The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

their grades, ratings, and length of
service. From June, 1, 1917, and con.
tinulng 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 prf.
Yates, men promoted to act In minor
noncommissioned officer capacity.
Men receiving $50: Corporals, sad
dlers, mechanics, farriers and wag-
Oners, and musicians of the third
class.
Men receiving S3S: All sergeant
grades In the line, which include in
fantry, field artillery, coast artillery,
n 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 S4s: Battalion SER
geant majors, squadron sergeant ma
Jors, sergeant majors Gunior grade),
sergeant buglers, master gunners, and
assistant band leaders of the line.
Men receiving SOL: Regimental ser
geant majors, regimental supply ser
geants, sergeant majors (senior
grade), quartermaster %sergcants Of the
quartermaster corps, ordnance ser
geants, first sergennts, electrician SER
geants Of the first class, assistant en-
gineers and battalion sergeant majors
and battalion supply sergeants of the
engineers.
Men receiving 500: Sergeants, first
class, Of the medical department.
Men receiving 81: 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 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, understanding, 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 uncensOred sources the COM
mittee IN public information has re-
celved 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:
'The foundation for the peace ne
g%Otiations has not yet been found, but
we have approached much nearer to
it. Wilson seeks a way out of the war
and does so in n 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 n continuation of the wal 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 I'M
precedented demands for ammonia by
the army and navy indicate a 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.
A 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, 0.66 per
cent; minor orphan brothers and sis
tiers, 0.5S per cent.
OF the total Of 1,057,363 men certi-
fed for service in the National army
41S,309, or 1886 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
no claims for exemption or DISCHARGE