South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-05
TOLL OF LATE WAR
REVEALING ITSELF
Claims of Disabled Veterans
Are Increasing Blame
War Experiences.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-The tre-
mendous toll I'm physical disability
aiken BY the world war in tho ranks
20 soldiers OF this country is being
brought 20 light through the efforts
~ the United States Veterans Blu
reau. A total Of 760.153 claims
have been hled with the bureau by
ex-soldiers since It's organization.
During the past year. three years
after the Armistics. the bureau has
been literally swamped. approx
mateIy 100000 claims having been
fled IN 1921. official records OF the
office here show.
over $4,000 OF these claims we're
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
thelr relief.
Investigation by the bureau re-
yealsd that there were great num-
hers OF veterans suffering from ma
j0r disabilities who lacked infor-
nation as % the proper method OF
fling their claims. I'm many cases
they were entirely ignorant OF the
relief provided bv the government.
Minor Disabilities.
Another cause for MANY OF the
late claims now coming into the Of
fco is that minor disa bilities which
tho ex-doughboys thought too slight
for compensation, have become ma
io- 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 a big job this year. Be-
side taking care OF 104 SIS men now
iu vocational training. it must find
q way 10 provide for 29.9sO who
are ready. but not yet I'm training.
The records show that 153.650 men
are now receiving disability COM
peusaGon. Last year a total OF 245,-
1873 claims were handled by the bu-
reau Altogether 76O.153 claims
have been hled with the bureau
since tho Armisticc.
Army Dresses Up.
The army IS going 90 dress up.
Crusade has been started by the
war department against the ill-it-
ting uniform. which for so long a
time has caused the enlisted man as
we'll as the public 90 complain
Orders have now been issued pro-
vldng for the alteration Of army
uniforms at the time OF Issue.
Where there are quartermaster tall
or shops the alteration will be made
there. At camps where there is no
tailor the fitting will be done under
contract. But the suit must 1T, 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
$50. 900 such hats acquired during
the war which viii have 20 be used
MP before e change can be made,
Che department states.
scholarship Good.
Many OF the disabled veterans
iu vocational training IN our lead
INK AIl4NtA14k4No are oAARW4A4b a MS II
grade OF scholarship These men
who left the college class roof TO go
% war or who had deferred their
enrolment IN the universities until
they had completed their service
20 their country are making better
grades than those students who did
not wear the uniform" Col. Charles
r.. Forbes, director or the United
states Veterans Bureau, stated to-
day
y statement or 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 represented
lu tho following figures:
Veterans Bureau .......1. 061
Fraternity Men ......... .999
Nou-Fratcruitv Men ..... .937
Similar reports or the high
scholarship attained by trainees OF
the United states Veterans Bureau
have been made 10y the Deans Of
Leland Stanford university, Uni
versity OF California and University
OF Wisconsin.
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