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Soldiers to Get Month's Pay and Transportation
War Department to grant returning soldiers a full month's pay plus a transportation allowance of three and a half cents per mile from demobilization to home. Tickets cost one cent per mile direct route, saving one and a half cents per mile. Demobilization will occur from nearest camp to home area with redistributions to final destinations. The plan aims to cut government rail fares and speed personnel back to work.
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