The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
Facts and Figures About Sums Paid Various Grades of Off,
 CerS and Enlisted Men.
H0N AND WHEN THEY EE7IT
Wide Expansion of the Army Makes Task of Paying Off intricate and Oiffieult-ls Quartermasters Job-Precautions Taken to Insure Meeting Pay Roll
 Promptly.

'Ohifhys
 WashingtOn.-The actual pay roll of the fighting forces of the United States is now nearly Sf00000,000 per month.
 This sum is disbursed by the pay off cers of the army and navy in the form of checks or currency or by the treas ury department in the form of family ailotments as compensation for serv- ices rendered according to the scale of pay prescribed by law for the uni formed defenders of the nation.
 This figure does not include family allowances" which are paid by the gov ernment toward the support of the fam flies of enlisted men, under specified conditions, nor does it consider any of the special compensatory features of the military and naval insurance act, under which SIC, 10000 was appropri- ated.
 For the purpose of informing the public accurately as to the system of pay in the army the following author ized statement has been issued by the committee on public information:
 Army Pay Nearly Billion Year.
 The total pay of the United States army for the month of December was approximately S7S,5S0, 800.
 Disbursements on account of the pay of officers and men of the army are now at the rete of about $950,000 GOO per year.
 These figures consider solely the pay disbursed by the qaartermaster de- partment and Go not include family allowances or compensation for disahil- ity of soldiers, provided for by the military and naval insurance act and paid by the government through the war risk insurance bureau of the treas ury department
 Following k q comprehensive state ment of the system of pay of the army authorized by the quartermaster gen eral:
 The quartermaster general of the army, under the direction of the seere- tary of war, is charged with the duty of providing for the payment of the of fieers, enlisted men, female nurses. field clerks. and civilian clerks of the quar- termaster corps on duty at places other than in the office of the quartermaster general. Due to the lack of office build ings necessary to take care of the fn- creased number of employees required to carry on the business If the army at Washington, it has been necessary to lease many privately owned buildings for office purposes. The finance and accounting division of tke office of the quartefmaster general is charged with the details of providing funds, and in terior administration i'll connection with the payment of the army, and is now located in q large apartment house at the corner Of Fifteenth and N streets NV.
 Intricate and Difficult Task.
 The intricate task of paving the of feers and men of the United States army, made more difficult by the wide expansion of the past six months, is being satisfactorily accomplished. To prevent failure to meet the monthly compensation Of every man in the serv- ice, no matter where he may be To- cated, liberal sums are furnished the various disbursing quartermasters in order promptly to meet the army pay rolls with their extraordinary demands for funds.
 The officers and enlisted men of the army are paid at the end of each month. or as soon thereafter as pos l,yt tl, ,1; ;el, .l. quartermaster corps, in cash or by check, at their stations or in the field
 If on duty in France they are paid in French currency or by United States checks, as officers and men may elect.
 Pay of Enlisted Men.
 The pay of enlisted men depends on their grades, ratings, and length of service. From June l. 1917 and con tinuing during the term of the war the pay of 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 noneommissioned officer capacity.
 Men receiving $36: Corporals, sad ders, mechanics, farriers and wagon .ers, and musicians of the third class. z Men receiving $3S: All sergeant grades in the line. which include infan- try, field, artillery, coast artillery and cavalry; cooks, horseshoers, band cor porals 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 S4S: Battalion ser geant majors, squadron sergeant ma. iors, sergeant majors (iunior 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 corps, ordnance ser geants, first sergeants, electrician ser ~~~-~~~-,>..->o,-,,-- LIE clMhl GETc TAI ADSlv