The Ward County independent., 1922-04-06
LEGION WOULD LOCATE ALL
VETERANS OF WORLD WAR

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The national census of veterans of
the World War recently authorized
by the American Legion, will begin
here on next Friday and continue
over Sunday when every ex-service
man and woman in Minot and Ward
county will be enumerated, according
to announcement made today by F. A.
Brugman, Commander of VIM. G. Car
rol Post No. 26, the American Legion
Auxiliary, and local post of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars. F
A house to house canvass of every
city block in Minot will be made next
Sunday April 9th. Those veterans
outside the city of Minot will be
reached with blanks printed Friday
and Saturday in the local newspapers.
It is earnestly desired, by the three
organizations in charge of the census,
that the mother, father, wife,sister
or close friend of an absent veteran
fill in this blank and mail it to the
American Legion of Minot, -on or be-
fore April 18th. Every veteran will
be interviewed, asked thirty-five
questions and the information record
ed. Local Headquarters are to be
opened on Main Street Friday and all
blanks can be turned in there if the
canvassing committee fails to reach
you Sunday. DR.. Brugman says,
when the census is complete local
and national headquarters Of the Le-
gion expect to have a concise and
complete record of every man and
woman who was in the service. This
record will be invaluable to the Ma
tional Service Division of the Legion
in prosecuting it's fight for the dis
abled, and for all classes of veterans
who have unsettled claims or ad-
justments to make with the govern
ment. !" "1n the past two years the
national service division of the Legion
has been instrumental in settling
claims in favoring veterans totaling
more than $1O,OOO,O0O, according to
E. L. Helling, the Service Officer of
the VIM. G. Carroll Post. s.. ..
Every veteran will be asked if he
was wounded or gassed or injured by
accident, if his health was impaired
in any way while in the service, and
if he has received satisfactory medi-
cal treatment and compensation. 1t
is known that there are many still
suffering in various ways as result
of their military service, who have
never been reached by government
relief. The services of the Legion
are laid at the disposal of all persons
in this position. The Adjutant of
the Minot post, H. F.. Allen, states
in this connection, "this census has
no bearing on the work of the U. s.
Veterans bureau. This drive is pure
ly for the benefit of the veteran ir-
respective of affiliation with any ex-
service organization or of compensa-
"tion already secured"
All veterans are to be sought out
whether members of any soldiers or.
ganization or not. The matter Of
their membership in the Legion is OF
no consequence. The fact is that
there is no other organization OF
sufficient scope to undertake and
carry through a national census of
veterans, and with the very apparent
need of such census the National
Service Division of the Legion has
taken it up.
The recording of what choice each
veteran will make under the five al
ternatives provided for in the Adjusted
Compensation bill will be very inn
p0rtant result of the census. This
question is to be asked of every ex-
soldier in the community. The bill
offers the soldier his option of any
one of the five following provisions
for compensation: a. Adjusted pay
for the term of service put in; ~
paid-up 20-year insurance policy; (3)
expenses paid for a course of voca-
tional training; az loan for the
purchase of farm or home; (5) ap-
plication Of mans adjusted pay on
the purchase Of government inn
proved land.
The adjusted pay is to be set at
the rate Of $1.0O a day for home SER
vice and $1.25 a day for service over
seas. The face value of the life in
surance policy is to be 1888 times the
amount that would be received by
the same man as adjusted pay. His
vocational training aid or farm loan
would be 140 per cent of what he
would receive in cash.
AL back claims against the govern
ment are likewise to be entered in
the Legion census. If a man did not
bet his $50 bonus on discharge he is
requested to make it known. If the
government owes him back pay, travel
pay, if his allotments or Liberty
bonds have gone astray, if he has never
received his Victory medal, he is to
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