PAY OF THE AMERICAN SOLDIER.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14634, 12 February 1918, Page 2

PAY OF THE AMERICAN SOLDIER.

At tho end of last year the pay of all men in the United States' army who are employed on active service abroad was automatically raised by 20 per cent., and it will be "nstructive for those who may he interested to make a comparison between what Uncle Sam gives his "Sammies"- and what this Dominion pays to its soldiers on active service. I'ollowing is the official statement of the rates of pay now drawn by men in the regular army, the .National Guard (home service) and tie reserve :— ■ —

Buglers and second class privates, 33 dollars a month; first class privates. .36.60 dollars a month; artillery, cavalry, and infantry corporals, saddlers, infantry, cavalry, field artillery, and medical departments mechanics, farriers, and waggoners, .40.20 dollars a month.

Engineer, ordnance, signal corps, quartermaster's, corps, and medical department corporals, coast artillery mechanics, field artillery chief mechanics, third class musicians of the infantry, cavalry, cavalry, artillery, and engineers, 80.80 dollars a month.

Artillery, cavalry, and infantry sergeants; field artttlery, cavalry, and infantry stable , sergeants; artillery, cavalry, "and infantry supply sergeants j artillery, cavalry, and infantry mess sergeants, cooks, horseshoers, radio sergeants, firemen, band corporals, second class musicians of the military academy, 44 dollars a month.

Engineer, ordnance, signal corps,, quartermaster's corps', and medical department sergeants) stable sergeants of the engineers; supply sergeants of the engineers, - mess •; sergeants' of the engineers, all color sergeants, electrician sergeants of the second class, band sergeants,; first class musicians of the infantry, .cavalry, — artillery, and engineers .arid.second .class musicians of the military academy, 51.20 dollars a month. ...

Battalion sergeant majors of the field artillery;, and infantry, squadron sergeant majors, sergeant majors of the junior grade, master gunners, sergeant buglers, assistant band leaders, 56 dollars a month.

Regimental sergeant majors, regimental supply sergeants, sergeant majors of the senior grade, quartermaster's sergeants of the quartermaster's corps, ordnance sergeants, first sergeants, battalion sergeant majors of the engineers, battalion supply sergeants of the engineers, electrician sergeants of the first class, first class sergenats of the quartermaster's corps, engineers and signal corps, assistant engineers, 'and first class musicians of the military academy, 60 dollars a month.

First class sergeants .of the medicajj department, field musician sergeauts of! the military academy, 66 dollars. Hospital sergeants, master engineers of the junior grade, and engineers, 84 dollars. . ■■',■ ■•..,. v . : . ~. Quartermaster -sergeants ; of. tiie senior grade of the- quartermaster's corps, band leaders, master signal electricians, master electricians, master en* gineers of the senior,gr;ad£,-master, hospital sergeants, band, sergeants ; and assistant -. band leaders of the military academy, 96 dplia'rs;'> montii,;. ';}.'. .This pay is; for first .?nlis|mehts. It increases with- each .enlistment. In the regular army. '' ;' : -^^"-^ ••■.: v . Because of special qualificatioris and service, certain merr'draw pay or honuses, beyond the regular enlistment pay as follows :— Mess aergeants,..6 doJiars; casemate electricians, 9 dollars; •first-class obsertrers, 9 dollars; plotters, 9 dollars.; coxswains, 9 dollars; chief planters, chief.loaders, second class 6b■servers, gun commanders, and gun pointers, 7 dollars each; surgical assist^ ants, expert first class gunners F.A., and expert riflemen, 5 dollars each; private first class nurses, sharpshooters, 'and first claaa gunners, 3 dollars each; second class gunners,., marksmen, dispecsary assistants and holders of" the «ertineate.o± merit, 2 dollars «ach," ■■:- Enlisted men get all Clothing, and equipment free. -~. •.. -~:■•.-.-•.-■■:■•.-.-•.-■■

Thus far the rank axtd file.; now;as to thq officers. In.addition to fixed allowances for quarters, heat, and lighting,, they are paid the" following sums annually, with statutory provision tor increases every five years for' all ranks below that of brigadier-general in the united States regular army: ' Second- lieutenants, £350 a year • first^ £400; captains, £480; majors! £600; lieutenant-colonels, £700; colonels, £800; brigadiers-general £1-' 200; majors-general, £1,600; lieuten-ants-general, £2,200.'