Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-15
UNCLE SAM BANKER
FOR OUR SOLDIERS
How He Handles Money Sent
to Fighting Men of
America.
FINANCIAL SERVICE USEFUL
Boys at Front Sending Money
Home at Rate of $4,000
900 Year.

WASHINGTON, September 14.-when
the United States government began
preparations to care for a big Ameri-
can army in France. among othe-
things. arrangements were made by the
Post Office Department to issue money
orders 10 soldiers and to cash orders
sent e tic men by their relatives over
mere. The department had no idea.
however. that this phase of the postal
service abroad would develop into Il
hourishing banking business
The men At the front have found the
money service decidedly useful AL
the present time, General Pershing.s
orders month and sending money
h'ne at rate OF almost *9.00o.o00 =
Nrai. Tres tSuics. which are jump
able. in view e Of tae fact ,hat praeticai
~ all family allowances made by tho
men it, T. ;irr.y are handled through
The ,75c,ooo which the men in France
are now sending back to the states
every THU > G;,y- in the form of postal
money MONEY or',i< ..erresents added remit
saved by some OF the men from their
monthly pay.
Bg. no, a, all the money orders are are
month are cashed by the soldiers. or
but 1000 less than they buy during the
These remitiances from home have
restricting the shipment OF parcel post
great many people on this side who
were in the habit of sending tobacco
and various little delicacies 10 their
the purchase Of smokes and JIM
cracks. The result is that the NJ. ..
windows at the seventy American field
postal stations in France are frequent
u the objectiyes OF drives that re-
semole some of the attacks launched
by Pcrshing's men against crack Ger
man divisions.
LIFE: wEARIsOME JOB
FOR MONEY ORDER CLERK
Life becomes a miserable anair TO the
money order clerk, who goes broke"
before he has finished paving OF. at
the rate OF francs, 30 centimes on the
wearers OF khaki
However, when the unhappy wretch
behind the window has TO throw up his
hands, the boys fall back on their good
angels. the y. ". &. a. the knights OF
Columbus and the Red Cross. If these
first aids 10 fundless soldiers go down
wherewith to cash a lew orders for
the speediest runners.
Considerable diSa ppointment was
caused at first b. The ISSUANCE OF the
embargo on parcel post shipments,
which stopped the now o! packages
from home. II didn't take the men
long. however, TO realize The import
ance or saving space on vessels during
the record smashing rush OF American
troops and supplies 10 their hard
pressed allies.
Sending valuablcs by registered mail
is discouraged. There is always the
possibility that the mails en- route
from France 10 the United States. car
ried on boats not as carefully guarded
as troop ships, may be lost through
the operation Of submarines.
If. however. the soldiers use money
orders instead OF sending money or
Valuables through the registered mali.
and the letters are lost, the Post-Ofcc
Department promptly issues duplicate
money orders. The only loss therefore.
is the loss OF time.
Uncle Sam now finds himself hold
ing down the job OF the biggest banker
in the land OF the trenches.