The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-07-06

Eiotter ..........................-.
CoxsWain .............................
Chief planter .............................
Chief loader NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Observer. second class ...................
Gun commander Observation-Disclosures.
Gun pointer ............................ 7
Surgical assistant NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Expert rtheman
nurse .
Sharpsnooter ..........................
First class gunner .........................
second class gunner OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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Dispensary assistant .....................
Certificate of merit NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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
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 10 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 1850. when It was a body
Of men barely 500 In number. Prior
to this time there was a force, the
units Of which were paid by the DIFF
ferent states. or It might almost be
said colonies, for 1t was not until 17S0
that the United States as the United
States came into existence. The fed
eraf 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 AZ an
organized body. They made a nne
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 one Of SELF
sacrifice, of devotion to duty. and Of
achievement in the fields 80 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.
It was the regulars who suffered In
the Fort Dearborn massacre on the
site Of Chicago over q hundred year.
ago; It was the regulars under Major
Dade who In Florida. hopelessly out
numbered and ambushsd. fought until
almost the last man was killed. the
Seminole Indians under the nne leader.
ship Of one Of Osceola's chisftains. II
was the regulars who went to death In
the country Of the Rosebud under the
white chief. Custer; it was . little
band Of regulars who mst Big Foot and
his warriors ON Wounded Knee cresA
In 1o00 and won the nght after appall-
ing losses. II was the regulars who
fought Red Cloud, Grassy Horse Chiel
Joseph, and who followed Geronimo
The Kid. and other savage Apaches,
into the mountain fastnesses Of Mexi.
co. It was the regulars who from the
beginning until the present day have
dared everything for their country
Their record u . magnificent one.
The regular army IL now being
brought mp 10 . war standard ol
strength. When the ranks are full
there will be following the eolors a. q
part of the regular establishment some
206, 900 Americans. Any young Ameri.
can today has an opportunity to be-
come BY volunteering member of this
devoted band. It means service. and
hard service. but It also means high
glorious service. Hardships there will
be in plenty; danssss. multitude, but
there are the compsnsations Of service
that IL service. and Of sense Of
patriotic duty done in a field of life
into which devotion to country calls
the young American.
orpanIxation Of the Army.
The organization of the army today
10 different from the organization Of
other days. In the old days there was
no aviation service and little or no
sisnal service Of any kind. The med
ical service was crude; the artillery
had not become the great factor In
warfare that It u today, and there was
less specialization along all lines of
military endeavof.
Let us take the American army as It
10 provided for under the law Of today,
q time when We are in war with q
great military power. OF course It
must be remembered that in addition
to the regular army We shall have the
great new national army. the National
0uardsmen. the navy and the Marine
CORDS to help NJ win In the Aght for
the liberty Of the world.
Tho regular army Of the United
States upon the present war footing
ooosists Of "a regiments of infantry,