Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-31


service. From June, !, 1917. and con-
tnuing during the term of the war the
pay of the enlisted men Is as follows:
Men receiving $40: All privn,es, the
army entering grade
Men receiving $:!3: First-clnss pri.
Yates. men promoted to act in minor
noncommissoncd officer capacity.
Men receiving S36: Corporals sad
dlers, mechanics, farrers and wag
oncrs, and musicians Of the third
class.
Men receiving S3S: All sergeant
grades in the line which include in
fnntry, field artillery. coast artillery.
and cavalry; cooks, horseshoers, band
corporals, and musicians of the second
class.
Men receiving S44: Scrgcnnts of the
various corps Of the engineers, ord.
nance, signal corps. quartermaster
corps, and medical department; band
scrgrnnts and musicians of the first
class.
Men receiving S4S: Battalion ser
geunt majors, squadron sergeant ma
jors. sergeant majors Ounior grade),
sergeant huglers, master gunners, and
assistant band leaders Of the line.
Men receiving s5l: Regimental SER
gcant majors. regimcntal supply ser
gcants. sergeant majors (senior
grade). quartermaster sergeants Of the
quartermastcr corps, ordnance SER
gcants, first sergrants, electrician SER
gcants 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 ST.: Hospital SER
gcants, master engineers of the Junior
grade. and engineers.
Men receiving ssh: Quartcrmaster
serscants of the senior grade Of the
q,nrtcrmaster corps band leaders,
master signal electricians. master
electricians. master engineers of the
senior grade, and master hospital ser
gcG.n.ts. - 80 >... ..
Ill enlisted men, while on detach-
ed duty not in the field where there
are no army quarters available. re-
ccive in addition to their pay S13 per
month to cover the expense of h0us-
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-
crpt for barber and laundry. Uni
forms. understanding. shoes. hats. quar-
tcrs. medical attendance. and suhsist-
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
mittce on public information has re-
ccivcd editorial comment on the prcsi-
/ dents recent message In the Frank
furter Zeitrng, a liberal organ with
large circulation throughout the Ger
man empire. The following paragraph
appears in the translation:
"'rhe foundation for the peace ne.
gotiations has not vet been found, but
we have approached much nearer to
It. Wilson seeks way out of the wal
and does so in a manner not entirely
in accord with us. We see no reason
for exposing ourselves any longer Il
the charge Of lack Of clarity about oul
war aims. Germany and her allie.
should come out openly with theft
terms. Then perhaps it will he seer
that continuation Of the war can hi
avoided and the resistance of govern
mcnts to the desire for peace of theil
peoples can he overcome"
A large harvest and storage Of nat
ural ice for summer use is being urged
accompanied by the statement that I'M
prccedcnted demands for ammonia b!
the army and navy indicate shortag,
In this chemical so widely used in pro
ducing ice and in rnfrigeratOrs.
A shortage of ice during warm wealth
err in 1918 would result in untold waste
Of pcrishable foods in the home. IL
small crcameries, and other establish
mcnts dependent upon constant ic'
service The United States depart
mcnt Of agriculture has for distribu
ton complete information on the har
vesting and storing of natural ice.
A statement by the provost marsha
general shows that of s59.15O total dis
charges for dependency 1914, o
$3.50 per cent. We're for wife or wifi
and children; widowed parent. 65
per cent; motherless child, O66 pc
cent; minor orphan brothers and sis
tiers. O.5S per cent.
| OF the total Of 1.O57.363 men cert
fcd for service in the National arm
41S.2O9. or 1886 per cent, are listed n
involuntary c0nscripts-thOse VIII
failed to appear or filed unsuccessf,
claims for exemption or discharge
Voluntary conscripts-those who file
no claims for exemption or discharge
numbered G39,O54.