The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-25
RELIEF COMING
TO MONTANA MEN
OVER 1000 DISABLED VETERANS
OF WORLD WAR ARE EN-
TITLED TO AID
Big Drive Is Started in State to Col
lect Records Of AL Who Should
Benefit Under Sweet Act; Clean
up Squad Will Visit Montana in
October.

1t is estimated that there are 1000
or more former soldiers of the great
war in Montana who are entitled to
compensation and vocational training
and who have not made application
for the relief that is due them.
A survey of the state is about to
be made with the idea of gathering
records of all ex-service men claiming
compensation, disqualification, voca-
tional training, or who are, in any
way, dissatisfied with fees
given, under the Sweet act.
AS the result of a conference of de-
partment commanders of the Ameri-
can Legion of Minnesota, Montana,
North and South Dakota, the divi-
sion manager of the Red Cross, and
representatives of the Red Cross of
each of the four states as chosen by
the division manager, and represent
tatives of ex-seryice mems ~organiza-
tions at Minneapolis, July 20, the
consolidation of the former federal
war risk department with the United
States public health service and the
department of vocational training
was effected.
IL 4AA0 lIl NOONAh& hAu
Work is now being started to en-
deavor to find all ex-service men ia
need of any aid throughout the four
states. Files are now being read
justed and a Cleanup" squad will
start from Minneapolis September IL
to " Montana by stopping at the
larger cities which are made division
points for neighboring counties, for
a brief time, to adjust all such claims
by men in those sections.
This squad will arrive ia Montana
some time in October.
The squad will comprise a medical
examiner, compensation and insur-
claims contact examiner, a rep
resentative of the American Legion
and the Red Cross and a member
selected from the office force of the
office.
Transportation to be Paid
Only by making an advance claim
can men obtain any transportation
fees for travel to the headquarters of
squad in any town. These fees
may be granted by the medical Off
in company with the squad.
for application for any phase
Of the work of the cleanup squad
may be secured at either Red Cross
American Legion headquarters
anywhere in the state.
There is no Montana head for the
organization of the Veterans bureau,
the new board will be called, but
t is understood that Left Fredericks,
acting head in this state, is
)eing strongly urged as state direc-
by the Legion and many other Or
of a similar aim.
1t is declared that probably not
than 35 per cent of e~x-service
nen throughout the state of Mon
ana and the United States who are
for compensation and voca-
ional training, have applied for it.
Cleanup SQUAD Itinerary
The examining centers and timer
ry of the Cleanup squad" in Mon
ana, subject to revision, will be as
ollows:
Glasgow, for Sheridan, Roosevelt,
Phillips and Daniels counties.
Havre, for Blaine, Hill, Liberty
nd Toole counties.
Kalispell, for Glacier, Flathead
nd Lincoln counties.
Missoula, for Missoula, Sanders,
Mineral and Ravalli.
Butte, Jefferson, Madison, Powell,
)eer Lodge, Silver Bow and Beaver
cad.
Bozeman, Sweet Grass, Park and
Helena, Meagher, Broadwater and
and Clark.
Great Falls, Cascade, Chouteau,
'ondera and Teton.
Lewistown, Fergus, Musselshell,
yheatland, Golden Valley and Judith
aasin.
Billings, Treasure, Big Horn, yell
,wstone, Carbon and Saltwater.
Miles City, Carter, Prairie, Custer,
owder River, Garfield and Rosebud.
IN, Dawson and McCone.