The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-05-22
National Travel Allowance for Dis
charged Soldiers.

IL, 1918, at the rate OF cents per
mile to actual bona fide home or res
dence, or place of original muster in
to the service, at the option of the
soldier.
The Comptroller of the Treasury
by decisions rendered April II and
May 8, 1919, has authorized the War
Department to make settlement of
all claims for the u cent difference
from place of discharge to place of
entry into the military service,
also the claims for additional
allowance to actual bona fide
home or residence at date of
discharge when such bona fide home
or residence can be determined from
the affidavit of the soldier and veri-
fled by information contained in his
original service record. The Zone Fin
ance Officer, Washington, D. c., has
been designated to settle these claims
with the above restrictions Applica-
tions should be addressed as follows:
ZONE FINANCE OFFICER,
Lemon Building,
Travel Allowance,
Washington, D. C.
A blank form of application, which
includes the necessary affidavit for
the additional travel allowance, may
be obtained from any Army recruit
ing officer, Red Cross, or other agen-
cies organized to aid soldiers. This
affidavit must be accompanied by a
true copy of soldiers discharge GER
tificate, certified as such by re-
cruiting officer, or the original dis
charge certificate, the latter to be
returned with check. While payment
will be made on the original discharge
certificate, claimants are advised that
the use of the copy will eliminate the
possibility of the loss of the original.
No further correspondence is neces-
sary except in case of change in ad-
dress.
A certified copy of discharge certi-
ficate submitted for payment Of $50
bonus and now on file in the Zone
Finance Office will be accepted in
lieu of other copy of original discharge
certificate. Men who have submitted
these certified copies will so state
when forwarding claim. Payments
will be made as eXpeditiously as cir
cumstances permit
In the event that the actual bona
fide home or residence at date of
discharge, as claimed by the soldier,
is not the same as stated on his orig
inal service record, the Zone Finance
Officer will make settlement for the
additional l y cent per mile on the
same basis that the 81 cents per
mile was paid, (that is, from place
of discharge to place of entry into
military service,) and soldier may
make claim to the Auditor for the
War Department for any additional
travel pay which he believes may be
due him.
Men who have been discharged
since February %, 1919, and paid
travel allowances at cents per mile
to place of entry into military service,
and whose actual bona fide home or
residence at date of discharge invol-
we'd a greater distance, may submit
claim to the Zone Finance Officer,
Washington, D. c.. as above.
1t is pointed out that settlement
of travel allowance claims can not be
accomplished with the same rapidity
which obtained in the payment of the
$50. bonus. Each claim will require
certain verification by War Depart
ment records, this to be followed by
mileage calculations in the Zone FL
nance Office. The need for accuracy
is obvious necessitating a specialize
ed office personnel, and it is hoped
that this circumstance will not be ov-
erlooked by those concerned. Every
letter or telegram making inquiry or
requesting expedited action will op-
crate to delay these payments, and
the public is therefore urged to lend
full cooperation with view to re-
ducing correspondence to the mini
mum, keeping in mind that 1t Will
be several days before blank forms
can be placed in the hands OF re-
cruiting officers.
Copies of the blank form required
may be obtained from the nearest
Army Recruiting Station.
80 Barnard ST.. Savannah, Ga.
III Meeting St. Charleston, 5. c.