Show of special interest to former service men were webster alive today he could do nothing but define the service and information branch of the war department part ment as A bureau of the government insistent upon helping every ex service man solve his individual problem for this office Is exercising its every effort and energy to obtain a satisfactory adjustment and settlement for every man and woman who served in the recent war the bureau was originally orgin nally ally established jointly by the navy and war departments to replace into suitable civilian occupation every ex service man who could work this it accomplished complis hed with amazing results and has now directed its aim to the aid of disabled men and those whose claims against the government have not been satisfactorily settled its main purpose Is to get in direct contact with the men themselves find out just what their trouble consists of and then to put the case be f fore the proper official and see that it Is given consideration the members bers of this office are full of action they get action tor for the ex service man and every case thus settled adds pleasure to their work the central office of this bureau Is established in the council of national defense building washington D C with colonel mathew C smith in charge the country la Is divided into three districts with captain H C billings in charge of the western district with offices at flood building san francisco calif officers assigned as field representatives work in prescribed territories out of this western estern office with robert V laughlin Laughl ln covering the states of utah wyoming montana and eastern idaho it Is the chelt chelf object of this bureau which la Is termed as the office of the assistant to the secretary of war to have established in each community a central committee to consist ot of the various welfare activities employment agencies war risk insurance officers federal vocational loral experts and public health surgeons which committee will be able hotaka care ot of any phase ot of work and aud serve as a clearing house on all matters concerning hie the ex service man the whole idea Is to straighten out with as little delay possible the many difficulties that occur when such a great number of men are attempting to obtain settlements at a distance any ex service man who cannot get local assistance is to invited to take up his case with either the san ban or washington office omee |