The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1919-06-05
DISCHARGED MEN WILL
GET MORE TRAVEL funds

Tho Comptroller of the Treasury
by decisions rendered April II and
May 3, 1919, has authorized the War
Department to make settlement Of al,
claims for the 1 Y cent difference
from place OF discharge to place Oh
entry into the military service, also
the claims for additional allowance
to actual bona fide home or residence
at date Of discharge when such bone
flde home or residence can be de
termined from the affidavit OF the
soldier and verified by information
contained in his original service r.,
ord. The Zone Finance Officer
Washington, d. c., has been deslg
mated to settle these claims with the
above restrictions. Applications
should be addressed as follows.
Zone Finance Officer, Lemon Bulid.
ing, Washington, d. c.
A blank form OF application, which
includes the necessary affidavit 70
the additional travel allowance, may
be obtained from any army recrultipg g
officer. Red Cross, or other agencies
organized to aid soldiers. This aff;-
davit must be accompanied by a true
copy of the soldiers discharge certid-
cate, certified as such by recruit
ing officer, or the original discharge
certificate, the latter to be returned
with check. While payment will be
made on the original discharge certifl.
cate, 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 sub
mitted for payment OF $4,000 bonus
and now on file in the Zone Finance
Office will be accepted in lieu OF
other copy OF original discharge GER
tiflcate. Men who have submitttl
these certified copies vii so state
when forwarding claim. Payments
will be made az expeditiously as cir
oumstanoes permit
In the event that tho actual boua
fldo home or residence at date OF dis
charge. as claimed by the soldier, T.
not the same as stated on his original
service record. the Zone Finance OF
ficer will make settlement for the adj
ditional IA cent per mile on tho
same basis that the 3Ia cents PET
mile was paid (that is, from place OF
discharge to place OF entry into mill
tary norvice). and soldier may make
claim to the Auditor for the War
Department for any additional travel
pay which he believes may be due
him.
Meh who have beon discharged
since February 2S, 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 In
volvel greater distance. may sub
nit claim TO the Zone Finance Of
ficer. Washington. d. c. as above.
II Is pointed out that settlement OF
travel allowance claims can not be
with the same rapiditJ
which obtained in the payment OF the
$4,000 bonus. Each claim will re-
quire certain yeriflcatlon by War De-
partn ent records. this TO be followed |
by mileage calculations In the Zore /
Finance office. The need for ac-
curacy Is obvious. necessitating Il /
speciu lized office personnel. and IL r.
hoped that this circumstance will no
be overlooked by those concerned |
Every letter or telegram making IN
luiry or requesting expedited action
will operate to delay these payments,
and the public is therefore urged t.
Iend full cooperation with view TO
reducing correspondence TO the mini
mum. keeping In mind that Il viii Ue
several days before blank forms caL
De placed in the hands OF recruiting
For convenience OF service men 10
his section Sam Green OF Alex
lnder's has sent FOR application
blanks which he expects to receive
ioon.