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Soldiers Costing Much Money*■ - - * * • - ■it is costing the tax payers of the State a pretty penny to keep the National Guard on duty in the Paint Creek field. It is estimated that more that $2300 a day is required. Majors receive $8.33.-1-3 per day, Captains $t.GG.l-3, Lieutenants St. (id. Sergeants $1.75, Corporals $1.50, PrivatesO 1 ♦1 ■ 1 4The soldiers have been paid for seven days in July, having been called into service on July 25, at which time the start was made for Mt. Gretna, Pa.
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Beckley Messenger

Beckley, West Virginia, US

Tue, Aug 20, 1912

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