ALLIANCE HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14. I'M
PACK I
SOLDIERS RECEIVE
$100,000,000 MONTH
Serwit Frank Scott tJives IntereM
nit Interview Covering Disburse
ment f Pay Roll
Sergeant Frank Scott, in charge of
the recruiting str.tlon of 'the United
States Army at Alliance, has given
The Herald an interesting interview
on the pay roll disbursement or the
fighting forces of the United States.
The interview is ?s fellows:
The actual pay roll of the fighting
forces of the United States is now
nearly $100,000,000 per month.
This sum is disbursed by the pay
officers of the Army and Navy in the
form of checks or currency or by the
Treasury Department in tho form of
family allotments as compensation for
services rendered according to the
ecale of pry prescibed by law Tor the
uniformed defenders of the Nation.
This figure does not include "fami
ly allowances" which are paid by the
Government toward the support of
the families of enlisted men, under
specified conditions, nor docs It con
sider any of the special compensation
features of the military and Naval in
Burai.ce act, under which $176,150,0
00 was appropriated.
For the purpose cf mrorming the
pnblic accurately as to the system
of pay of the Army, tne following
authorized statement has been issued
by the Committee on Public Infor
mation. The total pay of the United States
Army for the month of December was
approximately $78,580,800. Disburse
ments on the account of the pay of
officers and men of the Army are now
at the rate of about $950,000,000 per
year These figures consider 'solely
the pay disbursed by tne Quarter
master Department and do not in
clude family allowances of compen
sation for disability of soldiers, (pro
vided for by the military and naval
Insurance act and paid by tho Govern
ment through the War -Risk Insur
ance Bureau of the Treasury Depart
ment. Following Is a comprehensive
statement of the systenvof pay of the
Army authorized by tbe Quarter
master General:
The Quartermaster General of the
Army, under the direction oT tbe
Secretary of War, is charged with the
duty of providing for the payment of
the officers, enllstod men, female
nurses, field clerks, and civilians
clerks of the Quartermaster Corps on
duty at places other than tu tne office
of the Quartermaster General. Due
to the lack of office bulld:nr neces
sary to take care of the Increased
number of employees required to
carry on the business of the Army at
Washington, it has been necessary to
lease many privately owned buildings
for office purposes.
The Finance and Accounting Divis
ion of the office of the Qiinrrermast;r
General is charged with the dotlttl of
prov'ding f,unK and interior admin
istration In eonnectiomwith the pay
ment of the Army and Is now located
fn"a large apartment houno at the
corner of Fifteenth and IM Streets.
The intricate task of paying
officers and men of the United States
Army, m.nl more dlficult by the wide
expansion of the past six months Is
beine satisfactorily accomplished.
To prevent failure ;o meet the month
ly compencatlon of every man in the
service, no mutter where he may b
located, liberal sums are rurnishcd
the various disbursing quartermas
ters in older promptly to meet the
Army pay rolls with their en-aordln-ary
demands for funds. The officers
i and enlisted men of the Army are
paid at the end of each month, or as
'soon therafter as possible, ty the dis
bursing officers of the Qunrte-master
I Corps, in cash or by checx. r.t their
stations or in the field. If -on duly
j in France, they are paid In French
currency or by UnltedStates checks,
j as officers and men may elect.
The pay of "enlisted men depends
on their grr.des, ratings, and length
of service.
From June. 1, 1917, and continu
inging during the wrr the pay of the
enlisted men is ns follows:
Men receiving $30: All privates.
I of the Army entering grade.
Men receiving $36: Corporals, sad
dlers, mechanics, farriers, wagoners.
and musicians of the third class.
Men receiving $38: All sergeants
' grades in the line, which includes In-frnt-y
Field Artillery, Coast Artilleiy
and Cavalry; cooks, horseshoers,
band corporals, and musicians of the
cecond class.
Men receiving $44: Serjeants of
the various corps of the Engineers,
Ordnance, Signal Corps, Quarter
master Corps and Medical Eepart-
ment; band sergeants and musicians
1 of the first class.
Men receiving $48: Battalion ser
' geants majors, squadron sergeants
i majors, sergeant majors (junior
i grade,) sergeant buglers, master gun
' ners, and a-jnislant band loaders of
th line.
Men receiving $51: Regimental
I sergeant majors, regimental supply
(sergeant majors (senior grades)
quartermaster sergeants of the quar
j termastor corps, ordnance sergeants,
first sergenntrs, electrician Gcrgeants,
I assistant engineers end battalion ser
geant majors and battalion supply
sergeant of the en gin era.
Men receiving $56: Sergeants, first
class of the Medical Department,
Men receiving $71: Hospital serg
eants, master engineers of ;h l junior
grade, and engineers.
Men receiving $81: Quartermaster
sergeants of the senior grade of the
Quartermaster Corps, band leaders,
master Bignal electricians, master en
gineers of the senior grade, and mas
ter hospital sergeants.
These are the established grades of
the enlisted men, but they may var
iously be assigned to such special
duties as chauffeurs, switrhboa.d
operators, cobblers, clerks, camou
fleurs. sanitary inspectors, draftsmen,
stevedores, accountants, plumbers,
and such other e.ceupaiton3 and
trades as are neeesiary to meet the
requirements of Army service.
In addition to the rates or pay for
enlisted men heretofore mentioned,
supplemental pay or allo-vnncrs are
made r.s follows:
Increased pay is allowed for contin
uous service, "computed uneier wnat Is
known as "enlistment period erdinar
ily represents a period of three or
four 'years, dependant upon the law
in effect at date of enlistment There
are seven such periods, covering a
pr-rloil of service of from I year to
more than 18 years provided for, and
increases range from 13 to $24 per
month, according to the grade and
length of service.
Men in the grade of private calling
for $30 per month are Incrofred $3
per month during the second enlist
ment period, an additional $3 per i
month during the third enlistment '
period, and $1 per month for each 1
additional enlistment period to In
clude the seventh enllr.tmrnt period. ,
Men above the $30 grade anrt'up to
and including the $3S gr,.d ar en
tilled fo $3 per month addlttcnr.l pay
for each entlstment period Hem the
cecond to the seventh for each suc
cessive enlistment period. Men above
tho $38 grade are entitled to $4 per
month additional pay for e::"h enlist
ment period from the second to the
seventh.
Enlisted men of the Toast Artil
lery, below the grade of me s serg
ent. are entitled to the Tollov ing ad
ditional ratings, according to the
established Individual qualifications:
Casement electrictians, observers of
the first class, plotters, and coxswains
$9 per month; chief painters, obser
vers of second class, chief loaders,
gun commanders and gun pointers,
$7 per month; enlisted men of the
Field Artillery: expert first class gun
ners, $5 per month; first class gun
ners $3 per month; second class gun
ners, $2 per month; enlisted men In
the Medical Department: surgical as
sistants $5 per month; nurse (enlist
ed man,) $3 per month; and dispen
sary assistant $2 per month.
Enlisted men of the Signal Corps,
while on duty which requires them to
participate regularly in areo flights,
assuming that they have the rating
of aviation mechanician, recetve 50
per cent increase in thetr monthly
pay. All enlisted men whf.e on de
tached duty not In the Bold where
there are no army quarters available,
receive in addition to their pay $15
per month to cover the expenses of
housing and also a suitable allowance
for subsistence and for light and
heat.
Enlisted men serv'ng In a foreign
country or beyond the continental
limits of the 'United States (Porto
Rico, Hawaii, and Panama Canal
Zone excepted) receive 20 per cent
Increase in pay computed on the base
of pay and service pay prevailing
prior to June 1,1917, when an act of
Congress Increased, for the "term of
the emergency," the pay of rll enlist
ed, men in amounts ranging from 50
per cent to 80 per cent. '
Enlisted men attached to the
United States Military Acad my are
entitled to the same pay and allow
ances as other enlisted men of the
Regular Army of the same grade and
additional compensation provided for
performing certain duties upon de
tail therefore in ordcro.
Officers of the Army are paid ac
cording to the rank held by them. A
second lieutenant receives $141.67;
initial pay per month; first lieutenant
$166.67; 'captain $200; major $250:
Lieutenant Colonel $291. 67; and a
colonel, $333.33, with increase of 10
per cent known as longevity pay for
euch period of five years active ser
(Continued on Pag- 6.)
Knowlesisms
( Taken
front Men's
"Slackers")
Address
The Ration's Fighters
Depend on the Telephone
The telephone business was among the
first to be called on for unusual service In
the war.
All over the country the important rail
road points, the bridges, the big grain ele
vators, munition factories and water-supply
systems have been guarded, first by detach
ments of the national guard and now by
private watchmen.
This need is requiring special telephone
service, and the total amount of telephone
work to provide It la enormous.
The call to arme brought to the Bell Tele
phone System imperative dutiee and respon
sibilities. No nation entered the war with any
where near the number of skilled telephone
men, or as dependable and comprehensive
telephone service as this country possessed.
More than 0,800 former Bell Telephone
employees are now in eome branch of the
military service In Europe, or in training
camps here.
Only the telephone companies could fur
nish the skilled telephone men the govern
ment needed In the army signal corps.
When the war came, telephone plante had
to be built or enlarged at all the army poets,
training camps, navy yarda and department
headquarters. Similar telephone systems
have had to be installed in the American
training camps, army headauartere, hospi
tals, etc. In Europe.
In addition to the military demands far
telephone eervlee, bueineee activity, acceler
ated and increased by the war, hae required
enormous amounts of telephone eervlee end
equipment
In epite of the war and what it hae meant to thle company in the
Inoreased number of telephone messagss to handle, the enlistment of
so many of our trained men, the shortage of equipment, the scarcity
of labor and the high cost of telephone materials
In spite of all these obstacles, we are meeting the needs of the
public for tolephone service in a remarkably successful way.
NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY
Uncle Bam paya over 4 on War Bavlnge Stamps. Buy one Today.
It is Fttang how seme pe pio coni
pi .in cf their giving so much to Red
Cross and V. M. C. A. work UMM
days 1 have heard some talk who
would give the impression that they
had sold their farms or town property
to give the proceeds to war worK. On
closer question however, most of
these' kickers admit that they did
give one dollar to each causr. TMM
are days when the man who with
holds his means from the demands
made by own soldiers' wellfare Is a
slacker pure, and simple.
Mighty few men If any In Alliance
would care to live here If the church
life did not play an Important part In
affaiis. Ttaef admit the neen or the
church- the good influence of tlx
church, and then boast or their good
citizenship while they -neglect the vi
tal life of the church, ir the church
is a good thing, that-man is a slacker
who does not seek to advance her life
In every way.
There are just lots o"yon husiness
and railroad men here who would let
the church die In twenty-four hours
f her life depended upon tne way you
do. You Join a few lodges give a
few dollars to the church, and then
uletly settle down and let the church
life go. Men, You'll Pay for this some
day. Don't be a slacker.
Any man who does less than his
best ,1s a slacker. You may he doing
as well as someone else, but that af
fords you no guage for your own
work. Every man must deveiope his
morals his ideals his efficiency as
a workman to the very highest de
gree. You have no right to offer to
your community nny thing less than
your highest and best efforts.
A good moral bath would he a
wholesome tonic for some or the Al
liance men and you know It. There
are things going on here all the time
that the public should cry against.
There Is nothing in gambling in
prostitution in boot-legging.
Say, men, when a fellow steps over
the line into immorality, he just
naturally looses his respect for him
self. It Is true that sin in a mans
life makes him grouchy and unbear-
ble, but the real cause for bis grouch
with others is his own conscience
which always condemns him. A foul,
Immoral life can not be at ease inlthe
presence of a-clean one.
How goes the home life with you?
Are you spending your time telling
your friends what an un-appreclative
woman you married? I ake Just
about one minute In reaching my own
conclusions about a man who goes
around airing his family troubles. It
would be a safe gamble that the wife
in such a case is bay far more of a
woman then the husband Ib a man.
Wake up-old fellow, and take on a
few of your home responsibilities.
jet your children get acquainted with
you. Make it a practise to tell your
wife she is the best little woman on
earth. You'll both begin to bellve it
f you speak often enough. Show her
the little respects1 you used to. Don't
o a slaker. The home has a right to
make many demands or you. Meet
hem cheerfully.
R. R. Harford, formerly district
foit-man for the Nebraska Telephone
Company, has been promoted to tbe
post of district plant chief at (irnnd
Island, succeeding W J. Draiell who
lias been promoted to the post of chief
clerk to the general plant nuperlnten
dent at Omaha.
The Nebraska Land Company on
Tuesday completed a deal for the
sale of the residence property of A. J.
Welch to Mrs. John Vogel.
We pay the hlgest market price for
chickens; A. D. Rodgers market.
6-tf-9380
NOTK T. TO DAIRYMEN.
Ordinance No. 219, 8ecton SI,
calling for the tubercular test of all
milk cows, of which their milk Is sold
In Alliance, must be complied with
at onco or such action as necessary
will be taken.
J. E. HUGHES,
Deputy Milk Inspector.
FRANK HUM Kit MAHHIKD
Frank A. Runier, son or Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Rumer of Alliance, was
married on February 7th at Denver
to iVisp Irene McKee. daughter of Mr
and Mrs. H. A McKee. The marri
age ceremony was performed at the
winter home of the bride's parents in
Denver. They are well known Ban
ner county people, having a large
ranch near Harrisburg. The marri
age was performed at seven o'clock
in the evening. There were present
nly a few of the immedltate relatives
of the bride and groom. Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Rumer and Mr. and Mrs
F. A. Hlvely of Alliance were present
On Friday the newly married
couple left for the east. Mr. Rumer
Is a member of the aviation corps in
the U. S. Army, stationed at the
training camp at Augusta, Georgia
The ' bride accompanied him on hiB
return trip to Augusta.
The groom known familiarly to bis
hundreds of friends in Alliance as
'Bud", is an Alliance boy and a grad
ate of the A li i.t nc city schools The
happy couple carry with t em the
wishes of their many friends in west
ern Nebraska for a long and Joyous
married life.
W. M. Sherman who recently suc
ceeded Mr. Burke as special agent
for the Burlington on the Alliance
division, was In the city Saturday on
official duties. He was aeen in the
company of chief of police George
Snyder, so someone was evidently be
lng carefully watched.
will n YOU HAVE A COLD
It is when you have a severe cold
that you appreciate the good qualities
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Mi- Frank Crocker 'Pans, 111.
writes: "Our five-year-old son Paul
caught a severe cold last winter that
settled on his lungs and he had ter
rible caughing spells. We were
greatly worried about him as the
medicine we gave him did not help
him in the least. A neighbor spoke
so highly of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy that I got a bottle of it. The
first dose benefited him so much that
I continued giving it to him until he
was cured."
From the forest to this yard is a long call, but wo have lots of
it tot islo, iiixl of l)cst quality, too.
We are familiar with Ihe various processes through which the
log must pass before becoming of value to you.
And we require that those processes be right, giving proper
time for seasoning, etc., thus
PROTECTING YOU
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Professional Cards
C. E. SLAGLE, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Office phone, 65. Res. phone, 52
Alliance, - - Nebraska
L. W. BOWMAN
Physician and Surgeon
802 Box Butte
Phones: Office, 362; Res. 16
J. D. EMERICK
Bonded Abstractor
I have the only set of abstract
Books In Box Butte County
Oflk-e: Rm. 7, Opera House Block
"Let Me Cry For You"
HARRY P. COURSEY
Live Stock and General Sales
Specialist and Auctioneer
FARM SALES A SPECIALTY
Terms Reasonable
Alliance, (Phone 664) Nebr.
Geo. J. Hand, M. D.
ASTHMA and
HAY FEVER
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
PHONE J57
Calls answered from office day or
night.
J. JEFFREY, D. C. Ph. O.
A. G. JEFFREY, D. O.
CHIROPRACTORS
Office Hours, 10 A. M. to 8 P. M.
NEW WILSON BLOCK
DR. D. E TYLER
DENTIST
PHONE ICS
Over First National Bank
ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA
Professional Photographer
Quality Portraits,
Interior and Exterior Views
Kodak Finishing
Enlarging all Styles
M. K GREBE, Proprietor
ALLIANCE ART STUDIO
Phone Red 165
Harness Hand Hade from Beat
Material. Outlast any Factory
Made Goods. Call and See.
Harness Repairing by Experienced
Harness Maker
J. M. COVERT
At M. D. Nichols' Stand, Alliance
BURTON & REDDISH
Attorneys-at-Law
Office: First National Bank Bldg.
PHONE 180
i, - - Nebraska
L. A. BERRY
LAWYER
Phone 0. Room Runier Rloak
Alliance. - . Nebraska
