Evening star., 1924-06-05
BONUS APPLICATIONS
WILL BE READY SOON

WILL BE READY SOON
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the veteran served in the ARMY. NAVY
marine corps or Coast Guard. ana
llEe~ise il may be used either hy Ia,
cease1 veteran
FIngerprint Value Cited,
An unusual feature of the blank
- the Iact that II carries d place for
hngerprints. These were added As =
matter OF easy identification and TO
protect and assist veterans in identi-
Tying themselves in the future with
out the necessity of having conrade.
VINO served with them testifying as
70 their identity. 1t is desired thar
Inc instructions in regard TO ths
making of the imprint Of the fingers
on the application blank be carefully
| tollo"ed, as 1t is absolutely necessary
that the prints be clear and distinct
and show as much OF the last Joint of
the hngcr as possible The press
couid be OF material assistance i'm
this regard by permitting veterans to
use the mixed printers rollers in con-
iiectIon with recording their finger
prints.
Another very marked departur.
from the normal application blank
Tor bonus as used by the several
states which have paid one to vet
Grams is that a discharge certificate
or certIhcate in lieu of lost or de-
stroyed one is not necessary If
veteran has not his discharge certffi-
cate ne Is allowed to fill out his APP
pIlcatIon blank from memory or TO
the best of his knowledge and belief
IT, therefore. Will not be necessary
1or hlm to write the War or Navy de-
partments for duplicate certificate
or certificate in lieu of lost or de-
stroyed discharge certificate. II is
requested that this point be impress
ed upon veterans in order to pre-
cIude them from writing in and there
by delaying action on theirs and
other claims.
There is absolutely no money
aVall able for clerical hire and equip
! ment. and none will be available un-
Ill the enactment of the appropria-
tion bill now before Congress Even
after the funds become available it
VIII be necessary to procure some
2,o00 clerks, school the inexperienced
ones in their duties. and obtain the
necessary office furniture and equip
ment. Until the force and Office can
be arranged to accommodate the re-
ceipt OF applications any sent in will
delay the preparations for a speedy
and prompt disbursement. The de
partment desires and intends to ad-
m1nistrate the bonus bill as prompt
ly and efficiently as possible and to
the satisfaction of all concerned"
Veterans Cautioned.
Veterans are cautioned not to write
to the government until they receive
the application blanks and then TO
write on nothing but the blank In
case the veteran does not have the
information available to answer all
the questions he is warned not to
write to the War Department to ask
n hn hA
member on the blank and send it in
IF you do not have d discharge
certificate or certificate in lieu, an
swer the questions on the application
your ability" says the instruction
sheet. But in any case do not write
70 the War or Navy departments,
Marine Corps or the Veterans Bureau
for a certificate in lieu or for infor-
nation relative to your service"
Envelopes with proper addresses
VIII be provided with the application
blank.
Penalties Explained.
The application blank carries as a
warning, quotation from the law con-
cerning penalty for making false or
fraudulent statement. as follows:
Whoever knowingly makes any
false or fraudulent statement of a
material fact in any application, Ger
tihcate or document under the pro-
OF any regulation made under any
such title" says the law shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined not more
than $1,000 or imprisoned for not
more than five years or both"
Provision is made in the same
blank for all eligible veterans, what
ever their rank or branch of service.
and details of their connection with
the government are asked
Information to be supplied by the
veteran includes his full name. his
serial or service number date OF
birth. date of original entry into the
rine Corps or Coast Guard. rank and
date of separation from the service.
spaces are provided to record organi-
zations with or vessels on which an
plicants served, with the dates OF
such service. and for overseas ,1n,n
entries as to dates Of sailing for
Fra nee and return. together wftE port
OF departure and of return.
Covers CONSIDERATIONS Directors.
The blank includes spaces to be
hlled in by those who served as com
missioned or warrant officers. 1t also
has spaces for those granted farm or
industrial furloughs. for those who
were conscientious objectors. which
includes statement as TO whether
they did or did not refuse to wear the
uniform.
Gen. Davis cautioned neWspanar
owners that 1t would be unnecessary
for them to reprint the application
blanks as a means of speeding up the
work through circulating to Veterans
blanks prepared at the expense of the
newspapers The governme sun
ply of blanks will be about three
times the number actually required in
order to make sure that they arc
available to every veteran. If news
papers insist. upon reprinting and cir
culating. Gen. Davis asks that they
see that blanks and envelopes fol-
transmission are identical in every
way with the government blanks anG
suggests that they be submitted for
approval to the adjusted compensa-
tion branch of the War Department
before they are circulated to veterans