SOLDIERS DEPOSIT YILLICIT AND A H/LF IN 1925.
What does a soldier do with his money? A question often asked
but which few seem able to answer, soldiers themselves least of
all. The Chief of Finance, in his annual report, has accounted
for something over a million and a half dollars during the fiscal
year,. 1925. Figures released by the Finance Office show that dur
ing the year 26,942 enlisted men deposited $1,384,686.68 with the
Government, which will be held on deposit until their discharge,
and interest paid at the rate of three per cent, compounded semi
annually.
During the year, 22,319 other soldiers upon separation from
the service, withdrew their deposits, amounting to $1,320,743.73,
plus interest paid,which amounted to the tidy sum of $32,484.34.
At the beginning of the fiscal year, there still remained on
deposit to the credit of enlisted men $2,282,434.86, the number of
depositors being 11,575, or approximately one in every ten soldiers
in the service. The average amount to the credit -each man is
$197.19. Deposits may be made with any Finance office, at any
time, in sums of five dollars and multiples thereof, and the War
Department encourages soldiers to take advantage of this opportu
nity for their benefit.
OFFICER CASUALTIES IN WORLD WAR,
In the recent Air Service investigation a statement made rela
tive to the large percentage of losses of Air Service officers
caused a check to be made as to the extent the various branches
of the service actually suffered in officer casualties. The Infan
try has always been the hardest hit is generally accepted, for the
doughboy leads the fight, but percentages surprised many.
Out of 2,285 battle deaths among officers of the American Ex
peditionary Forces, 1,756 were Infantrymen. Other branches lost as
follows; Air Service, 191; Field Artillery, 103; Ledical Corps, 73;
Engineers, 71; Cavalry, 27; Signal Corps, 26; Coast Artillery, 15;
Chaplins, 10; and others, 13.
By grades the losses were; 1st. Lieutenants, 999; 2nd. Lieu
tenants, 958; Captains, 264; Lajors, 44; Lieutenant Colonels, 14;
Colonels, 5; and Brigadier Generals,!.
WHEN THE NATIONAL ANTHEL IS PLAYED,
pre sent, in
face toward
o r” ret re at ”
Whenever the national anthem is played or"To the Color” is
sounded, at the first note thereof, all officers and enlisjbed men
uniform "but not in formation, will stand
the music, and* salute (except at ’’Escort
when they will face -toward the color or
retaining the position of salute until the last note
If in civilian clothes, they will stand at ’’attention”, uncov
ered, at the first note of the anthem or ”To the Color”, holding
the headdress, if in the hand, over the left "breast and so remain
until the close, except that in inclement weather the headdress may
be held slightly above the head;<>par> A> R. 600-25.
at ’’attention” ,
to theColor”
flag and salute
is sounded.
PRESTIGE.
Virile, hardy men resent the intervention in their affairs of
soft-muscle^ peddlers of pladitudes. So do nations hold in light
esteem the advice of governments which lack the martial power to
make their words stand up.
.., .Exchange.