Show I b y r- r J i w- w SOlDIERS SOlDIERS' DEPENDENTS SUFFER OVER RUliNG I Washington Dec Dee 14 The Tho Tho practice of ot the war risk Insurance bureau In calling upon soldiers soldiers' dependents for tor refunds where Investigation showed that Improper allowances allowances- had been made was criticized today b by Representative I Treadway Tread of or Massachusetts Republican at a n committee hearing onan on onan an amendment proposed by him to I correct It Soon after the war started tho the bureau Mr r. r Treadway said made I many allowances which It found Cound later were not fully Justified In such cases dependents were asked to return the mone money and when this was not done tho the amount was taken from the I soldiers soldier's pay This has worked a 1 great hardship I upon thousands of or families families' Mr Ir Treadway said When they thoy received recel ed the mone money they understood the they were entitled to It and did not I about spending It It Now ow when the government asks It back the they are I not able ablo to pay It I received a letter toda today from a mother whoso whose son Is Ig in Ina a hospital In Franco France She had been ordered to refund the tho money the I bureau had paid her Tho only w way Isho sho she could do so so she said would b be going to work and this she bhe he la Is ph phy ph- unable to do |