ARMY PAY ROLL IS NOW
NEARLY A BILLION A YEAR
o*o*oeoeoeo*o*o*o*ososo*o«
SMILEAGE* BOOKS WILL °
CHEER THE SOLDIERS
BURDEN ON GERMANY
OF CURRENT WEEK
(ollapae o f Rusala Hurtful lo kaiser
1* View o f Teuton Proas U. 8.
Camp Dovena. Ayer, Mass.—
Sees Bright Side lo Mailer.
“ Stulleage hooks" for the sol
diers
is
the
latest
device
for
géants o f tho first .'Utss, nsaistnut on*
making the man ln-khakl's life as
Amatertlam The German proa* ap
glueor* anil battalion art|w nt majors
cheerful as |tosslble while at
ami battalion supply K rgea n lt o f tho
pears «|uite unable to regard T rotsky'*
cantonment camps.
ouglnoors.
announcement o f a state o f peace be
"Smllongo hooks" are leaned
Mon receiving $50: Sergeant*. first
tween Ruaaia and the «'entral |a>wera
by
authorities
In
charge
of
camp
class, o f tho tnotlioal «lc|iurtmcnt.
amusements anti uro guaranteed
with any fcelinga o f aaliafaction. The
Mon receiving $71:
llos|iltal sor-
to contain 100 good times for
goants. master engineer* of tho Junior O
Berlin Zeitung Am Mittag thinks that
any recruit fortunate enough to
grade and engineers.
| q
the old chaos will continue and that
possess tine, w hich will cost $5.
Men receiving $81 : Quartermaster ^
therefore it w ill be necessary fnr Ger
sergeants o f the senior grade o f the •o*o*o«o*o«o«o*o*o«o*o*o*o
many to continue to safeguard her
Wide Expansion o f the Army Makes quartermaster corps, band leader*,
frontier, both from a military and dip
master signul electricians, master elec
Task of Paying Off Intricate and
certain duties upon detail therefor In ,
tricians, master engineers o f the senior
Difficult— la
Quartermaster**
Event* o f Noted People, (loveram ent* lomatic standpoint.
orders.
Low W age« on Railroads lllamcd by
grade and master hospital sergeants.
Job— Precautions Taken to
The Pay of Officer*.
and
Pacific
Northwest
and
Other
Washington,
D.
C.
-
With
the
open
Witnrsa for Exodua o f Worker* j
Assignment to Special Duties.
Insure Meeting Pay Roll
Officers o f the army are paid accord
ing o f the great campaign o f 1918 on
These are the established grades o f Ing to rank held by them. A second
Things Worth Knowing.
to Better Paid Industrie*.
'
Promptly.
the enlisted men. hut they may various lieutenant receive* $141.67 Initial pay
the weatern front apparently in sight,
ly be assigned to such special duties us j>er month; first lieutenant, $166.67:;
m ilitary men here examined with pro
Washington.— The actual pay roll of
chauffeurs,
switchboard
operators, captain. $200; major, $250; lieutenant
found interest tho situation created by
the fighting forces o f the United States
The
French
government
ha*
ordered
cobblers, clerks, entuoulleurs, sanitary colonel, $201.67, and a colonel, $333.33,
Washington, D. ( ’. The flrat official
la now nearly $100,000.000 per month.
the
signing o f a ponce pact between
Inspectors, draftsmen, stevedores, ac with an increase o f 10 per cent known 1,000,000 footballs for the army, to be
indication o f what pro|M>*ed railroad
This sum is disbursed by the pay offi
the central powers and the new Uk wag<< increases wouM cost was given
countants. plumbers and such other oe- ns longevity pay for each period »if delivered within seven months.
cers o f the army aud navy In the form
cupatlons and trades as are necessary five years o f service, provided that
General Pershing report* four Amer- raine republic and tho d<*riaion o f the at Wednesday’s hearing before tho
o f checks or currency or by the treas
ury department In the form of family to meet tho requirements o f nrm.v serv such Increase shull not exceed 40 |»r ican soldiers killed,one severely wound- Bolsheviki Russian government to de raitroail wage commission, when J. A.
Franklin pri<*entni the elaitna o f «ha
cent.
i'd and three missing in the actions on mobilise the army.
allotments as compensation for serv ice.
Their concluaiona were not disrour- railway employes’ department of the
In addition to the rutes o f puy for
The pay o f a hrlgndler genomi I* February 7, 8 and 9.
ices rendered according to the scale o f
aging. Those events on their face American Federation o f Labor.
pay prescribed by law for the uni enlisted nten heretofore mentioned, $6.01X1 per year; major general. $8,000;
General Juan Handera* was shot and would appear to set free enormous
" Figuring an average o f 33 1-3 per
supplemental pay or allowances are j lieutenant general, $9.000, and a gen
formed defenders o f the nation.
kille»l Tuesday in n Mexico City cafe German forcea for the impemling bat cent increase, on the flat increase*
made
as
follows
:
eral,
$10.000.
These
otlleers
receive
This figure does not include “ family
by Colonel Miguel Peralta.
General tle in the weat and also to furnish new ask ■■«I, I he aihfiticnal cost would he
(1) Increased pay Is allowed for eon- j no Increase fo r continuous service.
allowances" which arc paid by the gov
Handeras took a prominent (»art in the aouroea o f foo«l supply for the Teu $82,000,000
annually,”
Secretary
tinuous
service,
computed
under
what
j
All officers are entitled to be fur-
ernment toward the support o f the fam
revolution led by Madcro ami Carranza. tonic allies, hut many farttir* detract Lane, chairman o f the eommiaaion,
ilies o f enlisted men. under specified is known as “ enlistment period.” An j nlshed public quarters, with fuel and
Lieutenant
Egbert
McLean was from the advantages the central pow computed.
conditions, nor does it consider any of enlistment period ordinarily represents light, but If these cannot be provided
Mr. Franklin said the
estimate
killed
and
Lieutenant
Charles
K. Cum- er* may «ierive.
a
period
o
f
three
or
four
years,
de-
the
officers
receive
a
commuted
money
the special compensatory features of
One o f the throats against the weat seemed «'orrect, based u | miii increases
pendent
upon
the
law
In
effect
at
date
value
o
f
the
same.
The
allowance
for
,n'
nK8
receive«!
injuries
Monday
when
the military and naval Insurance act,
ern front dwelt upon in public discus for 250,000 organlzt-d men.
under which $176,150,000 was appropri o f enlistment. There are seven such . quarters for a second lieutenant Is an airplane which they were operating
He also hail suggested that any in
periods, covering a period o f service two rooms, or $24 per month; for a crushed to the ground near Jennings, sion is the fact that preaumbly 1 . -
ated.
000 prisoners o f war held by Russia creases should apply lo unorganiztaJ
La.
o
f
1
year
to
more
than
13
years
pr«>
first
lieutenant,
three
rooms
or
coui-
For the purpose o f informing the
would be released to strengthen the workers o f tho same trailea, numbering
Tho death Monday o f Abdul Hamid, German army.
public accurately us to the system of vtded for, and the Increases rang«' mutation o f $.‘16 per month; a captain.
shout 260,000, who were not ligurtsl in
pay In the army the following author from $3 to $21 per month, according four rooms or commutation o f $4S; ex-Sultan o f Turkey, from inflamma
The fact i* said to be, however, that the rough calculation. Tho wage basis
to
the
grade
and
length
o
f
service.
Men
major,
live
rooms
or
commutation
of
tion
o
f
the
lungs,
ia
announce«!
in
a
ised statement has been issued by the
aakeil was $6 a «lay fo r skilled men,
the great majority o f the soldiera i « p
In the grade of private «'ailing for &50 *60; lleutenaut colonel, six rooms or dispatch received at AmaLmUtn Tue*-
Committee on public information:
turod by the Russian* are Austrians, aurh as carmen, machinists ami black
per mouth are increased $3 per month commutation t>f $72; colonel, seven day from Constantinople by way o f
not available for western front o|>era- smith*; $4.50* day for hel|iera, and
Army Pay Nearly Billion a Year.
during the second enlistment period, rooms or commutation o f $84 ; briga Yienna. A state funeral w ill be held.
time and a half overtime, Sunday and
tion* by present indications.
The total pay o f the United States an additional $3 during the thlr«l en dier general, eight rooms or commuta
Most o f the othera are civilians or holiday work.
That
France
and
England
are
in
army for the month o f December was listment period, and $t per month for tion o f $96; major general nine rooms
None o f the witneaaea has submitted
camp followers o f one kind or another,
approximately $78,580,800.
each additional enlistment period to or commutation o f $108; lieutenant agreement concerning the establish
and, so far ns known, only a small estimates o f what the increase re
Disbursements on account of the pay include the seventh enlistment period. general, ten rooms or commutation of ment o f a national home for the Jew
number o f Gorman troo|is were cap quested would coat, all apparently tak
o f officers and men o f the army are Men above the $30 grade aud up to nnd $120 ; and u general, eleven rooms or ish people in Palestine was affirme«!
tured on that front.
Any men from ing the position o f A. II. Garretaon, of
Tuesday
by
Foreign
Minister
Pichon
in
now at the rate of about $930,000,000 including the $38 grade are entitled to commutation o f $132. All rerolve a
the prison ramps are rogardcxl as o f the conductora, who said that it did
Paris,
according
to
an
official
dispatch.
per year.
$3 per month additional pay for eai'h suitable allowance for heut and light,
doubtful tnilltary value for some time not matter what the coat would bo,
These figures consider solely the pay enlistment period from the serond to dependent upon the locality o f their
The railway strike in Buenos Aires
to come, ^ the Russians, unable to since tho increase* were essential to
stations
and
the
sensou.
W
hile
on
disbursed by the quartermaster de the seventh for «>uch successive enlist
apparently is failin g through the re fe«»l their own soldiers, hardly have maintain the standard o f living and
partment and do not include family ment pcriinl. Men above the $38 grade foreign service officers receive an In- fusal o f Italians and Britons to quit
that if an iiuluatry did not maintain
im prov'd the health o f the captives.
These men have declined to
allowances or compensation fo r disabil are entltli'd to $4 per month ndditlotml crease o f 10 per cent o f their base work.
There is doubt hero, also, as to the the men aerving it, the industry did
leave their jobs, notwithstanding the
ity of soldiers, provided for by the pay fo r each enlistment period from pay and longevity pay.
extent to which the agricultural re not «leaerve to survive.
threat* o f Spanish agitators to destroy sources o f the Ukraine or o f Russia
military and naval insurance act and j the second to the seventh.
Aerial Flight Increase*.
Low wages Imvi- h«-en hlameil by th#
paid by the government through the
Aviation officers o f the signal corps, property.
Some Additional Ratings.
can lie brought to the aid o f the Ger witnesses for the cxmiu^^kral.road
war risk Insurance bureau o f the treas
workers to other
industW'*.
Mr.
Secretary Raker ha« approved the man people in their near future.
(2) Enlisted men of the roast artil or officers attached to the signal corps,
ury department.
Failure o f the Russian transporta Franklin said the various shop union»
lery, below grade o f mess sergeant, while on duty which roqulres them to proposal now pending in congress to
Following Is a romprehensive state
are entitled to the following additional participate regularly nnd frequently In make army officers in the field either tion system worked in Germany’s in he represented had loat 16 per cent of
ment o f the system o f pay o f the army
ratings, according to establish«»! Indi aerial flights, are t»ntltl«»l to an In in the United States or in Europe the terest in undermining the fighting their membership to shipyards and
authorized by the quartermaster gen vidual qualifications: Casement elec crease In the pny o f their grade, under same extra allowance for quarter* they power o f the Russian armie*.
The still othera to munitions factories.
eral :
Warren 8. Stone, o f the engint'era,
tricians, observers o f the first class, thtlr commissions, ns follow s: A via would receive otherwise when away same agency row, neo-saarily, work*
The quartermaster general o f the plotters and coxswains, $9 per month : tion officers, 25 per cen t; Junior mili from their posts.
against the central powers in its desire told the commission that never before
army, under the direction o f the secre chief planters, observers o f second tary aviators, 50 per cent; military
this winter have tho railroaila cnterec^
Indorsement o f the Federal amend to get out food supplies.
tary of war. Is charged with the duty class, chief loaders, gun commanders aviators, 75 per cent. Each Junior mil
the bail weather season with equip
ment
fo
r
woman
suffrage
was
vutixl
by
of providing for the payment o f the o f and gun pointers, $7 per month; en itary aviator nnd each military avia
ment in such "rotten condition” and
ficers, enlisted men, female nurses, field listed men o f the field artillery—expert tor duly qunlifled and serving has the the executive committee o f the N a
said that lack o f skilled men in shops
tional Democratic committee in Wash
Clerks, and civilian clerks o f the quar first-class gunners, $3 per month ; first- rank, pay and allowances of one grade
was responsible for curtailment o f
ington, D. C., Tuesday, after a re fe r
termaster corps on duty at places other class gunners, $3 per month ; and seo higher than that held by them under
Non-Partisan Secretary Gilbert Con output there to 60 per cent o f normal.
endum to the committeemen repreaent-
than In the office o f the quartermaster ond-class gunners, $2 per month ; en their commissions, provided that the
victed for Seditious Talk.
ing the 48 states.
general. Due to the lack o f office build listed men o f the rovalry, engineers ranks under their commissions are not
Minneapolis-
A. C. Townley, presi
A mass meeting held Sunday to ex
ings necessary to take care o f the in and Infantry— expert riflemen, $5 per higher than that o f captain.
creased number of employees required month ; sharpshooters, $3 per month ;
For deeds o f valor, recognized by press the popular indignation at the dent o f the Non-Partisan leagu e, for
(o rorry on the business o f the army at enlisted men o f the medical depart acts o f congress, officers and enlisu-d seditious incidents at Lamia, 90 milea whose arrest a warrant waa iasu«»l in W ill II. Hav*. o f Indian*. Chosen by
Washington, it has been necessary to ment — surgical assistants, $3 per men receive rortlflcntes o f merit which from Athens, where Greek infantry Lakefield Monday, charging conspiracy
Acclamation.
lease many privately owned buildings month; nurse (enlisted man), $3 per entitle them to an additional compen regiments recently mutinied, was the to discourage enlistments, is re|sirted
St.
Isiuia
W ill H. Ilaya, the o rig
to
be
in
T
h
ief
R
iver
Falla.
Authori
biggest seen in Athens for years.
fo r office purposes. The finance nnd month, and dispensary assistant, $2 per sation o f $2 per month.
inal " L i v e W ire” o f Indiana, whose
ties there said he would be arrested.
N
early
40,000
persons
were
present.
accounting division of the office of the | month.
Allowance* at Retirement.
Joseph Gilbert, secretary and organ activities put the Hoosier state in the
quartermaster general Is charged with
Mrs. W illiam B. Leeds, a wealthy
(3 ) Enlisted men o f the signal corps,
Enlisted men can apply for retire
ization manager, tried on the same Hughes column in 1916, waa electe«!
the details o f providing funds, and In- |
American
widow,
and
Prince
Chris
while on duties which require them to ment after 30 yrars o f service. They
charge and with violating the Minne by acclamatitin Wtslncsday h * National
♦erlor administration in connection
. ...
— .
. . participate regularly In aero flights, ns- nre retired on 75 per cent of the topher, o f Greece, according to the sota law covering disloyalty,
was chairman o f the Republican party.
Daily
Sketch, have been
r ‘ i , ^ i ! ^ ! n,L 0l t^ ! . r“ y: A nd. ‘ S «m iln g that they have rating o f avia monthly pay drawn at the time of re London
A ll the atorms blew over and all was
found guilty in the district cour^^t
now located in a large apartment house
tion mechanician, receive 50 per cent tirement, and $15.75 a month addi quietly married in Switzerland, where Lakefield
peaceful as a Red Cross knitting
and
sentenced
to
t.tree
at the corner o f Fifteenth and M increase In their monthly pay.
Mrs. Leeds has been staying for a
tional In lieu o f allowances.
circle.
months in the county jail.
atreets NW .
Officers are retired for disability or time with a son who ia in delicate
John T. Adams, o f Iowa, whose
Gilbert was arresteil here two weeks
Housing and Subsistence.
health.
Intricate and Difficult Task.
ago when he attempted to hold a pro-German utterance* before America
(4 ) All enlisted men. while on de after sixty-four years o f age, and re
The Intricate task o f paying the of
A special train loaded with 250 ex league organization meeting after it enter«»! the war stirred up trouble,
tached duty not In the field where ceive 75 per cent o f the pay o f the
ficers and m e* o f the United States
pert ship builders from Holland passed had been foroidden by county officials. withdrew from the rare and nominated
there are no army quarters available, grade held at date of retirement.
army, made more difficult by the wide
New charge« «gainst Townley and Mr. Hays.
An enlisted man In active service has through Omaha, Neb., Momlay night,
receive in aildition to their pay $15 per
expansion o f the past six months, Is
No other candidate wna named
month to cover the expense o f housing no necessary personal expenses except en route to a Pacific port, where they Gilbert were brought on the grounds
being satisfactorily accomplished. To
which mailt- it unanimous for Hays.
and also a suitable allowance fo r sub for barber and laundry. Uniforms, un will enter the employ o f some big that Gilbert is an Hgent o f Townley
prevent failure to meet the monthly
Their work and that while he committted the ac He is Republican state chairman in
derclothing. shoes, hats, quarters, med shipbuilding company.
sistence and for heat and light.
compensation o f every man in the serv
(5 ) Enlisted men. If serving In a fo r ical attendance and subsistence are will be, in a measure, under the direc tual act which is declared to be dis Indiana and also chairman o f the In
ice, no matter where he may be lo
eign country or beyond the continental supplied them nt government expense. tion o f the United States government. loyal, Townley is his employer and, diana state council o f defense.
cated, liberal sums are furnished the
Member* o f the executive commit
therefore, directs his movement* and
limits o f the United States ( i ’orto Such mnteriuls ns tobacco, postage,
Only 10 names w ere added to the
various disbursing quartermasters In
Rico, Hawaii and Panama canal zone confectionery and Incidentals o f Indl roll o f survivors o f the liner Tuscania is guilty o f conspiring with Gilbert to tee, among them Mr. Adams, arose
•rder promptly to meet the army pay
one by one and resigned to give the
except«»l) receive 20 per cent Increase vidunl taste may be purchased at the by dispatches to the W ar department oppose the nation’s m ilitary policy.
polls with their extraordinary demands
new chairman a free hand. The next
post
exchange
at
cost.
In pay computed on the base pay and
Monday and Tuesday.
The list o f
fo r funds.
executive committee will he named at
Flour Rule is Modifi«»!.
Officers, while In hospital, are
service pny prevailing prior to June 1,
American
soldiers
who
were
on
hoard
The officers and enlisted men o f the
Washington, D. C.— Mixed flours the next meeting o f the National com
1917, when an act o f congress In charged $1 per day fo r subsistence, the liner and who have not been re
•rm y are paid at the end o f each
mittee.
creased, fo r the "term o f the emer They nre not entitled to clothing or ported rescued now stands at 340, al containing less than 50 |>er cent of
month, or as soon thereafter as pos
equipment
and
are
required
to
subsist
wheat
flour
may
be
sold
without
ac
gency," the pay o f all enlisted men In
though it is certain that about 200 o f
sible. by the disbursing officers o f the
Many Flicra Injured.
companying substitutes, the Final Ad
amounts ranging from 50 per cent to themselves, purchasing their supplies these and probably more are safe.
quartermaster corps, tn cash or by
either
from
the
quartermaster
or
Washington, I). C. — Arm y officers
ministration announced Wednesday.
8 per cent.
check, at their stations or In the field.
The Earl o f Derby, secretary for Where a retailer sells mixed flours attribute the growing frequency o f
(6 ) Enlisted men attached to the through the ordinary channels o f trade.
I f on duty in France they are paid tn
war, has notified Field Marshal V is containing more than 50 p»-r cent o f fatal accidents at the m liitary aviation
United States Military academy are en
French currency or by United States
count French, commaner o f the home wheat flour, other substitut«* must lie schools lsrg«dy to the fnct that large
titled to the same pay and allowances
ohecks, as officers and men may elect.
forces, o f his decision to reduce the ra sold to bring the sale to a basis o f one number* o f the thousands o f atutients
as other enlisted men of the regular
Pay of Enlisted Men.
army o f the same grade nnd additional Wanderer Comes Back to Old Home In tions o f meat, sugar and tea for all the pound o f substitute for each pound o f are just reaching the stage o f qualify
home forces except youths under 19 wheat flour.
The pay o f enlisted men depends on compensation provided for performing
ing a* fighting flyers. The student
Army Uniform and Then Leavea
years training for abroad. He ex
A special exception may be granted officer must go through all the perilous
their grades, ratings, and length o f
for France.
plained that the reduced ration com upon application showing necessity in maneuvers he might have to execute
service. From June 1, 1917, and con
pares favorably with the field ration the case o f specially prepare«) infant at the front. There aro many thou
tinuing durlDg the term o f the war the
Chicago.— A fter ten years o f wan
and invalid food containing flour.
o f most other armies.
pay of enlisted men Is as follow s:
sands of students at more than a seore
dering, away from all communication
Men receiving *30: All privates, the
o f training stations, and the percent
with his family, noward Clarke, scion
A
report
from
the
American
army
army entering grade.
Vassar Building Burn*.
age o f serious accidents so far has
o f one o f the Oldest and most distin in France says twenty enemy airplanes
Men receiving $33: First-class pri
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. — Fire which been regarded as gratifyin gly small.
guished Chicago families, returned to which endeavored to cross the A m eri
vates, men promoted to act In minor
visit those he left behind for probably can lines were violently shell«»! by the broke out Ht 6:45 o ’clock Tuesday
aoncommissloned officer capacity.
Roosevelt is Improving.
the last time. He returned In the uni anti-aircraft batteries and driven off. night in the east wing o f the main
Men receiving $36: Corporals, sad
form of n United States soldier. He Is
New York— A marked improvement
building at Vassar College did $300,000
dlers, mechanics, farriers and wagon
Venustiano Carranza, President o f
now Cnpt. Howard Clarke, and after
damage, and for a long time threat- in the condition o f Colonel Theodore
ers, and musicians o f the third class.
a few days here, left to rejoin his regi Mexico, sent a fulsome birthday mes cne«l to destroy the entire building. It Uoosevet was announced at Roosevelt
Men receiving $38: All sergeant
ment nt a Pacific port, and his latest sage to Emperor William, o f Germany, was not until 9 o ’ clock that the blaze Hospital Thursday afterndon.
Mrs.
grades In the line, which Include Infan- .
id venture w ill, take him to the battle recently, according to Reuter’s L im was brought under control.
The dam Roosevelt sja'nt some time early in the
try, field, artillery, coast artillery and
ited. President Carranza in this mes
fields o f France.
age was confined to the dining room, day at the bedside. A bulletin issued
ca va lry ; cooks, horseshoers, band cor-1
sage used the phrase:
“ Your M aj
assembly hall, kitchens and servant’s early in the day said:
porals and musicians o f the second
esty, who celebrates his anniversary
"D octors Martin and Duel report
She Finds Money in Rat Hole.
quarters. None o f the 400 students
class.
today with just cause fo r rejoicin g.”
Kansas City, Mo.— Mrs. Ralph Wlld-
was injured, and no fire reached the very satisfactory progress o f Colonel
Men receiving $44: Sergeant* of the
o t course weak,
bnuhm will hhy a Liberty loan bond
More than a half million acres o f quarters of the students who room in Roosevelt. He
various corps o f the engineers, ord
but on the whole his condition is most
with $142 which she recovered from a land in western Chauves county, N ew the main building.
nance, signal corps, quartermaster
satisfactory-_____ ____ _______
rat hole recently through the efforts
corps and meffical department; band
of Arthur Leppert, n patrolman. Mrs. Mexico, and including a portion o f the
Kaiser’ s Reply Cheerful.
sergeants and musicians o f the first
Roswell
land
district,
have
been
desig
Poison Kills 300 Lamb*.
Wlldbnuhm had placed the money In a
I-ondon — Emperor William, accord
Class.
San Francisco- Basilio Saffores, in
hole In the wnll o f her home. Recrat- nated fo r entry March 11, under the ing to an Exchange telegram from
Men receiving $48: Battalion ser
stock raising homestead act.
ly she decided to buy a bond with It,
Amsterdam, has sent the follow ing custody on a federal indictment charg
geant majors, squadron sergeant mo-
but when she went to get the money If
Potato day, for the encouragement telegram to Phillip Heineckcn, mana ing complicity in an alleged I. W. W.
fora, sergeant majors (Junior grade), |
«vos gone. The police were notified o f potato consumption, is the latest ger of the North German-Lloyd Steam conspiracy to obstruct the govern
Sergeant buglers, master gunners and
ment’s war program and to commit
and Patrolman Leppert was sent to In addition to the special days suggested ship company:
assistant band leaders o f the line.
sabotage, w ill be questioned by gov
vestigate. He beard a scratching noise by the Nebraska food administration.
”
cow.
vtKis
.tur
“
Many
thanks
for
your
congratula
Men receiving $51: Regimental ser
In an adjoining room. Investigated and Thursday o f each week, beginning tions over our first peace.
It i* only * ernment agents to ascertain whether
geant majors, regfmentnl supply ser
foun«l a rat hole in the floor. When the February 7, is so designated. Dealers small beginning made by Germany’s he has knowledge o f the poisoning o f
geants, sergeant majors (senior grade),
His letter home may be composed flooring was removed he found the are authorized to sell potatoes with
sword against the closed door leading 300 lambs In Butchertown, it was an
quartermaster corps, ordnance ser under these difficult conditions and in rat's abode lined with currency, but all
wheat flour that day as a “ substitute to a general peace. I am filled with nounced Ihurmlay by United States
geants, first sergeants, electrician ser- 1 a concealed "cranny" of this sort.
were there.
fo r flour.”
gratitude. May God help ue further.” Marshal Jamea B. Hollahan.
facts and Figures About Sums
Paid Various Grades of Offi
cers and Enlisted Men.
9 Brief Resume Most Important
Daily News Items.
Estimate Made of Increase on
Railroads Will Be in Year.
COMPILED FOR YOU
MEN PRESENT CLAIM
NOW AND WHEN THEY GET IT
PREACHER SENT TO PRISON
G. 0. P. CHAIRMAN IS NAMED
RETURNS AFTER TEN YEARS
ENTRANCE TO DUGOUT
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