Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-18
cleanup SQUAD IN
lTAWA TO HANDLE
EIERANS' CLAIMS
ZEN HEADQUARTERS AT ELks'
'LuB, WHERE FORMER SOL.
'lsRs WILL BE GIVEN oPpoR.
ruNlrY TO THREsH OUT THEIR
'LEAs FOR COMPENSATION.

'he cleanup Squad' OF the VetC
Is Bureau arrived In Ottawa THU
rning to begin the final drive /,
II out and adjust all claims of ca
vice men against the government
len have not yet been adjusted
men under the leadership OF w.
Grove of Chicago made up the
ID, and shortly after their arrival
mis- city repaired to the Ottawa
home. where they will make
headquarters during their stay
:, which will last throughout Wed.
lay, Nov. %.
ne bureau is combination of
e former departments-the fed.
board for vocational education.
bureau CT war risk insurance and
bureau of public health. This Is
nrst step in the decentralization
OF Director G. r. Forbes. who
YES that In order to make the
q success the government must !
rought as close to the men as nos. I
Under the Sweet bill, which be.
a law Aug. 10. these three or. !,
iations were amalgamated into
IL known as the United State,
rams Bureau. BY this amalga.
on one set OF papers now take
place OF three, which eliminates
OF the governmental red tame
secures immediate action for the
er's claims.
Grove Executive Officer.
nve members of the squad who
"a mere this morning and start.
ork with rooms in headquarters | \
0 Elks' club are: III
H., Grove, executive officer I'm II
|e or the squad and handling vo. III
lal training claims; Anton Mus II
l charge Of compensation claim, II
insurance; Dr. G. II. Fredrickson, II
iedical examiner who will super. II
tne physical examinations. and II
mas the power to send men TO II
nment hospitals at once or to II
them to specialists for further
nation and treatment. S. X II
rn Is the special Red Cross rep I'll
'ative attached to the squad. and
9 a. Bueicw is secretary OF the
Roswell T. Petit, head OF The H
ottawa tubercular sanitarium: II
I D.fJohns, attending specialist II
es, ears, nose and throat, and II
II. Edgcomb, physician of sur. II
are the local doctors who will H
'e squad during their stay in or. II
Here for Five Days.
cleanup squad" will be at the
nome today. Saturday, Monday
Jay and Wednesday of next
The first two days of work
Z devoted entirely to world war
ms OF La Sale county only. All
of claims will be considered bv
quad. Every soldier in the
VINO has a claim against the \
|ment Is asked to appear at the
larters of the squad and file
claims. All papers, according Il
Grove. should be in duplicate II
pearlng before this squad the
OF any soldier who Is disabled
2 sent to Chicago instead of
,gton, ID. c., where they will be
Pred Immediately, thus elimi.
considerable red tape.
How to File Claims.
papers of men with claims
the government must be filed II
le squad In duplicate, according II
cent order. Mr.. Grove pointed II
morning that all persons look. II
information or seeking adjust II
claims should take with them II
office all the papers and com. II
tons OF any kind eyer received II
ne government. II
main business of the squad will
take care of old cases which
zen pending for some time. as /
new case which have come, nm
claims can now be adjusted
ago without the papers going
nington. Men may be award.
pensation and be paid out of
cago office. Old cases pending
llngton will have to be settled II |
Her when making these claims
accompanied by the local Red II
scretary Or somebody from the
81 OF the American Legion. II
'quad, besides being assisted
governmental physicians, is
ng assisted by Miss Susanna
ecretary of the Ottawa home
bureau, and the American LIE.