Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-12-18 | Page 3 | Special Rates Given Soldiers

SPECIAL RATES GIVEN SOLDIERS1 Instructions have been issued by Director Di-rector General McAdoo-to furnish discharged dis-charged soldiers and sailors, traveling to their points of enlistment, with so-called so-called military meals at the special ralo of 75 cents as granted to men in the service under an arrangement made with the several military departments depart-ments sometime ago. Special reduced fairs accorded discharged dis-charged soldiers and sailors are on the basis of two-thirds of the normal coach fare applying via route (raveled, or 2 cents per mile, except that the rate per mile would, of course, be higher in those stales where the basic fare is more than 3 cents per mile. Between the reduction of the fare and the special spe-cial rate made, it Is believed they have been amply provided for, particularly! in view of the fact-that the additional passage charge for occupancy of space in parlor car and sleeping cars was cancelled on December 1, -so that such discharged soldiers and sailors will have at their command at least a half cent per mile more than they actually need to cover their total expenses in reaching home. co