Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-22
BIC SALARIES PAID
TO ARMY OFFICERS:
$1,000 HIGHEST
NEW HANDBOOK ISSUED BY WAR
DEPARTMENT CONTAINS NEW
SALARIES LISTS.


comes to light regarding the pay
Uncle Sam allows his officers.
Major General Thomas H. Barry
who viii be commanding officer at the
camp will receive $S.000 annually, the
highest salary paid an officer in the
United States The rank Of general
and Acknowledgement is NOT in use n
the service today.
Brigadier-generals, next in command
receive $4,000 while a colonel gets
$4,000 per year a majors pay is
$4,000 and a captains $24g0 First
neutenants receive $4,000 per annum.
while a second lieutenant, the lowest
commissioned officer is paid $1,000 a
year.
The salaries paid Uncle Sans Of
ticers are higher than those paid in
Great Britain to corresponding grades.
An English Encouragement receives
$6,32S, while bridadier-general gets
$4.S66 The differences are cores
pondingly lower in the other ranks
For sometime past inquiries have
been received at the Free Trader
Journal office concerning the pay Of
soldiers in the United States army
From the National Service Handbook
issued by the committee on public i'll.
formation from the government print
ing office, under date of July 80, 1917.
the following information concerning
pay of soldiers is taken.
Private, second class and bugler,
s33 per month.
Private, second class, $1,000 per
month
Corporal tartillery, cavalry, infan,
try), saddler, mechanic infantry.
cavalry field artillery, medical depart
men0, farriers and wagoners $40
per month
Corporal tengineer. ordinance. sig.
nal corps, quartermaster corps, medi-
cal and Department., mechanic (coast
artillery, chief mechanic (field artil.
lery), musician third class (nfantery.
eavalery, artillery engineer) $1,000
per month.
Sergeant (artillery, cayalery, infan.
tryl, stable sergeant field artillery
cavalry, infantry. supply sergeant
lartillery cavalry, infantry, mess
sergeant tartillery cavalry, infantrv)
cook horseshoer, radio sergeant fire
man, band corporal. musician, second
class tcavalry, artillery, infantry en-.
glneers), musician third class tmili-
tarx academy $44 per month.
Sergeant tengineers, ordinance. sig
nal corps, quartermaster corps, medi.
cal Department., stable sergeant
tenglneers) supply Sergeant (engi
neersl mess sergeant (engineersl
color sergeant electrician sergeant
second class, band sergeant musician
nfst class Infantry. cavalry. artil
iery, engineers $5120 per month
battallon sergeant major fdeld ar.
tlliery' infantry squadron sergeant
MAJOR, sergeant major junior grade
master gunner, sergeant bugler, as
slstant band leader, $50 per month
Regimental sergeant major. repi
mental supply sergeant. sergeant
major senior grade, quartcrmaster
sergeant (quartermaster corpsl or.
dlnance sergeant first sergeant hat
talllon sergeant major tengineers)
battalion supply sergeant tenei.
neersl, electrician sergeant f6rat
classl, sergeant first class touartar.
master corps, engineers and sigma,
corps, assistant engineer, $50 per
month.
Sergeant first class medical depart.
ment) S6G per month.
Hospital sergeant master onej.
neer junior grade, engineer. ss4 ner
month
Quartermaster sergeant senior
grade (quartermaster corns) ha,d
leaaef master signal electrician
master engineer senior grade mas
tef hospital sergeant. $9G per month
ENLISTED men are provided free
WIN all necessary clothing and
equipment.
Officers, in addition to fixed al.
ioWahoes for quarters. heat ana ,ight
receive the following sums yearly
win provisions for increase ayarg.
fYe years for all ranks below briga
der general
second lieutenant $1700 per year
flfst lieutenant $200o per year
Captain, 81 400 per year.
Major $4,000 per year.
Lieutenant colonel S3,500 a wear
Lieutenant general, $1,000 NOR
year.
The figures given above inchdo q I
~ per cent increase for foreign nor.
wee. Foreign service does nnt 4,
clude any Of the foreign possessions
Oh me united States.
While in France pay may be draw,
either In French currency, At an Az.
change rate announced monthly or
IN check on the treasury Of tho
United States or cashed In France NJ
the current rate of exchange Tho
present rate (July l5) is $40 francs
TO the dollar.