The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-06-16
SOLDIERS PAY DOUBLES
Privates to Gel as Much as Ser
geants Formerly Receive d,
With Graduated Salaries for
Oficers---Men Still Being Urged
to Volunteer for Service

Commencing June l, the pay OF every
enlisted man IL the United states Army
will be increased materially, according
to the Army bill which was recently
passed by Congress. The lowest paid
man In the service will in the future re-
ceive $50. 90 a month, which is twice the
amount formerly given to men OF the
same grade.
The pay Of q private will from this
time on. be as much Is that OF a sergeant
has been in the past. This fact should
prove to be o good stimulsnt for recruit
ing work this coming month.
Privates and buglers are the only men
in the service who will receive the mini
mum wage of $50. 90 a month. Privates
first class in the Cavalry, Artillery, In
fantry, Engineers. Signal Corps, Ord
nance, Quartermaster Corps and Medical
Department are to receive $50. 90 a month
The soldiers who will draw $500 a
month are as follows: Oorporals in the
Cavalry. Artillery and Infantry, saddlers
in the Cavalry, Field ARTILLERY, Infantry
and Medical Department.; f~arriers in the
Medical Department and wagoners in
the Cavalry, Field ARTILLERY. Infantry
aud Engineers. This is an increase of
SIS. 90 over the former pay.
An increase of $12. 90. making a total
of $50. 90, is being made for the following
positions: Oorporals in the Engineers,
Ordnance. Signal Corps. Quartermaster
Corps and Medical Department.; Me-
ohanics OF the Coast Artillery; Ohief
Mechanics Of the Field Artillery; n
third class musicians in the Cavalry,
Artillery. Engineers and Infantry.
Men who formerly received under
$45. 90 aud over $50. 90 a month will re-
ceiye an increase of $500. Those who
receive $4,000, and as much as $500,
will get an increase Of $500.
Oontrary. to the general impression
that the passage of the Army Draft Bill
has induced the recruiting officers for
the United States Army to relinquish
their efforts to obtain recruits, plans for
new recruiting campaigns are now being
formulated in the hope that the month
of June will be the banner one for the
district OF San Francisco. !.
Every member of the recruiting party
in the entire district has been urged to
cooperate in every way possible in this
movement. Appeals are to be made 20
the men of military g in every com
munitysregardless of the fact that many
OF them will be required to register on
June B.
Only unmarried men, between the
ages Of 10 and 40 years are eligible for
enlistment. The War Department re-
Gently issued an order prohibiting the
acceptance OF applicants under Is years
of age even in cases where the consent
Of the parents origuardians is given. 10
the past large numbers Of young men
between the ages Of 10 and Is years have
been enlisted, as the spirit Of patriotism
and the love of adventure seems especial.
Iy strong in youths of that age. In Or
der that the desired quota may be OBJ
tanned In the future. it will be necessary
for hundreds of young lei in this coun-
~ to offer their services Immediately.
The narrowing of this age limit makes
the responsibility the greater upon the
eligible men.
Aliens. who are not subjects of the
enemy countries can enlist now without
having first secured their first papers or
declaration of intention. This provision
wac made by the Var Department in a
recent order. The only educational re-
quirement is that applicants know how
TO speak the English language.
The recruiting headquarters for this
sub-district are located at Elko. Nevada.
Every postmaster is authorized to act as
a recruiting agent. Applicants for en-
listment can obtain detailed information
through this sub-station for recruiting,
or the local post Office.