Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-12-13 | Page 8 | Baker Explains Break in Paying off Yanks

BAKER EXPlAINS BREAK IN PAYING Off YANKS Washington ton Dec 12 l While no s specific e- e complaint has reached Ma Major or General Ireland surgeon general of ot the lant army that men In hospitals in this countr country ha hall hal i not been paid promptly I I Secretary Baker believes it possible that there thero aro are many of ot the wounded and sick soldiers brought ht home homo from tram France who probably have ha not re received re- re their POl pay for 01 several months month The secretary explained toda today that tho old pay system under which company comI company com com- I pan pany commanders made mado out pa pay rolls for tor all the tho men mon on their company compan rosters had broken down own because I wounded and sick nick men became so far ar arI I separated from their commands that It was Im impossible for Cor tho the company command commanders rs to know what had hac become of them v V To offset this a a. new system 8 stem of ot in individual In- In lIl ual pa pay books was waa Inaugurated fir Mr Jr Baker said but because of or the tho great size of ot tho the force In France it l has not yet et been brought into complete complete com com- operation The war secretary said that on his return from Franco France recent recently ho Issued In instructions that no men be embarked I from Franco except with complete outfits of or clothing and md with enough I II money to provide them with funds for tor I incidental needs need on tho the Journey an anI and for fol somo Homo time lime at the hospitals in this I countr country