The Idaho Republican., 1919-01-10

Ut attorney snail be recognized in tn
presentation of claims" for compen
sation. ..
How to Apply for Arrears of Pay
Ordinarily each returning soldie
will be paid in full upon discharge
II you have good reason to believ,
that you have been underpaid, con
suit the home service section. Their,
you will be advised how to apply tt
the government for further moneys
1t is unnecessary to retain a claim
agent or attorney to file the claim
for you.
Legal Advice
While you and your family are re.
adjusting yourselves to everyday life
you may need legal advice. If you
cannot afford to pay for it you may
secure 1t without charge by applying
to the home service section. A COM
mlttee of some of the best attorneys
in town has been cooperating with
the Red Cross to render such advice
and assistance to soldiers families.
If Judgment has Been Against You
If court has rendered judge
ment against. you by default, either
while you were in the army or within
thirty days after your discharge, the
civil relief act provides that you may
still have your chance in court. You
must apply to the court in person, or
thru an attorney within ninety days
after your discharge from the SER
vice.
II the court believes that being in
the army prevented you from pro-
perly defending the action, and that
you have a good defense, the court
can open the judgment and give you
a chance to defend the action. II
legal proceedings were begun against
you while you were in the army, or
within sixty days after your dis
charge, and If you have been unable
to defend the action properly by rea-
son of military service, the court
may. on your application, stay the
execution of any judgment rendered
against you, or prevent your property
from being attached as a result OF
sucn judgment.
II Mortgage Payments on Your Prop
erty are Overdue
Payments on a mortgage on your
may have become overdue
while you have been in the army.
Even tho the provisions of the mort
gage provided that the MORTGAGE
might sell the property when you
fell behind in your payments, never
theless the civil relief act forbids
such q sale unless by special order of
the court, until three months after
you have been discharged. This ap-
plies only to mortgage executed be-
fore March 8, 1918, on property of
yours which you owned before you
went into the army.
II Your Taxes are Overdue
While you have been in the army
taxes or assessments may have be-
come overdue on property belonging
TO you. II you or your family oc-
cupied the property before you en-
tered the army, and IL they continued |
20 occupy it after you left home, the |
,ivil relief act provides that If any
person on your behalf filed a certin-
,ate with the tax collector, stating |
hat you could not pay the taxes or
because you were in
military service, the property could
lot be sold to collect the taxes or as
easements without a special order Of
he court permitting the sale. Even
such property has been sold for
unpaid taxes or assessments while
'ou were in the army, the civil re-
ief act permits you to redeem it by
aging the principal and 6 per cent
interest within six months after the
of the war has been pro-
laimed by the president.
Payments on Your Private Insur-
ance Policy are Overdue L
The civil relief act permitted you
0 apply to the bureau of war risk
assurance to protect your private in
urance policy, or fraternal benefit
from. lapsing for nom
ayment of premiums while you were
l the army. II you took advantage
( this provision. do not forget that
nder this act you must pay the back
remlums, with the agreed interest
1ereon, within one year after dis
barge or (if you are discharged
fter the proclamation Of peace,)
thin one year after such proclama- ,
on. II you do not make the pay
rents in this time, the policy or :,
membership will lapse and become {
Did.
overnment Plans for Discharged
Soldiers
The government is doubtless max
lg plans which will affect you and
our comrades after you leave the /.
rmy. AS soon as these plans are
1opted, information about them
i'll be sent to the home service sec
on in your town. Apply there for
1v{no oc fo thnco pla NO ord oIoo |