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Show " Pay Day in the Trenches. The pay department of the British army now employs nearly 700 officers and about 7,000 clerks. This is nearly near-ly ten times as many people as were required for the work in times of peace. The housing of the constantly growing staff of the paymaster's office was one of the first difficulties, and the London main office has moved twice since the war begun. Lately it has taken to adding private houses to its office area. Much of the time since the first of August the whole army pay organization has worked day and night. The soldier receives his pay, if he wishes it, not only at the front, but even in the treHChes. The cash, in French currency notes, is issued by his company officer in the field, and is accounted for on the so-called "acquaintance "ac-quaintance rolls." Every soldier carries car-ries his paybook right through the war. As far as possible he is paid weekly. Men in the advanced trenches draw their pay almost aB if they were in the barracks at home. |