East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-01-30
TO LATE
WORLD WAR VETERANS
BY THOMAS L. STOKES.
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The tre |
mendous toll in physical disability ta
ken 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 Bureau. A
total of 760,153 claims have been filed
with the bureau by ex-soldiers since
its organization.
During the past year, three years af-
ter the Armist.ce, the bureau has been
literally swamped. approximately 25O,-
900 claims having been filed in 1921,
official records of the office here
show.
Over $4,000 of these claims were
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 be-
come aware of the fact that the gov
ernment had made provision for their
relief.
Investigation by the bureau revealed
that there were great numbers of vet
Grams suffering from major disabilities
who lacked information as to the
proper method of filing their claims.
In many cases they were entirely ig-
norant of the relief provided by the
government.
Another cause for many of the late
claims now coming into the office is
that of minor disabilities, which the
ex-doughboys thought too slight for
! compensation, have become major dis
abilities through inadequate medical
attention after discharge on account
! of the character of occupation In
which many Of them have become en-
gagged.
The United States Veterans Bureau
faces a big job this year. Beside TAX
ing care of 104,57S men now in voca-
I tional training, it must find way to
I provide for 1890 who are ready, but
} not yet in training. The records show
that 15S,650 men are now receiving
disability compensation. Last year a
total of 245,153 claims were handled
by the bureau. Altogether '76O, 1853
claims have been filed with the bu-
reau SLICE tHe dIiiiotiCc.
The army is going to dress up Cru
SADIE has been started by the war de-
partment against the fll-fitting uni
form, which for so long a time has
caused the enlisted man as we'll as the
public to complain.
Orders have now been issued pro-
yiding for the alteration of army un-
forms at the time of issue. Where
are quartermaster tailor shops the al
teration will be made there. At camps
where there is no tailor the fitting will
be done under contract. But the suit
must fit, the war department has de-
creed.
Complaint has been widespread too,
the war department acknowledges, re-
garding the campaign hat now used.
However, nothing can be done about
that the present time as there are on
hand some $50, 900 such hats acquired
during the war which will have to be
used up before a change can be made,
the department states.
Many of the disabled veterans in
vocational training in our leading uni
verslties are showing high grade of
scholarship. These men who left the
college class roof to go to war or who
had deferred their enrolment in the
universities until they had completed
their service to their country are max
ing better grades than those students
who did not wear the uniform" Col.
, Charles r. Forbes, director Of the
} United States Veterans Bureau, stated
today.
A statement Of the comparative
, scholarship Of the trainees of the Vet
! erans' Bureau and other students of
the University of Minnesota has been
| issued by the Dean Of Students Af-
I fairs Of the university. The compare
tive grades are represented in the fol-
: lowing figures.
Veterans Bureau ,1.O6l
: Fraternity Men .............. .999
Non Fraternity Men ........... 1897
, Similar reports of the high scholar
: ship attained by trainees of the Unit
$ | ed States Veterans Bureau have been
: made by the Deans of Leland Stanford
University, University of California,
land University of Wisconsin.