Evening star., 1924-07-15

@. I served three years in the
Army at the time of the war under an
assumed name. 1 am now at home
using my right name. was honor
ably discharged. Am 1 entitled to the
bonus and how should I proceed?-
e. ". W.
A. Secure an application blank. I'LL
1t out, and sign it with your assumed
name. Be sure to give your serial
number. Be sure that your finger
prints are clear and distinct. In a
place your right name, or you might
under item Is. headed Remarks" state
the fact that you served under an as
sumed name. Have the witnesses
under item 20 Of the application blank
state that you served under an as
sumed name and that they know you
by your right name. You are entitled
to the benefits, and although you may
have some little difficulty and delay
you will receive eventually an ad-
justed service certificate.
Q. Shall I send in my discharge
with my application for the bonus?
A. It Is not necessary to send In
your discharge with your application.
It Is we'll to verify the answers to the
by the data Contained in your dis
charge.
Q. During the war I served as a
Europe with the Army. of Occupation.
Am / entitled to any bonus benefits?
A. Red Cross nurses are not con-
sidered as a part Of the military or
naval services, so are not entitled
to the benefits of adjusted compensa-
ton.
Q. Please tell me an easy quick
way to get my fingerprints placed
upon my application blankNVeteran.
A. The Universal Fingerprint Pad
Co, at s21 18th, street. Washington.
wafer pad of the substance used by
government departments for the use
Of veterans in making applications
for the bonus. This pad retails for
be mailed to your address upon re-,
ceipt Of this sum In cash or stamps.
Q. The adjusted compensation act
gives them an insurance policy, which
leads me to ask how many men dur
inf the war carried insurance and
how many are now carrying that in
surance? Please answer in your pa
per and will thank you.-L. :,
men and women carried government
insurance. This was term fnsur-
ance becoming due and payable In
monthly installments only In case OF
death or total and permanent DISABLE
tty. At present there are about 500.-
900 ex-service persons carrying war
risk insurance. Therefor, 4.000, 900
men and women who served do not
care very much about paying for gov
ernment insurance. There Is this to
be said, however, that following q
natural reaction against anything
military, most men and women
after being discharged, and Congress
has subsequently refusued to appro-
pirate one dollar to be used by the
Veterans Bureau in attempting to
collect premiums or attempting to
secure reinstatements. The sale of
insurance is difficult proposition at
best and to keep 1t sold Is another
difficulty requiring an active follow
up organization.
O.. !. have lost my discharge and
want to secure another one. WIN the
War Department 1T this time be able
&C. e. s.
I A. You will not need your dis
charge in making application for the
Of your. service. AT present the War
Department, particularly the world
war section, is overwhelmed with
work, and It ID not very good time
to make your request The depart
ment will not issue You another dis
charge. but will give you certificate
In lieu Of . lost discharge It never
issues two discharges to the same
man.. - -