The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17

Col. c. R. Forbes, director Of the newly created Veterans Bureau, IS vigorously carrying out the mandate of the President to search out the disabled ex-service men, and give to medical care and hospitalization. where necessary, as well as compen- sation for disabilities which are proven to be of service origin In- structions have been issued by Col. Forbes to all the field officers of the bureau to speed up their work: Ac- cording1y Col. Charles E. walsh, tns
 district manager of this district or
 the bureau, has arranged to nave
 group of men from the New York
 office visit the principal cities Tn
 Connecticut to get in touch with men
 who have service disabilities, and as
 sist them in the preparation of the
 eiaims There will be physicians
 with this group to give the men eH-
 animation on the grounds, ana. III addition, the various welfare organ1-
 cations interested in the disabled ex- service men, as the Red Cross, the American Legion. and the Veterans of Foreign Wars will lend their alu. Col Forbes, in speaking Of the work in Connecticut pointed out that every man who has a disability which is the result of his participation III the war should file claim, and give | the government opportunity to act upon it. No man, he stated. who has disability traceable to his service, and needs hospital care, has to go | without that care The group Will start at Bridgeport, on Aug. Is and 1 1e and from here will cover the state. The director is particularly | anxious to get to those cases away from the cities. where there may De men who are suffering from various disabilities due to their war service, | but who. by reason of their compar- | ative isolation. do not know of the l ,NT~ governments splendid plans for their physical rehabilitation. And it is hoped that these men will take ad- vantage of the presence of these government men in this state, and in l this vicinity, to get in touch with
 them to see what can be done to ale viate their sufferings
 Colonel Walsh, in sending out the cleanup group advised them to stress the point that in applying for medical care no man was accepting charity; it is not a matter of charity said the Colonel, but of justice, and right, and law, that these men should have everything done for them which their disability warrants. He pointed out however that because a man was | in the service, he is not therefore en- | titled to medical care ond compen- who incurred a disability which is | tracea ble to their military service. In addition to giving advice and assist ance to the disabled men on the sub
  l care, the group is also prepared to | fully advise men regarding free vo- | cational training, or training at gov | ernment expense for those men whose i service disabilities have so handicap ped them in private life that they are
 unable to follow a substantially gain | full occupation.
 Any, disabled man is entitled to ap- 1 ply for this training, and those men l who need training should not hesi- | tate to look into this matter, and con- | suit the representative of Col. Walsh | at this meeting, which will be held | in the offices of the Home Service 1 Section of The American Red Cross, l on the dates given.
 | All men who desire to fill out new | claims for medical care should bring | with them their discharge certificate, | and. if married, certified copies of | their marriage certificates, and also | sworn copies of the city record of | the birth of their children. Inas- much as nearly three years have pass ed since the arnistice, and many dis abilities could have occurred since | then. the government frequently re- l uutres affidavits showing the work 1 performed by the men since their dis | charge, but these points will be fully 1 explained to all men who submit | their claims to this group.
 It is the urgent request of the Dis
 trict Manager that all persons inter