The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-08-10

amount. however. IN moro han ample
tor the average requirements Of "A sol
der In France.
In addition to the arrangement
which has Just been described there II
another which II available to officers
Under his commissioned officers ~
ing accounts with the Paris office of
the Guaranty Trust Company Of New
York can cash their checks at any Of
the i1O branches Of the Bank of
France. as follows: Officers below the
rank 81 lieutenant colonel can cash
checks for t50 frances at any one time
a lieutenant colonel or colouel caa
cash checks for 500 francs and a gen
eral for 1000 francs. This operation
may be repeated as often as six times
during a calendar month. The officer
can make this arrangement either be-
fore he leaves the United States or
when he arrives In France. II he
wishes TO make the arrangement be-
fore he leaves he can make a irst de
post with the Guaranty Trust Com,
pany's New York office. when he ar.
rives nj q seahoard city In France he
communicates with the Paris office OF
the Guaranty Trust Company, and
they send him a check book and com
plete the arrangements with him.
II a soldier does not have a check
ing account NJ n bank or does not WISH
TO open n another safe. convenient
and economical means for carryina
ready funds both on the trip acros,
and while on the other side In pro
vided. This is a new form Of service
check"
These service checks have beer
perfected by the trust companies which
are officially designated deposltariei
for Government funds OF the Unltes
States In France aud In England. The
checks, issued Jointly by these coInpn.
MES. are authorized and approved by
the United States Government and are
sold nj the official rate OF exchange
agreed upon between the United
States and French Governmental. No
commission IL charged.
These checks can be purchased n,
concentration camps In the United
States In various amounts nno al all
the Offices OF tie trust companies issu.
ing them They can 10, cashed readily
In France England and I,aly. A self
IdentIfying featur, makes II practical.
ly Impossible fGr an! but the rightfll
holder To cash he checks. One Is also
protected az lst loss incident to car
Wing curreu,,.
The COST ui The service checks, which
includes the required French revenur
stamp II as follows:
20 franc service check. ........ sss
100 franc service heck. ........l7
POO franc service check. ....... 1871
When cashlng service checks the
holder receives the face amount OF u,
check without any deduction whntso
ever.
a still further convenience for ths
soldier at thu front II an automobile
bank, which also has been established
In Paris by the Guaranty Trust Com
pHny Of New York and which will reg.
/. uI,riy carry money 60 our men In u
% nearby camps and trenches along a
n battle front ia France
e. This travelling bank viii bee Of gre.
assistance TO disbursiug officers at u
various camps IN the transportation
funds and viii also be a decided col
vcuicucc Tor our soldiers II Will "a
> onl5 expedite their payment by Il
government. tut II viii also Il To 81
/ facilities which they have for cashiI
% checks aad transacting other mon,
o. affairs
Is Most of tho camps behind the sectu
r la France now being held 10y ii
is American soldiers are within two
n three hours motoring distance
h Paris, aud the automobile bank" "
p, therefore he able not only to go to al
q fro between Paris ana the front. b
"a also to Keep In almost daily touch wi
our soldiers wherever they are locat
n along the lines. Those In charge OF
J. will he Americans who understand al
= can he understood by the soldiers "
~ are far from home In Il land of uni
u mil,Hr language and customs. III
II travelling bank promises 10 become
x feature nf the life behind the TRENCH
% another reminder from home III
n those for whom they fight stand wi
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