The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-09-12
AMERICA SETS
/. PACE IN PAYING
SOLDIER WAGES
CRy United prsss.l

WASHINGTON, Sept 12.-Au pay in
the United States army is raised 20 per
cent automatically. when the man goes
into foreign service. Following is the
domestic pay received By regular army
national guard and reserve officers and
men now in service and to be received
by the personnel Of the conscript armies
being raised.
Buglers and second class privates.
$40 a month; first class prIvates $3.50
8 month: artillery. cavalry and infantry
corporals. saddlers, infantry cavalry
field artillery and medical department
mechanics. fariers and wagoners. s402
month.
Engineer ordinance. signal corps.
quartermaster's corps and medical de-
partment corporals, coast artillery me-
chanics. field artillery chief mechanics
third class musicians OF the infantry.
cavalry cavalry artillery and en-
gineers. $4,000 a month.
Artillery. cavalry and infantry SER
geants; field artillery. cavalry and In
fantry stable ssrgeants; artillery. cav
airy and infantry supply sergeants; ar
tillery. cavalry and infantry mess ser
geants. cooks, horseshoers. radio ser
geants. fremen. band corporals. second
class musicians Of the cavalry, artillery.
infantry and engineers and third class
musicians Of the military academy. S44
a month.
Engineer ordinance. signal corps.
quartermasters corps and medical de-
paartment sergeants. stable sergeants Of
the engineers, supply sergeants of the
engineers mass sergeants Of the en-
sergeants OF the second class. band ser
geants. first class musicians of the in
fantry cavalry, artillery and engineers
and second class musicians OF the milf
tary academy, $5L20 month.
Battalion eergeant iajors Of the fell
artillery and infantry. squadron ssrg-
cant majors. sergeant majors of the jun
ior grade. nss.er Kuhatrs. sergoSut
bugIers, aAsistan: band leaders, $50
month
Regimental sergeant majors. regi-
mental supply sergeants. sergeant mi
jors OF the senior grade. quartermaster's
sergeants of the Quattermaster's corps
ordinance sergeants. first sergeants.
battalion sergeant majors of the en-
gineers, battalion supply sergeants o.
the engineers electrician acrgeants OF
the first class, first class scrgeanss of
the quartermaster' corps, engineers and
signal corps: assistant engineers and
urst class musicians Of the military
academy $50 a month.
First class sergeants CT the medical
department. field musician sergeants Of
the military academy, SOS. Hospital ser
gLauTs, bind sergeans and assistant
band leaders of the militry academy,
SOC a month.
This pay is for first enlistments. 1t
increases with each enlistment in the
regular army. Because of special quail
ihcations and service. certain men draw
pay. or bonuses beyond the regular en-
listment pey. as follows:
Mess sergeants. Sc; casemate electri-
clans, SO; first class observers, 50; plot
tiers. SO; coxswains. 80; chief planters,
chief leaders, second class observers
gun commanders and gun pointers. 81;
each; surgical assistants, expert first
class gunners F. A, and expert riflemen
IS each; private first class nurses,
sharpshooters and first class gunners,
SO each; second class gunners, marks
men, dispensary assistants and hold
ers of the certificate Of merit 50 each.
Enlisted men get all clothing and
equipment free.
Officers. in addition to fixed allow
ances for quarters, heat and light. re-
ceive the following sums yearly. with
provision for increase every ive years
for all ranks below brigadier general
in the regular army:
Second Lieutenant $1,000; first lieu
tenants. 81, 900: captains. $4,000; ma
jors. So 900; lieutenant colonies, So
500; colonels, $4,000: brigadier gen
erals. $4,000; major generals. IS. 600
and lieutenant generals $1,000.