The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
READY TO ANSWER
 WARTIME QUERIES
Information Bureau Established by Connecticut Defense
 Council.
VOLUNTEERS DO GOOD WORK.
Edward Field, Director, Outlines What ls Being Done-Large Variety of Re quests Received Each Day and All Have Careful Attention.

Families and dependents of men in the national service are finding an ef- fcient source of help in settling va rious problems that arise in connec- tion with the war through application to the Soldiers and Sailors Informa- ton Bureau, established by the Con- necticut State Council of Defense last April In an interview given out re- gently, Edward Field, director of the bureau, outlined the work and gave specimen requests to Illustrate tho scope of activities.
 Every local agency of the state coun- ell has for one of it's important func- tions the work of giving information to families and dependents of men in service, but some of the requests are such that they require solution by Mir. Field. Besides receiving many of his communications from war bureaus and town committees, the state direc- tor receives large number addressed direct to the state council CT to him personally.
 Mir. Field, in defining the work of . anything that affects the interests of a soldier or sailor or his family would be proper to refer to the bureau"
 Glancing over some of his recent correspondence, the state director pick ed out a few specimen inquiries. Hard ly Q day passes but the mails bring new kind of request, showing that the bureaus work is far from mOnotonOus
 A family desire to know the where 0bOutS of a soldier who neglected to write home for many months. Anoth- CT family want to know the directions for sending money and packages to war prisoners in Germany. One letter asks for information as to whether a soldier enlisted in this country for service in the Polish Army in France can secure insurance through the United States Insurance law. A wo- man wants to know if she can go to Canada and what restrictions are in effect An insurance company inQuires whether it can pay the proceeds of a fire insurance policy to an enemy alien. A widow asks whether she is entitled to a pension, her soldier husband hay ing died shortly after service at the Mexican border.
 The above cases are incidental, most O9 the appeals for information being In regard to soldiers and sailors al- lowances and allotments. Lately the bureau has received numerous inqui- ries for definition of the "Work or Fight" regulations. In all cases the bureau endeayors to solve each indi- Iidual problem or settle any misunder- standing .s r
 Where N is 8 question of financial relief 1t Is pasSsd over to the Civilian Relief Department of the American Red Cross Society. MT. Field is work ing in complete cooperation with the Red Cross in all cases.
 The bureau is operated at a mini mum expense, which is limited to post age and stationery. It's business t handled in the office of the Public Util itles Commission at the State Capitol Mir. Field is auditor and statishcian o tho commission and is serving the bu reau in voluntary capacity. He ha volunteer assistance in the services 0 Mss Louis M. Potter, assistant ae countant and stenographer of the Con mission. & 4 .&7
 Each member of the Commiss.c and the secretary, as well as the whoI cflce force, are, in addition to the. regular official duties, giving gene, ously of their time to war work whil two members of its staff are in France one q major in the Engineer Corps an the other with the Y. NJ c. A
 An official Connecticut casualty lis being compiled by the Connecticu State Council of Defense, is ready fo reference at the State Capitol in th office of the Soldiers and Sailors II formation Bureau. ~4a-s%s .--.
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