Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-10
NAY FAVED FOR MEN
WHEN QUITTING ARMY
Red Cross Has Issued q Booklet
Advising Soldiers on Course
When They Get Back.

The Introductory portions of the
ho, klct entitled when You Get Home,
] which has been issued by the depart
mcnt Of civilian relief of the American
| Red Cross for distribution at canton
mcnts 10 each discharged soldier con-
tains the following information IN ref
crcnce 10 arrears of pay legal advice,
the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief
act. and other mattcrs which 1t Is cs-
scntial for discharged soldier t. know.
The advice made available for the dis
charged soldier may he summarized rs
follows:
While YOU and your family are read |
lu~tlng Yourselves to everyday life. you |
may need legal advice II YOU cannot |
afford to pay for II vou may secure IT |
without charge hv applying TO the Home |
Service Section \ committee of some !,
~ The best attorneys IN town has been |
cooperating with the Red Cross to rem
der such advice and assistance TO sol |
dirr~ families
II court has rendered Judgment
against you ~ default either while vnu |
were IN the army or within thirty days
after YOUR discharge the CIVIL Echci /
net provides that YOU may still have
your chance IL cour; You must apply
t. The court IN person, or through IN at
torrcl. within ninety days alter your
discharge from the service
Il tho court believes that being ia the
army prevented vuu from properly dc
tending the action and that YOU have n
good defense. ths court can open the
judgment and givo Won q chance 10
defend the action II lcgnl proceedings
were begun against YOU while YOU were
u The army or within SIXTY days after
YOUR discharge and II YOU have hccn
unable to defend the action properly by
reason oi military service, tn" court
may on your application stay tho cN-
ccution Of any judgment rrndcrrh
against Won or prevent Your property .
from hrlng attached rs result OF such
judgment
PAYMENTS on q mortgage "n Your prop
crtv MAY have become overdue WhlC
Won have boon IN the army Even though I
the provIsIon- ~ the mortgage provided
that the mortgage might sell the prop
rrty when Nou ,gll behind ~ YOUR pay
mont. nevertheless the CIVIL Rclmi act
forhdS such sale unless by spcCill or-
dcr 81 tho court until three months after
,nu have boon discharged This applies
only Is mort gaze executed before
March :. lal> on property which you
owned before Nuu went into the army
Nhlc ,ou have hCcu IN the army taxes
rr .-,.s~mcut, MAY have become over
dur ,n prpvrtv belonging a. vnu II
,u.i.ur ,our family occupied the property
E,...,e N,ru entered the army and II they
,.i.t,utcd - occupy Il after Nou lcit
.. the civil Ecliri act provides that
Fl sa, pcr.nu On vour behalf filed Ger
t.a,4t. NIth the tax collector, stating
tlit Won could not pay the taxes Or rs
-,~,-cnt~ because vou wCr" in military
-crNI-c th, prr pcItN could not hc sold 70
.,t', thc taxes or asses ucnts without
4 special ordcr ~ the court permitting
tl ,4lc Ivcn Il such property had
hc,u ~ud tor unpaid taNcs or assess
neui- Vhilc yoU were IN the army. the
Ct,ll RcAri act permits YOU 70 redeem Il
h, paylug the principal and pcr cent
interest within ~iv months after tho ter
iriuati,n of the war has hCcn proclaimed
hv ihc President
Ih, CIlll Relief act permitted YOU 10
r,t> fo the Bureau Of War Risk In
,.riucc u protect vour private insur-
.u,r pahcv or fratcrnal benefit member
+ from larsing for non-paymcnt oi
premiums while vOu were IN the army
Ii vou took advantage Of tins provision
as not forget that. under this act YOU
ut,i.t nav the back premiums, with the
agreed interest thereon. within one year
aftrr discharge or tli YOU are discharged
..icr prcciawation of peace within ono
,car after FL Ii proclamation. II you do
not mako the payments III this time the
polirv or membership will lapse and be
come VOID
II ANYTHING happcns To YOU before YOU
had chance 10 90 oversees the govern
mont Will give YOU the lost OF care In
the armv hospital YOU will receive special
medical care, including "occupatonal
treatment which will 10th help YOU to
cct well and give YOU tralnlnG which will
improve your chances for the future.
il YOU have lost an arm or a leg tenn
porarv artificial limb Will lie furnished
while YOU arc in the hospital Later the
government, through the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance. will provide YOU free with
4 permanent artificial limb Of the most
modern type You yourself viii select
tins limb with the help and advice OF
skilled surgeon representing that bureau
Tins artificial limb Will le kept in rcpair
al government expense and replaced when
worn out
If Won need further medical treatment
on account of vour disability, after your
discharge the government, through the
Bureau Of War RISK Insurance will
supply It
j You remain pcrmanentlv disabled.
thC government N!tl pay YOU i'T lfte ISL
~ your lfc a disability compens; ton
which vii not hc reduced. no matter
how successful YOU may ic IN overcoming
vouT handicap and Increasing your in
core
il you are eIgi' r. for compensation
Tor even partial disability the government
nov offers YOU remarkable opportunity
20 complet, vou-education. or 10 ! e trained
for a new Juh II YOU cannot carry on in
your old one While you are taking this
ff,c traluuP Tie government will gueran-
to sou total income from all sources Of
"a least So > month
Thc Rec Gross strongly recommends
tLo COURSE, of training which the z ycrl-
ucit- oTcr~ you You do not h.vc -
tal them unless YOU wish lGt i lol -
not yuu ma, hnd yuur~eli badly hapdI-