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Show EXSEBVIGE MEN IE TO BE MTED ADDITIONAL PA! I I Several Ogden soldiers are due to reciive additional pay for time spent I !in Uie service of the U. S. .expedition- i aiy force under a decision. of the comp-j . troller of the treasury. Under date of Jan.. 31. 1920, the j 'comptroller of the treasury rendered a' I decision in which he held that soi Hers' , of toreiga service, where twenty per ceiit increase is payable, are entitled 'to such increase from and after Julyj 11, 1919, on their entire base pay. in-, (stead of their old basepay as author-j : izej during the war under section X Jof the act of congress approved May 1 17,' 1917. j " A? it is estimated that"'there will be j between 250.000 "and S'oO.IdDO so!dlers who will submit claims undo!" this decision, de-cision, a new branch of the claims division di-vision was formed Feb. 16, 1920, and designated. "Foreign Service Branch,," actual work commencing Feb. 21, 1920. Total number of application for ; blanks received to date 11301 Totil number of claims received I to date iy5 Total number of claims settled i Fob. 21 to 37 :95 Men who were discharged from service serv-ice since July 11, 1919, should apply for back pay due. All information as to amount and method can be obtained' at the United States army recruiting' office. |