Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-10
HERE is OFFICIAL
INFORMATION FOR
EX-SERVICE MEN

| the State Committee on Readiust
ment, has received from the Fedora
| government the latest ruling as t.
the particular. address and office tc
| which all claims should be referred
| including claims for arrears in pay
| the 500 bonus, information relative
| to Liberty Bonds, claims for arrears
due deceased officers and enlisted
men at the time of death, and all
claims for insurance, with exact in
formation as to the different forms
to be used in applying for same, as
follows:
Claims for arrears in pay, includ-
ing travel pay, should be sent to Di-
rector of Finance, Washington. ID. C.
Claims tor 500 bonus, authorized
by the Act of February "a, 1919,
should be sent to Zone Finance Off
GER, Lemon building, Washington,
d. c.
Note: The application for bonus
should be accompanied by
! (a) Discharge certificate (or a
certified copy thereof) or order for
discharge or release, if no certificate
was issued, but both certificate FOR
certified copy thereof) and the or
der, if both were issued, the paper
bearing Endorsement of final pay
ment being required;
(b) A statement of all military
service since April 6, 1917, showing
place and date of reporting at first
military station.
(cl The address to which the check
should be sent
Inquiries concerning deliveries of
Liberty Bonds purchased by allot-
ments from army pay should be ad-
dressed to Zone Finance Officer,
Washington, d. c.
Claims for arrears of paw due
deceas ed officer on enlisted man at
time of death, should be addressed
to Auditor for TIE War Department,
Washington, d. {.
All claims fer insurance unpaid
family allowances, and compensation
Tor death or disability, under TIE War
Risk Insurance Act, should be made
direct to the Bureau of War Risk
Insurance, Treasury Department,
Washington, D. c.
Note: Considerable time will be
saved if all such claims (under the
War Risk Insurance Act) are dis
ratched direct rather than to the |
War Department, which does not paw
such claims, hut refers them 10 the |
Bureau of War Risk Insurance, |
Treasury Department, and the mis-
take CT addressing such claims to
the War Department only results in
delaying their settle
nent.
Allotments of pay when no gov
ernment allowance is concerned are
paid through the army allotment sys-
EN-, War Department, and inquiries
such claims should be ad-
dressed to Zone Finance Officer,
d. c.
Points to Be Observed.
'In writing to the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance with reference. to a
lain for compensation or insurance {
N account of death or disability, ad-
lress you letters as follows:
Compensation and Claims Divis-
on, Bureau of War Risk Insurance,
d. c.
In case you are writing about a
leath claim, give the full name. rank
deceased person, and if he died in
he service. the date of this death,
md if he died after discharge from
he service, the date of his discharge.
f he had insurance and you know
tate the insurance certificate num-
,er also in your communication. If
,ou are a disabled man discharged
rom the service, or are writing on
,ehalf of man disabled in the
ervice, state the full name, rank and
organization of the service and the
late of discharge from the service,
md in every instance give the mans
Crrect home address and the address
o which a reply should be directed
" the Bureau of War Rick Insur-
nee"
Also an official announcement
rom the Bureau Of War Risk Insur-
nee to the State Committee on Re-
that the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance is authorized to is
ue life insurance policies of per-
nanent form to those members of
IS military and naval forces who
ire entitled to obtain it.
Up to the present time the major
ty of literature which has been is
ued by the Bureau of War Rick In
urance has been concentrated on a
hold on to your insurance" attitude.
This has necessarily been so because
he authority for issuing the perma-
tent policies was not finally obtained
lntil this week. In the very near
'uture comprehensive pamphlets will
,e issued by the insurance division
If the bureau in large number, and
nome service sections will be supplied
With them. All home service work
RS should make a careful study of
he principles of life insurance, par
,icularly from the viewpoint of the