Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-12
SOLDIERS Benefit by !
AN ACT Of CONGRESS
$50 BONUS TO BE PAID SOLDIERS
AND SAILORS SEPARATED
FROM ACTIVE SERVICE
EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN
All Discharged Soldiers and Sailors
Should Read Carefully the Fol.
lowing Instructions.

authorized by the Revenue Act, to
every discharged soldier and sailor,
and on February 25th the following
telegram sent to commanding Officers
in the United States.
Section 14O6 of the Revenue Act.
approved February 2i, 1919, provides:
That all persons serving in the mill
tary or naval forces of the United
States during the present war who
have since April 6, 1917, resigned or
been discharged under honorable con-
dition, or, in the case Of Reservists,
been placed on inactive duty, or who
at any time hereafter but not later
than the termination of the current
enlistment or term Of service In the
case Of enlisted personnel and female
nurses, or within one year after the
termination Of the present war In the
case Of officers, may resign or be dis
charged under honorable conditions:
or, in the case Of Reservists, be placed
on inactive duty, shall be paid In ad-
dition to all other amounts due them
in pursuance Of law, $50 each. This
amount shall not be paid ~ to any
person who though appointed or in
Quoted into the military or naval fore
es on or prior to November II, 1918.
had not reported for duty at his sta
ton on or prior to such date: or (2)
to any person who has already re-
ceived one months pay under the
provisions of Sevtion 3, OF the Act
entitled: "An act to Authorize the
President to Increase Temporarily
the Military ESTABLISHMENT OF the
United States;;" approved May 1S,
1917; or (3) to any person who is en-
titled to retired pay; or (4) to the
heirs or legal representatives Of any
person entitled to any payment under
this section who has died or may die
before receiving such payment. In
the case OF any person who subsequent
to separation from the service a.
above specified has been appointed or
inducted into the military or navaI
forces Of the United States and has
been or is again separated from the
service as above specified, only one
payment Of $50 shall be made. The
above amount, in the case of separa-
tion from the service on or prior to
the passage of this Act, shall be paid
as soon as practicable after the pas
sage Of this Act, and in the case OF
separation from the service after the
passage Of this Act shall be paid at
the time Of such separation. The
amounts herein provided for shall be
paid out Of the appropriation for PAY
OF the Army" and PAY of the Navy
respectively, by such disbursing Of
ficers as may be designated by the
Secretary of War and the Secretary
OF the Navy. The Secretary Of War
and the Secretary Of the Navy respec-
lively shall make all regulations
necessary for the enforcement Of the
provisions of this section"
All persons separated from active
military service after receipt OF these
instructions who are entitled to the
bonus of $50 provided for in the Act
above quoted will be credited with
and paid such bonus upon their final
pay vouchers. In the event that they
have been separated from active SER
vice prior to receipt of these instruc-
tions, but have not yet received final
pay, the disbursing officer making
final settlement will include and pay
the bonus OF $50 in making such settle
ment. Disbursing officers making
payment Of $50 bonus in connection
with final settlement will make en-
dorsement in each case on the dis
charge certificate or discharge order
II no certificate was issued, Of each
person showing specifically that such
bonus was paid.
All persons separated from active
military service from April 6, 1917,
to date of receipt of these instructions
who are entitled to the $50 bonus in
reference and who have received their
final pay, will forward claim for such
bonus direct to the Zone Finance Of
ficer, Lemon Bldg. Washington, D.
c., who is hereby designated to settle
such claims. Such applications must
contain: (a) the discharge certificate.
or order for discharge or relief, if no
certificate was issued, but both GER
tificate and order if both were issued.
the paper bearing Endorsement of final
payment being required; (b) state
ment of all military service since
April 6, 1917, showing place and date
Of reporting at first military station,
and (c) address to which check is to
be sent. When settlement is made all
personal papers will be returned to ap-
plicant with check. No further cor
game but we have not the report of
| advise of change in address of appli-
! cant. No other disbursing officers are
authorized to pay claims covered by
this paragraph.
The above information was also
cabled on the same date to the Com
manding Generals of the American
Expeditionary Forces in France and
Siberia and Department Commanders
OF Departments outside the continen-
tai limits of the United States.
By authority of the Director OF
Purcase, Storage and Traffic.
H. NJ. LORD,
Brigadier General,
| Assistant to the Director of
/ pnrohoca Cy<prc --l ~.