Sharp County record., 1918-02-08

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service. From June, l, 1917, and con-
tinuing during the term of the war the
nav OF the enlisted men is as follows:
Men receiving $50; All prtvates, the
army entering grade.
Men receiving $33: First-class pri
Yates. men promoted to act in minor
noncommissioned officer capacity.
Men receiving s98: Corporals, sad
dlers. mechanics, farriers and wss-
oners. and musicians OF the third
class.
Men receiving S3s: All sergeant
grades in the line, which include In
fantry field artillery, coast artillery,
and cavalry; cooks, horseshOers, band
corporals. and musicians Of the second
class.
Men receiving S44: Sergeants OF the
various corps OF the engineers. Oro-
nance, signal corps, Quartermasfsr
corps, and medical department; band
sergeants and musicians Of the arss
class.
Men receiving s4S: Battalion ser
rennt majors, squadron sergeant ma
iors, sergeant majors (unior grade),
sergeant buglers, master gunners, and
assistant band leaders of the line.
Men receiving S51: Regimental ser
geant majors, reglmental supply ser
goants. sergeant majors (senior
grade), quartermaster sergeants OF the
ouartprmaster corps, ordnance SER
geants, first sergeants, electrician ser
geants Of the first class, assistant en-
gineers and battalion sergeant majors
and battalion supply sergeants Of the
engineers.
Men receiving $50: Sergeants, first
class, Of the medical department.
Men receiving $71: Hospital ser
geants, master engineers Of the junior
grade, and engineers.
Men receiving $S1: Quartermaster
sergcants OF the senior grade Of the
quartermaster corps, band leaders,
master signal electricians, master
electricians, master engineers OF the
senior grade, and master hospital SER
geants.
All enlisted men, while on detach-
ed duty not in the field where there
are no army quarters available, re-
ceive in addition to their pay SIS per
month to cover the expense Of hous-
Ing and also a suitable allowance for
subsistence and for heat and light.
An enlisted man in active service
has no necessary personal expenses ex-
cept for barber and laundry Uni
forms, uuderclothing, shoes, hats, quar-
ters, medical attendance, and subsist-
ence are supplied them at government
expense. Such materials as tobacco,
postage, confectionery, and incidentals
of Individual taste may be purchased
at the post exchange at cost.
From uncensored sources the COM
mittee on public information has re-
ceived editorial comment on the presi-
dents recent message In the Frank
furter Zeitung, liberal organ with
large circulation throughout the Ger
man empire. The following paragraph
appears in the translation:
THE foundation for the peace ne
gotiations has not yet been found. but
we have approached much nearer to
II. Wilson seeks way out OF the war
and does so in a manner not entirely
in accord with u.s. We see no reason
for exposing ourselves any longer 10
the charge OF lack OF clarity about our
war aims. Germany and her allies
should come out openly with their
terms. Then perhaps II will be seen
that a continuation Of the war can be
avoided and the resistance Of govern
ments to the desire for peace Of their
peoples can be overcome"
A large harvest and storage of nat
ura Ice for summer use is being urged,
accompanied by the statement that I'M
precedented demands for ammonia by
the army and navy indicate shortage
In this chemical 30 widely used In pro-
ducing Ice and In rsfrigsrators.
A shortage Of Ice during warm wealth.
er in 1918 would result In untold waste
Of perishabe foods In the home, In
small creameries, and other establish
ments dependent upon constant Ice
service. The United states depart.
ment Of agriculture has for dlstribu.
ton complete information on the har.
vesting and storing Of natural ice
A statement by the provost marshal
general shows that Of $780, $50 total dis
charges for dependency 74314l, or
$3.50 per cent, were for wife or wife
and children widowed parent, 6b1
per cent motherless child, 066 per
cent; minor orphan brothers and Sis
ters, 0,5s per cent.
OF the total Of 1857 363 men cert.
aed for service In the National army
41s,30o or 39,b6 per cent, are listed as
involuntary conscripts-those VINO