Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-10
HOW SOLDIERS MAY
GET BONUS MONEY
Each Must Fill Out Application
By Answering Fifty Cues
lions

SIS for each month of service. An
even fifty questions are to be answer
ed on the application blanks and two
certificates must be made, and then
the whole is to be duly verified in the
application form blanks. The appli-
cations will be distributed through
posts of the American Legion and
through clerks of the district court
in each county.
The application form has been
made as simple as possible in order
that applicants may fill them out
without assistance. The applicant
must give his name as it appears on
his discharge papers; his identifica-
ton number or draft board order
number; his permanent address;
place of birth; residence in Mime
sofa, in years and months; present
occupation and business address, also
the name of the employer; name,
address and relationship of nearest
relative; name and residence of his
parents at the time he enlisted, was
indicted or commissioned.
Then follows these questions:
Have you made previous application
to this state for soldiers monthly
bonus? Have you applied for or re-
ceived a bonus, gratuity or compen-
sation of any kind from any other
state or community for service in the
war against Germany? If rejected,
state reasons given.
Information to identify those who
attempted to evade service is next
asked for, as follows: Did you at
any time defraud, violate, evade or
attempt to evade any of the provi-
sions of the selective service act (the
draft law? Did you seek to evade
military service on the grounds of
conscientious objection or alienage?
Legal residence at the time of en-
tering the military service must next
be given. Where did you last vote
before entering the service, is the
next question. Length of residence
in Minnesota prior to entering the
service must be stated in years and
months, then the name and residence
of wife at that time must be furnish
ed by men who are married.
Certified copies of discharge papers
must accompany all applications on
special blanks to be provided by the
adjutant generals department.
Army men, marines and nurses
must give in a separate section ranks
and organizations at the times of en-
listment and discharge, date of enter
ing the service and age at the time,
date and place reported for active
duty and where discharged, and from
commissioned men the date of accept
ing the commission must be given.
Men who served in the navy, as
we'll as nurses who served in that
branch of the government forces, will
fill out the blank section, giving
branch Of service, whether regular
navy, naval reserve or coast guard;
date of enlistment or enrolment and
claimants age at that time; date re-
ported for active duty and name Of
ship or station, and original and last
ratings The form then continues:
II was mustered into federal mill
tary or naval service on the----------------
orably separated therefrom on the
-.-.-day Of .---------------------19 g.,
serving -. years. months and
days, and make claim for
S.--.-..-....---..--- bonus"
The next question is have you as
signed or attempted to assign any
part of the bonus applied for here
49,
IT hereby certify that am the per-
son named in the foregoing applica-
ton, that the statements made there
in were made by me of my own free
will and deed for the purpose of ap-
plying for bonus pursuant to chap
ter 40, special session laws 1919, and
that the same are true and correct
and that my signature is affixed to
said application.
Then follow the blanks for verifi-
cation before a notary or other quail
flied officer and for approvals by the
various bonus board officials.
Practically all the evidence that
will be required by the bonus board
is furnished by the soldiers discharge
papers, but the original papers do
not have to be sent in, however.
The following is the proceeding to
be followed by claimants who are not
now residents of Minnesota, and
there are hundreds Of them who since
their discharge have removed to and
are residing in other states:
Write to the Adjutant General of
Minnesota State Canito1 ST Pan1
Mimi, for an application blank.
On receipt of the blank, take it
and your original discharge to no.
tary public, have the facts called for
in the application blank filled in form
the discharge papers, and attested to
by the notary.
Send the application blank, proper