The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-07-07
Additional Pay Per Month.

90 -~rs-- ..,.la class .....-.....-.....--
,;.u commander ... $4,000. ......-..
G.u pointer ........ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
-s-E.n.I assistant ........-.. ......--..... .
lrr.r. .i"'rHHr .-. ....--..... .... .
\.t~. .....-.. ....-............- .
...-. GLASS sumner ...-.. .....-.....-...
second GLASS gunner ......... ........ .......
. Mark s0Itr ......... .......--
Ta-r.r~arr assistant ....-................
C,r.l q. are 81 merit .... .....-....
Win Additional Pay
ON thr first rr-"uIiNrm"nr each priv
:tr in the United States army gqtS -
additional pay each month. and This j.
increased for each succeeding enlist
mcnt. II VIII b" seen from th"'iabi"
that men who qualify A. good shots.
or who. because of their capabilities,
are given certain positions. r"ceiv" an
iucrraS" uf monthly pay. II may ais"
br said that each enlisted man who
serves in The aviation corps receives an
addition of ~ per cent in his pay while
h" Is ~nn duty that requires him 10
participate regularly and frequently in
aerial flights. ar Will" holding tn"
rating of aviation mechaniCian.
The regular army of the United
States dates back for its organization
To the year. l1S9 when il was body
of men barely :OO in number. Prior
10 this time there was force. the
units of which were paid by IA" diff
fcrcnt states, or ii might almost hr
a = Il,
that the United States HS the United
States came into existence. The fed
rral government took over part Of
these state forces and formed the orig
inaI regular army.
The regulars fought Indians from
the very start of their eXi>t"uc" - an
organized body. They made :! Tin"
record for themselves small a. We're
their numbers in the war of 1872. Later
they took up the work of guarding the
frontier and the history of the army
for years and years WAS ON" of self
sacrifice of devotion 10 duty. and of
achievement in the fields :" 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 appreCia-
ton of the herOiSm Of their standing
army.
Long List Of Achievements.
II was the regulars who suffered in
the Fort Dearborn massacre on the
ago; ii was the regulars under Major
Dadc 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 one of OSceola'S chieftainS. II
was the regulars who went 10 death in
the country Of the Rosebud under the
white chief. Custer; il was Il little
band of regulars who met Big Foot and
his warriors on Wounded Knee creek
i'm 1880 and won the fight after appall-
ing losses. Ii was the regulars who
| fought Red Cloud. Crazy Horse. Chief
Joseph. and who followed Geronimo
/ The Kid. and other savage ApaCheS
/ into the mountain Businesses of Next
CO. II was the regulars who from the
I beginning until the present day have
( dared everything for their country
/ Their record is n magnificent one.
The regular army =. is. now being
brought up to war standard of
/ strength. When the ranks are full
there will be- following the col"rS rs n
part of the regular establishment some
: 2S5.Ooo Americans. Any young Ameri-
can today has an opportunity Ia be
come 10y volunteering Il member of this
devoted band. 1t means service. and
hard service. hut il also means high
service. and in all human probability
glorious service. HardShipS there will
/ be- In plenty; dangers. II multitude. but
/ Their" are the compenSationS of service
that is service, and of 81 sense of
/ patriotic duty done in It field of life
into which devotion To country calls
/ Ia" young American.
Organization Of the Army
Tn" organization ~ the army today
j. different from the organization uf
other days. In the old days there was
/ no aviation service and little or no
I signal service IF any kind The med
. zeal service was crude. thr artillery
had not become the great factor in
/ warfare thar II is today and there was
/ less Specialization along all lines of
/ military endravor
Let uS TAX" the American army rs il
is provided for under the law of today.
81 time when We are in war with a
great military power. az course II
must he remembered that in addition
. To the regular army we shall have the
Great new NATIONAL army. the National
GuardSmcn. the navy and the Marine
corps tn help us win in the fight for
the liberty of the world.
The regular army of the United
/ States upon the present war footing
I consists "f 81 regiments of infantry,
- regiments IF cavalry: Is regiments
"f field artillery, a coast artillery corps
: brigade, division. army corps and army
headquarters, with their dciachmrntS
Of tro"pS: Il general stan CORPS. an
adJutant generals department. an in.
speCtor generals department. a Judge
advocate generals department, u quar-.
, tPrmaster's corps. medical depart.