Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-02-01
With The World
War Veterans
BY THOMAS L. STOKES,

Omitted Press staff Correspondent
Washington, Jan. 30.-The ire
mendous toll in physical disability
taken by the world war in the ranks
of soldiers of this country is being
brought to light through the efforts
of the United States Veterans Blu
reau A total of 7Ga,153 claims
have been filed with the bureau By
ex-soldiers since its organization.
During the past year, three years
after the Armistice, the bureau has
been literally swamped, approx
mately 100000 claims having been
filed in 1921, official records OF the
office here show.
Over $4,000 OF these claims Wcrt
the result of the cleanup campaign
conducted by the Veterans Bureau
throughout the country last year.
Thousands of disabled soldiers the
bureau states, have only recently
become aware OF the fact that the
government had made provision for
their relief.
Investigation by the bureau re-
vealed that there were great nuW
bers of veterans suffering from ma
jor disabilities who lacked infor
nation as to the proper method 81
filing their claims. In many eases
they were entirely ignorant of the
relief provided by the government.
Another cause for many of the
late claims now coming into the OF
flee is that minor disabilities, which
the ex-doughboys thought too slight
for compensation, have become ma
jor disabilities through inadequate
medical attention after discharge
and ON account Of the character OF
occupation in which many Of them
have become engaged.
The United States Veterans Blu
reau faces big job this year Be
side taking care OF 104,57S men
now in vocational training, it must
find a way to provide for 29,960
who are ready, but not yet in train
ing. The records show that l53,650
men are now receiving disability
compensation, Last year a total of
245,153 claims were handled by
the bureau Altogether 7G0,153
claims have been filed with The
bureau since the Armstice
The army is going to dress up.
Crusade has been started by the
War Department against the ill-fit-
ting uniform, which for so long
a time has caused the enlisted man
as well as the public to complain
Orders have now been issued pre-
viding for the alteration Of army
uniforms at the time of issue. Who're
there are quartermaster tailor shors
the alteration will be made there.
At camps where there il no tailor
the fitting viii be done under con-
tract. But the suit must fit, the
War Department has decreed.
Complaint has been widespread,
too, the War Department acknowl-
edges, regarding the campaign hat
now used However, nothing can
be done about that at the present
time as there are on hand some
$780, 600 such hats acquired during
the war which will have to be
used up before a change can bel
made, the department states.
MANY OF the disabled veterans
IN vocational training in our leading
universities are showing a high
grade OF scholarship. These men
who left the college class roof to 90
TO war or who had deferred their
enrolment in the universities until
they had completed their service to|
their country are making better
grades than those students who did
not wear the uniform" Col Charles
r. Forbes, Director of the United
States Veterans Bureau, stated to-
day.
statement Of the comparative
scholarship Of the trainees Of the
Veterans Bureau and other students
of the University of Minnesota has
been issued by the Dean Of Stu
dents Affairs of the University.
The comparative grades are repre-
sented In the following figures.
Veterans Bureau ......... 1851
FRATERNITY men ............ 1919