The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-24
amount, however, Is more than ample
for the average requirements OF sol.

,amount, however, Is more than ample
for the average requirements OF SOL
der In France.
In addition to the arrangement
which has just been described, there 10
another which Is available to officers.
Under this commissioned officers nav.
Ing accounts with the Paris office OF
the Guaranty Trust Company OF New
York can cash their checks at any Of
the 10 branches ,of the Bank OF
France, as follows: officers below the
frank OF lieutenant colonel can cash
checks for $50 francs at any one time;
a lieutenant colonel or colonel can
cash checks for 500 francs and q 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 d first de.
posit with the Guaranty Trust Com
pany's New York office. When be ar
rives at q seahoard city In France he
Communicates with the Paris office OF
1.-The Guaranty Trust Company. and
they send him "a check book and com.
plete the arrangements with him.
| If a soldier does not have a check !
ling account at a bank or does not wish
to open one another safe, convenient
land economical means for carrying
ready funds both on the "trip across
and while on the other side. Ia pro-
vided This is new form of service
] check"
| These Service checks" have been
perfected by the trust companies which
are officially designated Repositories
for Government funds OF the United
States in France and in England. The
checks. issued Jointly by these comps
MES. are authorized and approved by
the United States Government and are
sold at the ,ofticlal rate of exchange
agreed upon between the Unitedj
States and French Governments. MOI
commission is charged.
| These checks can be purchased ut
concentration camps in the United
States In various amounts an0 at all
the offices of the trust companies issu.l
ling them. They can be cashed readily
In France. England and Italy, A self.j
identifying feature makes 1t practically
lily impossible for any but the rightful
holder to cash the checks. One is also
protected against loss incident to car-'
rying currency. es
{, The, cost of the service checks, which,
includes the required French revenue.
stamp. is as follows: 4
SO franc service check. .sS.85;
100 franc service check. .17.GO;
200 franc service check. ...... !S5. Is
When cashing service checks the
holder receives the face amount Ut the
check without any deduction whatse
: ever.
y A .st!:l furtnrt convenience for tie
) soldier at the front IL an automobile
!, bank. which also has been established
!, In Paris BY, the Guaranty Trust Com
J, lpany ofaNew York and which will reg.
E ularly carry money to our men In the
!. Enearby camps and trenches along the
, battle front In France. ,.-s
This travelling bank will be Of great
{ assistance to disbursing officers at the
) various camps 10 the transportatio OF
/. funds and swiAralso be "a decided con.
venience for our soldiers. It will not
J only expedite their payment by the
!. government, but 1t will also add to the
facilities which they have for cashing
D checks and transacting other money
, affairs
J Most ofSthe camps behind the sectors
In France now being held by the
} American soldiers are within two or
three hours motoring distance Of
Paris. and the automobile bank" will
I, therefore be able not only to 60 to and
, flo between Paris and the front, but
, also to Keep In almost daily touch with
Our soldiers wherever they are located
i along the lines. Those In charge Of it
: will be Americans who understand and
: can be understood by the soldiers who
} afe far from home In a land Of unfa.
J lniliar language and customs. This
travelling bank promises to become q
5 feature Of the life behind the trenches,
. another reminder from home that
those for whom they fight stand with
them to the end