American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-07

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Gun commander
dun pointer
Surgical assistant
Expert nneman
Nurse
8hnrpshooter .
First class gunner
Second class gunner
Marksman z
Dlspenaary assistant .......t........ z
Certificate OF merit .,...............'. z
Win Additional Pay.
On the first re-enllstment each priv
ate IN the United States army gets SO
additional pay each month, and this Is
Increased for each succeeding enlist
4. ment. II will be seen from the table
that men who qualify AZ good shots,
Or who, because Of their capabilities,
are given certain positions. receive an
Increase Of monthly pay. II may also
be said that each enlisted man who
serves In the aviation corps receives an
addition Of 80 per cent In his pay while
he Is on duty that requires him to
participate regularly and frequently In
aerial flights. or while holding the
rntlng OF aviation mechaniclan.
The regular army Of the United
States dates back for It's organization
to the year 1850, when It was a body
" men barely 800 in number. Prior
to this time there was a force, the
units Of which were paid by the DIFF
ferent states, or Il might almost be
said colonies, for II was not until 1883
that the United States as the United
States came INTO existence. The fed
eral government took over a part Of
these state forces and formed the orig
lnal regular army.
The regulars fought Indians from
the very start OF their existence as an
organized body. They made a fine
record for themselves smnll as We're
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 II of self
sacrifice, Of devotion to duty, and Of
achievement IN the fields SO fur 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 npprecia-
ton OF the heroism OF their standing
army.
Long List Of Achievements.
Il was the regulars who suffered In
the Fort Dearborn massacre on the
site of Chicago Over Il hundred years
ago; II was the regulars under Major
J nj. .F. h.. tFl.rlN. hnnaIauuIN nnf
numbered and ambushed. fought until
almost the last man was killed, the
Seminole Indians under the fine leader
7 ship Of one Of OsceOla's chieftnins. II
wns the regulars who went to death In
the country Of the Rosebud under tn,
white chief, Custer; It was IA little
band OF regulars who met Big Foot anC
= his warriors on Wounded Knee creel
y In 1890 aud won the SIGHT after appall
? ing losses. II was the regulars who
+ fought Red Cloud. Crazy Horse. Chic.
u Joseph. and who followed Geronimo
e The Kid, and other savage Apaches
, Into the mountain businesses of Mexi
: 90. II was the regulars who from tn
q beginning until the present day hav'
dared everything for their country
Their record is Il magnificent one.
The regular army is now bein
h brought up to Il war standard o
y. strength. when the ranks are flu
"a there VIII bee following the colors as
st part OF the regular establishment som
X 2S5. OOO Americans. Any young Amer
T. can today has an opportunity TO be
Is come hy volunteering a member OF thi
"a devoted hund. II means service. an
e. hard service. hut 1t also means hig
Il service. and IN all human probabllit
ID glorious service. Hnrdships there wi
a. hc ln plenty dangers. a multitude. hr
ie there are the compensatlons Of servic
of that Is service. aud OF a sense
patriotic duty done IN a field OF III
o. into which devotion 10 country call
the young American.
Organization Of the Army.
81 The organization OF the army toda
g Is different from the organization +,
other days. In the old days there wa
no aviation service and little or n
81 signal service ~ any kind. The me,
teal service was crude; the artilleI
had not become the great factor
warfare that It Is today, and there W,
less specialization along all lines
" military endenvor.
Let US take the American army as
is provided for under the law of todn
a time when We are In war with
great military power. OF course
must be remembered that in additl,
20 the regular army we shall have d
Is great new national army the Nation
Guardsmen. the navy and the Mari
corps TO help us win In the fight I
the liberty Of the world.
. The regular army N tie Unit
: States upon the present war FOOT.
; consists OF O. regiment OF infantl
: 25 regiments of cavalry, 20 regimen
p" OF field artillery. IA coast artillery corr
brigade, division, army corps, and arr