New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1921-09-14
CLEANUP SQUAD
COMING TO KATO
INJURED SOLDIERS WILL BE
EXAMINED FOR TRAINING
AND COMPENSATION.
EIGHT COUNTIES INCLUDED IN
DISTRICT DESIGNATED
BY DIRECTOR.

BY DIRECTOR.
All ex7service persons of the late
World war, who are in need of hospital
care and attention, or who are entitled
to compensation, are to be assisted in
securing their rights through new
Cleanup Campaign, which has been
formulated by Colonel c.. R. Forbes,
director of the Bureau of War Risk
Insurance. 1t is Director Forbes de-
sire that every ex-service man and
woman may be apprised of their rights
under the War Risk Insurance Act; to
assist disabled ex-service persons in
securing compensation, medical treat
ment and ospital care; to inform and
assist all claimants regarding the pro-
cedure necessary in filing claim for
compensa ton and insurance; to assist
those whose claims are pending in Sc
curing final action, where additional
evidence is necessary to connect their
disability with the service, or other
data required by the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance, and to provide for
immediate physical mination, where
necessary, and promptly furnish hos
pitalization for urgent cases.
Must Locate Men.
The first step of the plan is to locate
all ex-service men in the district, who
are in need of hospital care and medical
attention, who desire to make appli-
cation for compensation Or have their
claims re-considered or expedited.
This information will be gained by re-
vising the files, by an advertising cam
paign, by the aid of various American
Legion Posts and by representatives
of the Red Cross and other ex-servica
mems organizations.
Having located these men, personal
letters will be written to each one,
notifying them of the plan Of the in
tensive campaign, which is now on, to
see that they secure whatever govern
ment aid they are in need Of and en-
titled to.
Cleanup Drive Arranged.
Arrangements are now being made
for cleanup drive, which will be
carried on simultaneously by four
liHerent squads il ths stataa Of MiHna-
sofa, North and South Dakota and
Montana. These squads will be COM
posed of medical examiner, a CON-
pensation and insurance claims contact
examiner and third member selected
from the office force of the district
office, together with representative
of the American Legion and the Red
Cross.
Necessary Instructions.
All Red Cross representatives and
Legion Posts have the necessary forms
and instructions to enable them to as
sist ex-service men to make applica-
ton for compensation in order to Sc
cure free transportation and sub
sis tence. This application must be
placed in the hands of the district
supervisor in order that arrangements
may be made in advance to send the
ex service men transportation to go to
the place where the clean up up squad
will be in session. Those who do not
receive transportation, but who go in
and sign claim for compensation and
are in need of medical treatment, will
be furnished with transportation and
subsistence.
In Mankato Oct. 20.
Word has been received that the
travelling squad of examiners will come
to Mankato, Thursday, October 20,
and will remain there until Saturday,
October 20. The hours ofexamining
the ex-service men will be from a. m.
to 5 p. m. on each of the three days.
The district of which Mankato will be
the examining center is composed Of
the following eight counties: Faribault,
Martin, Watonwan, Blue Earth,
Brown, Nicollet, lie Sueur and Sibley.
Marshall will be the examining CEN
ter for seven counties, as follows: Red
wood, Renville, Chippewa, Lac qui
Parle, Yellow Medicine, Lincoln and
Lyon. The, examining squad will be
stationed at Marshall only one day,
Saturday, October 20, from 9 a. m. to
SPIN.