The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-27
EASY FOR SOLDIERS
TO GET BACK PAY
instructions on How to Obtain
Wages Are Issued.
ATTORNEYS NOT NECESSARY
Employment of Lawyers Only Causes
DeIay-lndivdua Claim of the
Soldier Is All That Is Re-
quired, Says Circular.

Washington, March 25.-It has come
to the attention of the war depart
ment that the claims of many dis
charged officers and enlisted men for
arrears in pay are being forwarded to
the director of finance by attorneys
and other claim agents. without
questioning such procedure, it is de-
sired to emphasize the fact that the
settlement of any claims received as
above is not expedited hut, on the
contrary, is delayed by reason of the
additional filling aod handling of the
unnecessary papei, of the agent or
intermediary. The claim of the sol
der is all that is required, and such
claim should he submitted directly by
the discharged officer or soldier to the
war department, which will give the
aforesaid claims as prompt and care
full consideration as possible. Any
fee paid by the soldier to an attorney
or claim agent is needless expense.
Attention is invited to The fact that
claims for arrears in pay, including
travel pay, should he sent to the di
rector of finance, Washington u. C.
How to Get $50 Bonus.
Claims for the $50 bonus authorized
by the act of February p, 1919, should
be sent to the zone finance officer,
Lemon building, Washington. The APP
plicatiOn for bonus should be accom-
panied by, (a) the discharge certifl-
cate or order for discharge or release.
If no certificate was issued, but both
certificate and order If both were is
sued, the paper bearing Endorsement
Of final payment being required; (h)
a statement Of all military service
since April 6, 1917, showing place and
date of reporting at first military sta
ton, and (c) the address to which the
check should be sent
Inquiries concerning deliveries of
Liberty bonds purchased by allotments
from army pay should be addressed
to the zone finance officer, Washing
ton, d. c.
Claims for arrears of pay due a de-
ceased officer or enlisted man at time
of death should be addrC ssed to the
auditor for the war department,
Washington, d. G.
Insurance and Allowances.
All claims for insurance, unpaid
family allowances and compensation
for death or disability. under the war
risk insurance act, should be made
direct to the bureau Of war-risk In
surance, treasury department, Wash
ington, d. G. Considerable time will
patched direct rather than to the war
department, which does not pay such
claims, but refers them to the bureau
of warrisk insurance, treasury de-
partment, and the mistake of address
Ing such claims to the war depart
ment only results in considerably de
laying their settlement
Allotments Of pay when no govern
ment allowance is concerned, are paid
through the army allotment system,
war department, and inquiries CON
corning such claims should be adj
dressed to the zone finance officer.
Washington, -. G.
The fact that there is no necessity
TO employ attorneys or other claim
agents to assist in collecting claims of
soldiers or their bonelciares applies
just MS emphatlcally TO war-risk in
surance claims as TO army pay travel
pay and bonus against the war depart
ment.