Gunnison news-champion., 1919-10-31
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Was pai1 nd tAe cireumDtnneso vhieh
:s.w ~ vssld have bsa Psia tsl
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rather. teek up squettsrs hgAts eal
go acres of undesignated land inl
Tees County % Nay 3ad. EstahlisA- |
ed my corners, and built house eal
same. On being called into service !
informed tie Land Office. ! was in
Quoted Nay "a, 1918. How much |
time viii this give ne on my home
steed. and how long viii II be before |
] will be compelled to live on Il TO hold |
il? How long before ] can prove |
Il ep?@C. l. L. (Ratoa, N. NJ
Answer. You WIN Be allowed - aI
credit on the time yuu mnst live oaj
your homestead The time which yuu 4
spent in the service, that Il from Nay
"a. 1918 to date Of discharge, Dee. 10,
1919. The time regularly required
to prove up b three years, in your
ease il will be three years less the
time spent in the service. Any rights
you acquired ~ squatter will not be
lost, because Of any omission Of
residence. because you were in the
service. Az 70 the time which. you
will be required to get back to your
homestead, Nbe safest thing for you
TO do is to write to the Land Office
ct once, stating the circumstances in
full. and they will advise you Of Just
when, under the given circumstances,
you will be required to move onto the
land. They will also advise you ~
to the necessary steps to be taken in
filing your application for the land
which you hold under the squatter's
rights. After filing, your rights will
relate back to the date Of your origin
al settlement.
3. ! am an ex-soldier, served
twenty-five months in the service,
eighteen Of which were over seas. At
point of rehabilitation was held up
two weeks by the Board Of Examiners
because Of disability due to exposure
while in service overseas. Was then
mustered out, after had vouched to
the Board that'l was o. X. know
was not well, and feel that they
knew it, but I was lonesome for home
and mother, and am now wondering
il lost my chance to obtain benefits
that have been offered to disabled ex-
soldiers in the way Of compensation
and Government education.-An Ex-
Rainbow Doughboy. casper. Wyo.)
Answer. The medical showing on
a discharge certificate is not neces-
sarily final and the Bureau Of War
Risk Insurance, which takes care Of |
compensation, will give re-examina-
ton upon application to their Public
Health Service Representative.
presume you have such representative
in your town. The thing to do Is to
60 to Mr.. George B. Nelson, Red
Cross Chapter secretary, state your
case and ask hin. to fill out q form 526,
application for compensation and to
make arrangements for the Public
Health Service examination. He will
also give you information about the
Government training for disabled
soldiers.
I. l am very anxious to locate q
friend who l believe enlisted in the
army. do not know from which
state he enlisted. Will it be possible
to get any information from the
War Departmental. 2. o. (Fort
Collins, Colo.)
Answer. Write to the Adjutant
General Of the Army, Washington, D.
c., giving the mans full name and
as many facts as possible about him.
1t may be possible TO locate his re-
cord among the War Department
files. Hundreds Of men bear the same
name, however, and your inquiry may
be unsuccessful.
8. am . Canadian soldier who
served overseas for thirteen months.
! have heard that the Government is
giving gratuity to'all men who serv-
ed overseas. Can you tell me how l
can get this, rs could use Q little
extra money very nicely.-H. F.
(Denver.) |
Answer. The War Service Gratui.
ty provided by the Canadian Govern |
men, consists of q bonus Of $4,000 al
month or less. for = period Of six
months after the man is discharged, |
depending on the amount Of, his nay
and allowances during the time he |
was in active service, and the kind Of |
service he performed. For instance, |
IN view Of the fact that you served |
overseas for thirteen months, you
would receive moro pay than . msn
who served in Canada- during the
whole period Of the war. The neces- |
sary forms to be filled out IN support
Of each claim, may be obtained from
the military headquarters icf each
district aud unit pay masters and
from officers commanding units. You
may also properly take up this mat
ter with the Repatriation Committee,
IS Rideau Street, Otawa, Canada.
6. Can you help me! I am al
poor widow and my son made an al |
lotment Of $15. . month to me IN De- |
cember 1917, and It came until June |
30, 1913, and then stopped. The
$500 has been taken from my boys
pay every month until his discharge
last July. How can we get this
money? B. T. (Denver.l
Answer. Have your son write to
the Director Of Finance, Enlisted
Mems Claim Section, Munition Build
ing, Washington, D. c." giving his
service record and the facts Of the
case.
Z. Can you tell me whether or not,
the Bill providing extra pay for
Aviation Cadets was ever passed? III
SO, how will l get the money due
me. &c. N. (Denver)
Answer. The Bill has been passed