Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-05-29
War Department Warns Soldiers
Lawyers Are Needless.
RED CROSS WILL ASSIST
Full Instructions Are Given Telling
How Discharged Officers and En-
listed Men May Collect Arrears in
Pay-cIaims for Insurance and Al
lowances Should Be Sent to the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance.

1t has come to the attention Of the
war department that the claims Of
many discharged officers and enlisted
men for arrears in pay are being for
warded to the director of finance by
attorneys and other claim agents.
Without questioning such procedure,
1t is desired to emphasize the fact
that the settlement of any claims re-
ceived as above is not expedited but,
on the contrary, is delayed by reason
OF the additional filing and handling
OF the necessary papers of the agent
or intermediary. The claim of the
soldier is all that is required, and
such claim should be submitted direct
~ by the discharged officer or soldier
to the war department, which will give
the aforesaid claims as prompt and
careful consideration as possible. Any
fee paid by the soldier to an attor-
ney or claim agent is needless ex-
pense.
Attention is invited to the fact that
claims for arrears in pay, including
travel pay, should be sent to the direct,
or of finance, Washington, d. G.
How to Get $50 Bonus.
Claims for the $50 bonus authorized
by the act Of February "a. 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 certifi-
cate or order for discharge or release,
If no certificate was issued, but both
certificate, and order if both were
issued, the paper bearing Endorsement
of final payment being required; (b)
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 Washington,
d. C.
Claims for arrears of pay due de-
ceased officer or enlisted man at time
of death should be addressed to the
auditor for the war department, Wash
ington ID. G.
Z All claims for insurance, unpaid fam
lily allowances and compensation for
death or disability under the war
risk insurance act should be made di-
rect to the bureau of war risk insur-
ance, treasury department, Washing
ton, d. G.. Considerable time will be
saved if all such claims are dis
patched direct rather than to the war
department., which does not pay such
claims, but refers them to the bureau
Of war risk insurance, treasury depart
ment, and the mistake of addressing
such claims to the war department
only results in considerable delaying
their settlement.
Allotments Of pay when no govern
ment allowance is concerned, are paid
through the army allotment system,
war department. and inquiries concern
ing such claims should be addressed
to the zone finance officer, Washing
ton, d. G.
The fact that there is no necessity
to employ attorneys or other claim
agents to assist in collecting claims
of soldiers or their beneficiaries APP
plies just as emphatically to war risk
insurance claims as to army pay, travel
pay and bonus against the war de-
partment.
Red Cross Will Assist.
The department of orphan relief,
American Red Cross, through it's home
service sections, is glad to assist all
discharged officers and soldiers, or
their benefciaries. who have claims
against the government in making out
any necessary papers or cnrrasnnnd-
Is;