The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-06-02
SOLDIERS PAY DOUBLES
Privates to Get as Much as Ser
geants Formerly Re We d,
With Graduated Salaries for
Oficers---Men Still Being Urged
to Volunteer for Service

Commencing June l, the pay OF every
enlisted man iu 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 a private will from this
time on, be as much rs that Of q sergeant
has been in the past. This fact should
prove to be q good stimulant for recruit
ing work this coming month.
Privates and buglsrs 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 5000 a
month are as follows: Oorporals in the
Cavalry. Artillery and Infantry, saddlers
in the Cavalry. Field Artillery, Infantry
and Medical Department; farriers in the
Medical Department and wagoners in
the Cavalry. Field Artillery. Infantry
and Engineers. This is an increase of
$40 90 over the former pay.
An increase of $12 90. making a total
of $50. 0O, is being made for the following
positions: Corporals in the Engineers,
Ordnance. SiRnsy Corps, Quartermastev
Corps and Medical Department.; Me
chanics of the Coast Artillery; Chief
Mechanics Of the Field Artillery; and
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-
ceive an increase of $500. Those who
receive $45. 90, aud as much as $40. 90,
will get an increase of $500.
Contrary co 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 to
the men of military q in every com
munity regardless Of the fact that many
of them will be required to register or
June 8.
Only unmarried men, between the
ages of Is and 40 years are eligible fol-
enlistment. The War Department RS
Gently issued an order prohibiting the
acceptance of applicants under Is years
of age even in cases where the consent
of the parents or guardians is given. liz
the past large numbers of young mel
between the ages of 16 and Is years have
been enlisted, as the spirit of patriotism
and the love of adventure seems especial
ly 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 men in this coun-
ty 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
was made by the War Department in a
recent order. The only educational re-
quirement is that applicants know how
20 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.