Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-02-14


their grades, ratings, and length of
service. From June, /. 1917, and con-
tinuing during the term of the war the
pay of the enlisted men is as follows:
Men receiving $50: All privates, the
army entering grade.
Men receiving $33: First-class pri
Yates, men promoted to act In minor
noncommissioned officer capacity.
Men receiving s36: Corporals. sad
dlers, mechanics, farriers and wag
oners, and musicians of the third
class.
Men receiving SIS: 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, ord
nance, signal corps. quartermaster
corps, and medical department; band
sergeants and musicians of the first
class.
Men receiving SAB: Battalion SER
geant majors. squadron sergeant ma
jors, sergeant majors (junior grade),
sergeant buglers, master gunners, and
assistant band leaders of the line.
Men receiving $51: Regimental ser
geant majors, regimental supply SER
geants, sergeant majors (senior
grade), quartermaster sergeants of the
Quartermaster 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 S71: Hospital ser
geants, master engineers of the junior
grade, and engineers.
Men receiving SS1: Quartermaster
sergeants 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 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, underclothing, shoes, hats, quar-
tiers, 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 rnPnnSOrad the COM
mittee on public information has re-
ceived editorial comment on the presi
dents recent message in the Frank
furter Zeitung, a liberal organ with
large circulation throughout the Ger
man empire. The following paragraph
appears in the translation:
1.-The foundation for the peace ne
gotiations has not yet been found, but
we have approached much nearer to
1t. Wilson seeks a way out of the war
and does so in a manner not entirely
in accord with us. We see no reason
for exposing ourselves any longer to
the charge of lack of clarity about our
war aims. Germany and her allies
should come out openly with their
terms. Then perhaps it will be seen
that 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
ural ice for summer use is being urged,
accompanied by the statement that ur-
precedented demands for ammonia by
the army and navy indicate shortage
in this chemical so widely used in pro-
ducing ice and in refrigerators.
A shortage of ice during warm wealth
| er in 1918 would result in untold waste
of perishable 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 distribu-
! ton complete information on the har-
vesting and storing of natural ice.
statement by the provost marshal
general shows that of $50, $50 total dis
| charges for dependency 743, 141, or
$3.50 per cent. were for wife or wife
and children; widowed parent. 6.51
per cent; motherless child. O.66 per
| cent; minor orphan brothers and sis
tiers. O.5s per cent
| OF the total of 1857 1868 men certi-
| fled for service in the National army
AIS, 300, or sc. 56 per cent, are listed as
| Involuntary conscripts-those who
| failed to appear or filed unsuccessful
| claims for exemption or discharge
| Voluntary conScriptS-those who filed