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Show SI III ffi TO REMAIN ONWAR BASISj i Lowest Wage Includes $30 j a Month, and Living j Expenses. Tlio i':iy of enlisted men will not be lowered, aconiinn to ;i teleyrurn re-vivi-i yosterilav at the Salt Lake Array lieeruiiini; oi'fiee from the Adjutant General, which stated that tlie uppro-.ri:aion uppro-.ri:aion loll for the fiscal year provided pro-vided that the pay of enlisted men of the army, will continue in force and in effect from and after date of approval of the appropriation act. A private second class receives all living expenses including board, clothes, medical attendance, dental treatments, traveling expenses, and in addition $30 a month. This adds up to approximately approxi-mately .I2. a mouth. Second class privates pri-vates who are on duty at stations where it is impracticable for the government to furnish quarters, heat, light and food, receives .fllH per month, plus clothes, medical and dental treatments. This is the very lowest wage paid in the army. High ranking noncommissioned noncommis-sioned officers receive $121 )cr month plus all other expenses (which is the equivalent of $1!)S.) Young men with one or two years' high school experience can enlist, finish fin-ish their preparatory work in the army, and at the end of one year be appointed as a cadet nt West Point where they will receive a college education and bo paid at the rate of $750 a .year while so serving. Men with one or two years' college experience can enlist, continue their studies, and at the end of two years take an examination for a commission com-mission from the ranks. |