forces and formed the orig
inal regular army.
The regulars fought Indians from
the very start Of their existence as ar
organized body. They made a fine
record for themselves small as were
their numbers In the war of 1912. Later
they took up the work of guarding the
frontier, and the history Of the army
for years and years was n OF self
sacrifice, Of devotion to duty, and Of
achievement in the fields so far re-
moved from civilization that the people
never realized what their little force
was doing for them. To the fact that
the high work Of the regulars was done
for SO many years in remote fields was
due the lack Of the peoples apprecla-
ton Of the herolsm Of their standing
army.
Long List Of Achievements.
1t was the regulars who suffered In
the Fort Dearborn massacre on the
site Of Chicago over Il hundred years
ago; 1t was the regulars under Major
.ade who In Florida, hopelessly out
numbered and ambushed. fought until
almost the last man was killed, the
Seminole Indians under the fine leader
ship Of n Of Osceolu's chieftains. 1t
the regulars who went to death In
he country of the Rosebud under the
white chief, Custer; 1t was a little
,and Of regulars who met Big Foot and
lis warriors on Wounded Knee creek
n 1890 and won the fight after appall-
ng losses. 1t was the regulars who,
ought Red Cloud. Crazy Horse, Chief
and who followed Geronimo,
The Kid, and other savage Apaches.
nto the mountain Businesses Of Mexi-
1t was the regulars who from the
'eginning until the present day have
everything for their country.
heir record is a magnificent one.
The regular army Is now being
up to a war standard of
When the ranks are full
here will be following the colors as a
art Of the regular establishment some
50, 5000 Americans. Any young Ameri-
an today has an opportunity to be-
ONE by volunteering a member of this
evOted band. 1t means service, and
ard service, but 1t also means high
and In all human probability
service. Hnrdshlps there will
e In plenty dangers, a multitude, but
lere are the cOmpensations Of service
nat Is service. and Of a sense Of
atriotic duty done in a field Of life
ito which devotion to country calls
le young American.
Organization Of the Army.
The organization of the army today
different from the organization Of
her days. In the old days there was
D aviation service and little or no
gnal service Of any kind. The med
al service was crude; the artillery
i'd not become the great factor in
.rfare that 1t Is today, and there was
IS specialization along all lines of
Hilary endeavor.
Let us take the American army as II
provided for under the law Of today,
time when we are In war with a
eat military power. OF course II L,
be remembered hat in addition
the regular army we shall have the .
eat new national army, the National A.,
Iardsmen, the navy and the Marine G
rps to help US win in the fight for r
e liberty of the world. I
The regular army of the United +
ates upon the present war footing >
insists Of "a regiments Of infantry, !
regiments Of cavalry: 20 regiments :
field artillery, a coast artillery CORDS, =
lgade, division, army corps, and army
with their detachments =
troops; a general staff corps. an q
jutant generals department, an in. n
ector generals department, a Judge I
vocate generals department, a QUAR-. 7
corps. a medical depart Z
a corps Of engineers, an ord a