The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-07-31

CoXSWain 3
Chief planter Z
Chief loader Z
Observer, second class NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Z
Gun commander
Gun pointer z
Surgical assistant 3
Expert rifeman .
Nurse o
S"harpshooter .
First class gunner 3
second class z
Dispensary assistant Observation-Disclosures. .
Certificate of merit ............"... 2
Min 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
r 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 mechanician.
The regular army of the United
States dates back for its organization
to the year 1889. when it was a 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 it was not until 1889
that the United States as the United
States came into existence. The fed
eral government took over a part of
these state forces and formed the orig
inal regular army.
The regulars fought Indians from
the very start of their existence as an
organized body. They made a fine
record for themselves small as were
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 one 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 lone
for so many years in remote fields was
due the lack Of the peoples apprecia-
ion of the heroism 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 a hundred years
ago it was the regulars under Major
Dade 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 to death in
the country of the Rosebud under the
white chief. Custer ii was a little
band of regulars who met Big Foot and
his warriors on Wounded Knee creek
in 1890 and won the fight after appall-
ing losses. 1t 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 MeXi-
co. 1t was the regulars who from the
beginning until the present day nave
dared everything for their country
Their record is a magnificent one.
The regular army is now being
brought up to a wal standard OF
NIItlEll. NA0l NAt liz ~ L0A
there will be following the colOrs as &
part of the regular establishment some
2S5.OOO Americans. Any young Ameri
can today has an opportunity to be
come by volunteering a member of thi:
devoted band. 1t means service, ant
hard service, but it also means higl
service, and in all human probability
glorious service. Hardships there will
l be in plenty dangers, a multitude, bu
there are the cOmpensatiOns of service
: that is service, and of a sense o
patriotic duty lone In a field of lif'
into which devotion to country call
the young American.
ORGANIZATION of the Army.
The organization of the army tOda.
is different from the organization o
other days. In the old days there wa
no aviation service and little or n
signal service of n kind. The med
ical service was crude; the a%rtiller,
had not become the great factor il
warfare that it is today, and there wa
less specialization along all lines o
military endeavor.
Let us take the American army as /
is provided for under the law of today
a time when we are in war with
great military power. OF course !
must be remembered that in addition
to the regular army we shall have tn
great new national army, the Nationa
Guardsmen, the navy and the Marin
corps to help us win in the fight 70
the liberty of the world.
The regular army of the Unite
States upon the present war footin
consists Of "a regiments of infantr!
% regiments of cavalry 26 regiment
a of field artillery, a coast artillery corps
brigade, division, army corps, and arm