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Show ARMY PAY KOLL IS NOW NEARLY A BILLION A YEAH grants of (he first class, assistant engineers en-gineers anil hallalion sergeant majors and battalion supply sergeants of the engineers. ilen receiving Sergeants, first class, of he medical depn 1 1 nicnl . Men receiving ,$71: Hospital ser-geimls. ser-geimls. master engineers of Ihc junior grade anil engineers. Men receiving .fSl : Quartermaster sergeants of the senior grade of the ipiarteruiaslcr corps, bund leaders, master signal electricians, muster electricians, elec-tricians, master engineers of the senior grade anil master hospital sergeants. Assignment to Special Duties. These are the established grades of 1he enlisted men, hut they may variously various-ly he assigned to such special duties as chauffeurs, switchboard operators, cobblers, clerks, eaniotilleurs, sanitary inspectors, draftsmen, stevedores, accountants, ac-countants, plumbers and such other occupations oc-cupations and trades as are necessary to meet the requirements of army service. serv-ice. In addition to the rates of pay for enlisted men heretofore mentioned, supplemental pay or allowances are made as follows : (1) Increased pay Is allowed for continuous con-tinuous service, computed under what is known as "enlistment period." An enlistment period ordinarily represents a period of three or four years, dependent de-pendent upon the law in effect at date of enlistment. There are seven such periods, covering a period of service of 1 year to more than IS years provided pro-vided for, and the increases range from $3 to .$24 per month, according to the grade and length of service. Men in the grade of private calling for $30 per month are increased ,$.'5 per month during the second enlistment period, an additional $3 during Hie third enlistment en-listment period, and .$1 per month for each additional enlistment period to include the seventh enlistment period. Men above the $30 grade and up to and including tho .$38 grade are entitled to $3 per month additional pay for each enlistment period from the second to the seventh for each successive enlistment enlist-ment period. Men above the $38 grade are entitled to $4 per month additional pay for each enlistment period from the second to the seventh. Some Additional Ratings. Facts and Figures About Sums Paid Various Grades of Officers Offi-cers and Enlisted Men. HOW AND WHEN THEY GET li Wide Expansion of the Army Makes Task of Paying Off Intricate and Difficult Is Quartermaster's Job Precautions Taken to Insure Meeting Pay Roll Promptly. Washington. The actual pay roll of the lighting forces of the United States Is now nearly .$100,000,000 per month. This sum Is disbursed by the pay olli-cers olli-cers of the army and navy in the form of cheeks or currency or by the treasury treas-ury department in the form of family allotments as compensation for services serv-ices rendered according to the scale of pay prescribed by law for the uniformed uni-formed defenders of the nntion. This figure does not Include "family allowances" which are paid by the government gov-ernment toward the support of the families fam-ilies of enlisted men, under specified conditions, nor does it consider any of the special compensatory features of tho military and naval Insurance act, under which $17(3,lo0,000 was appropriated. appropri-ated. For the purpose of Informing the public accurately as to the system of pay iu the army the following authorized author-ized statement has been issued by the committee on public information : Army Pay Nearly Billion a Year. The total pay of the United States prmy for the month of December was approximately $7S,580,S00. Disbursements on 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 the quartermaster department de-partment and do not include family allowances or compensation for disability disabil-ity of soldiers, provided for by the military and naval insurance act and paid by the government through the war risk insurance bureau of the treasury treas-ury department. Following is a comprehensive statement state-ment of the system of pay of the army authorized by the quartermaster general gen-eral : The quartermaster general of the army, under the direction of the secretary secre-tary of war, is charged with the duty of providing for the payment of the officers, of-ficers, enlisted men, female nurses, field clerks, and civilian clerks of the quartermaster quar-termaster corps on duty at places other than in the office of the quartermaster general. Due to the lack of office buildings build-ings necessary to take care of the increased in-creased number of employees required to carry on tho business of the army at Washington, it has been necessary to lease many privately owned buildings for office purposes. The finance and accounting division of the office of the quartermaster general is charged with the details of providing funds, and Interior In-terior administration In connection with the payment of the army, and is now located In a large apartment house at the corner of Fifteenth and M streets NW. . Intricate and Difficult Task. The intricate task of paying the officers of-ficers and men of the United States army, made more difficult by the wide expansion of the past six months. Is being satisfactorily accomplished. To prevent failure to meet the monthly compensation of every man in the service, serv-ice, no matter where he may be located, lo-cated, liberal sums are furnished the y-arious disbursing Quartermasters in certain duties upon detail therefor In orders. The Pay of Offi ers. Officers of the army are paid according accord-ing to rank held by theti. A second lieutenant receives $111.07 initial pay per month; first lieulennnt, .$100.07; captain, $200; major, .$250; lieutenant colonel, $201.07, and a colonel, $333.33, with an Increase of 10 per cent known as longevity pay for each period of five years of service, provided that such increase shall not exceed 40 pel cent. The pay of n brigadier general Is ,$G,000 per year; major general, $8,000; lieutenant general, $9,000, and a general, gen-eral, $10,000. These officers receive no increase for continuous service. All officers are entitled to be furnished fur-nished public quarters, with fuel and light, but if these cannot be provided the officers receive a commuted money value of the same. The allowance for quarters for a second lieutenant Is two rooms, or $21 per month ; for a first lieutenant, three rooms or commutation com-mutation of $30 per month; a captain, four rooms or commutation of $48; major, five rooms or commutation of $G0; lieutenant colonel, six rooms or commutation of $72; colonel, seven rooms or commutation of $84 ; brigadier briga-dier general, eight rooms or commutation commuta-tion of $9G ; major general, nine rooms or commutation of $108; lieutenant general, ten rooms or commutation of $120; rnd a general, eleven rooms or commutation of $132. All receive a suitable allowance for heat and light, dependent upon the locality of their stations and the season. While on foreign service officers receive an Increase In-crease of 10 per cent of their base pay and longevity pay. Aerial Flight Increases. Aviation officers of the signal corps, or officers attached to the signal corps, while on duty which requires them to participate regularly and frequently in aerial Mights, are entitled to an increase in-crease in the pay of their grade, under their commissions, as follows: Aviation Avia-tion officers, 25 per cent; junior military mili-tary aviators, 50 per cent; military aviators, 75 per cent. Each junior military mil-itary aviator and each military aviator avia-tor duly qualified and serving has the rank, pay and allowances of one grade higher than that held by them under their commissions, provided that the ranks under their commissions are not higher than that of captain. For deeds of valor, recognized by acts of congress, officers and enlisted men receive certificates of merit which entitle them to an additional compensation compen-sation of $2 per month. Allowances at Retirement. Enlisted men can apply for retirement retire-ment after 30 years of service. They are retired on 75 per cent of the monthly pay drawn at the time of retirement, re-tirement, and $15.75 a month additional addi-tional in lieu of allowances. Officers are retired for disability or after sixty-four years of age, and receive re-ceive 75 per cent of the pay of the grade held at date of retirement. An enlisted man in active service has no necessary personal expenses except for barber and laundry. Uniforms, underclothing, un-derclothing, shoes, hats, quarters, medical med-ical attendance and subsistence are supplied them at government expense. Such materials as tobacco, postage, confectionery and incidentals of Indl- (2) Enlisted men of the coast artillery, artil-lery, below grade of mess sergeant, are entitled to the following additional ratings, according to established Individual Indi-vidual qualifications: Casement electricians, elec-tricians, observers of the first class, plotters and coxswains, $9 per month; chief planters, observers of second class, chief loaders, gun commanders and gun pointers, $7 per month ; enlisted en-listed men of the field artillery expert first-class gunners, $5 per month ; first-class first-class gunners, $3 per month ; and second-class gunners, $2 per month ; enlisted en-listed men of the cavalry, engineers and infantry expert riflemen, $5 per month ; sharpshooters, $3 per month : enlisted men of the medical department depart-ment surgical assistants, $5 per month; nurse (enlisted man), $3 per month, and dispensary assistant, $2 per month. (3) Enlisted men of the signal corps, while on duties which require them to participate regularly in aero flights, assuming as-suming that they have rntlng of aviation avia-tion mechanician, receive 50 per cent increase in their monthly pay. Housing and Subsistence. (4) All enlisted men, while on detached de-tached duty not In the field where there are no army quarters available, receive in addition to their pay $15 per month to cover the expense of housing and also a suitable allowance for subsistence sub-sistence and for heat and light. (5) Enlisted men, if serving in a foreign for-eign country or beyond the continental limits of the United States (Porto vidual taste may be purchased at the post exchange at cost. Officers, while in hospital, are charged $1 per day for subsistence. They are not entitled to clothing or equipment and are required to subsist themselves, purchasing their supplies either from the quartermaster or through the ordinary channels of trade. Rico, Hawaii and Panama canal zone excepted) receive 20 per cent Increase In pay computed on the base pay and service pay prevailing prior to June 1, 1917, when an act of congress Increased, In-creased, for tho "term of the emergency," emer-gency," the pay of all enlisted men in amounts ranging from 50 per cent to 8 per cent. (0) Enlisted men attached to the United States Military academy ore entitled en-titled to th same pay and allowances ns other enlisted men of the regular army of the same grade and additional compensation provided for performing order promptly to meet the army pay rolls with their extraordinary demands for funds. The officers and enlisted men of the army are paid at the end of each month, or as soon thereafter as possible, pos-sible, by the disbursing officers of the quartermaster corps, in cash or by check, at their stations or in the field. If on duty in France they nre paid In French currency or by United States checks, as officers and men may elect. Pay of Enlisted Men. The pay of enlisted men depends on their grades, ratings, and length of service. From June 1, 1917, and continuing con-tinuing during the term of the war the pay of enlisted men Is as follows: Men receiving $30 : All privates, the army entering grade. Men receiving $33: First-class privates, pri-vates, men promoted to act in minor noncommissioned officer capacity. Men receiving $30: Corporals, saddlers, sad-dlers, mechanics, farriers and wagoners, wagon-ers, and musicians of the third class. Men receiving $38: All sergeant grades in the line, which include infantry, infan-try, field, artillery, coast artillery and cavalry ; cooks, horseshoers, band corporals cor-porals and musicians of the second class. Men receiving $4-4 : Sergeants of the various corps of the engineers, ordnance, ord-nance, signal corps, quartermaster corps and medical department; band sergeants and musicians of the first class. Men receiving $48: Battalion sergeant ser-geant majors, squadron sergeant majors, ma-jors, sergeant majors (junior grade), sergeant hnglprs, master gunners and assistant band leaders of the line. Men receiving $51: Regimental sergeant ser-geant majors, regimental supply sergeants, ser-geants, sergeant majors (senior grade), juartermaster corps, ordnance servants, ser-vants, first sergeants, electrician ser- |