Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-03-28
WHO ARE ENTITLED
TO THE $50 BONUS
soldiers and Sailors Who Served
During Recent War Can Sc
cure Full Information from
Mrs. Ellen Bake

FOLLOWING are the salient DrOVi-
sions of the law providing a $50 gra-
4 tuity to officers and men discharged
from the service since April 6, 1917.
1t aplies to all persons serving in
the military or naval forces of the
United States during the recent war.
This is taken to cover the following:
Officers and enlisted men of the
4 regular army and navy; all men in
the service of the coast guard, coast
geodetic service, lighthouse service,
q who have performed active duty with
Il the navy during the present war,
army field clerks, members of the
q army nursing corps and navy nurses
corps.
II The sum is to be paid to all the
above persons who have resigned or
q received honorable discharge since
April 6, 1917; who have, if resery-
lists, been placed on inactive duty; to
enlisted personnel and female nurses
N who shall hereafter be honorably dis
q charged not later than the end of
their current enlistments or terms of
Service; to officers who shall resign
& or receive honorable discharge with
lin one year after the end of the war,
or if reservists, shall be placed on in
active duty.
1t will not be paid to the follow
ing;
a. Any man who had not reported
for duty at his station prior to No
#Yember II, 1918.
b. Men who have already re-
#ceived one months pay under the
special provision of section of the
@act of May IS, 1917.
c. Men entitled to retired pay.
d. The heirs of a man who has
died or may die before receiving the
payment.
Officers or men who were dis
enlarged or relieved from active duty
without receiving the benefits of this
act should present their claims as
Follows:
a. If service was in the army, to
the zone finance officer, Lemon
building, Washington, d. C.
z b. If service was in the navy, to
the disbursing officer bureau of sup
plies and accounts, navy department,
Washington, D. C.
c. If service was in the coast
guard, to the coast guard headquar-
ters, Washington, d. c..
Il Claim must be accompanied by the
original discharge certificate or
orders to inactive duty together with
p statement of various assignments
for service. In case the original
papers have been lost it will be
necessary, if service was in the navy,
to obtain a certified copy from the
bureau of navigation, navy depart
Nment, Washington, ID. c., and a GER
final statement of pay was made.
showing that no payment of this
e gratuity was made by him. If papers
were lost by q discharged soldier it
Will be necessary to obtain from the
adJutant general, Washington, d. c.,
"a certificate showing that they were
Issued
All officers and men falling within
the scope of the act, discharged or
sFelleVed subsequent to February "a,
1919, should receive the $50 gratuity
IN Connection with the settlement of
tlnal pay account.
Inc men are entitled to five cents
mileage, and those who have only re-
celVed three and one-half cents may
secure the other one and one-half
g cents by so requesting in connection
with the application for the $50
& oonus, and stating in the application
the number of miles they travelled
q While 1t may not be generally
understood S. A. T. c. men, of whom
mere are a considerable number
from this district, are entitled to the
$50 bonus.
MRS. Ellen Bake, preceptress at
refry hall, who is executive secretary
VI the Pullman home service section
VI the Red Cross, is prepared to give
iuli information regarding the pre-
oeoure to be taken in order to secure
,ne bonus. Phone 2241 or call ON
her at Ferry hal.
q A lot of new whita heans dna this