New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Drafted Soldiers Line Up
for Their $50 and Canteen
Does Big Business
Red Tape Is Lacking
General Bell Gives Permission
for Political Campaign
at Cantonment
ls,.r Corcsrondencsl

CAMP UPTON. l.. l.. Oct l0-Uncle
sam registered himself on the credit
files OF the nth National Army Dlvi-
sion to-day as first class pay. HIS
rating now stands as that Of depend
able. no limit purchaser, AT thirty days,
OF the time and Drawn and high re-
solve that are the National Army S
stock in trade.
This division, in short, has been paid.
one hundred and siXty-nine thousand
dollars of good government money
such Of il as has not already found ITS
way into the tills Of the commlssary
stores-to-night Is swelling the divi-
sion's several right-hand oreeches
rockets. II will take another SoOO,VVO
10 nav the officers, and next month,
with every man and officer present or
accounted for. Camp Upton's bill for
services rendered will be in the nelgh-
borhood of Sl,500,O0O.
Exactly thirty days ago the first
rockies were received into camp. rms
morning. conforming to the best prac-
tees Of private business, their en-
ployer began TO settle-nOt only with
The pioneers but with all hands who
were i'm ranks TO shout their Here! Al
nayroll muster a week ago last sunday.
There wasn't bit of red tape about
the proceeding, either. The whole bus
mess was conducted more casually than
a routine issue Of seven-cent mess KITS.
There were no fractions to be consld-
cred and no complicated computations
20 make. For every enlisted man the
scale was the same the simple new
standard army scale Of dollar a day
To thousands Of the National Army
men the cOmmissary stores. with their
ice cream pyramids the stacks OF pes
and cases of cigarettes and tobacco.
might a. we'll have been closed for
DAYS. The stores just now give no
credit. Trade has been slow Of late,
naturally. but fine. thriving cash
business was enjoyed to-day from soon
after reveille until tattoo called away
the custom.
In the old days, when the lighting
man was accepted. as a matter OF
course. as a drinking man. an epidemic
Of headaches would be expected 10 mt
camp at an early hour next
morning. But the Y. VI. c. A. spirit
pervades the army nowadays. and the
only danger in the ofiing is the deadly
stomach ache.
In some cases. where men were not
enrolled until the day following their
arrival, they found themselves a dol
lar short Whether they will be COM
penssted for the extra day Is q matter
yet to be determined. At any rate. il
was the city draft directors under
standing that selected men would be
paid from the minute they answered
the call 70 the colors-the minute, that
IS 70 say, they presented themselves to
their local board, ready to start for
camp.
Politics heretofore has had no part
IN the soldiers life. but the National
Army is to hear the spellbinder's voice
within the next few days.
In a memorandum issued to-day at
headquarters it is announced that Cen
eral Bell will give permission for the
holding of political meetings in camp
before the coming November election
Wsshington's scheme for instalmen'
payments, under which the selected
men may become holders of Liberty
Bonds, has at least reached camp. 7 he
men pay for each $50 bond at the rate
Of So q month for nine morths anC
s475 on the tenth instalment. to be
deducted from their pay.
The officers house, sometimes called
the hOstess's house. where womer
guests Of officers will he made com
Portable. is to be formally opened to
morrow with reception. Miss Rutl
Twombly Mrs. Austen Gray Mrs. "
X. Vanderbilt, jr.. Mrs. James A. Bur
den and Mrs. II. c. Phipps will be OF
the receiving line.