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Show OUEER ANSWERS' TO MEl OFFER "Nothing Doing on Victory MerJaL We Want Bonus." Veteran Replies SAN FRANCISCO. March i S eral queer answers were received by Captain H C. Blllingg. U. 8. A San Frandaao. In answer to a circular letter let-ter he a nt recently to California men who fought in the world war asking them to send him names of ten eilgi ble friends who had not applied for tha Victory medels Issued to former soldiers. Some of the replies read "Dear Sir: I got too of the boys to right there names nnd address on hare but most all the bys say nothing doo log on the meadcll stuff. They all wont more bona Medels don't by ' them en thing but that bona blzz ness seams to be up to congrass and tthey will have to wate and see what congrass says " "Sir: Tours reed, cfttenta noted. I presented my arm discharge at the Oakland recruiUng station for the victory vic-tory medal and 1 don't believe there la any War Dept order out compelling me or any one else to give you names of ton men who not reed, their medals anyway 1 am not going to do same, so after my rendering about two years service In the army, and then can't get the medal without hunting up ten other men like myself you may keep j mine." "Gentlemen. Dear Sirs: IHd not get my victory medal Thoy gave them I all out here when I was under quar I aotlne here for smallpox on Nov 11 when Armistice day was celebrated ' here I am well and nound now and oked. (Th family had It). Hoping this will be o K Will await the wed lal. I never hsd It but light. How ! much do the) pay enlisted men In the servlco now?" "Iear Sir: I have try to ask few of the return soldier boy of my ac-1 ac-1 quantancn, nnd all have already put In their application or sign a petition 1 similar to this. So It la Impossible for me to comply with your request. I will have to be home for a good while a my wife last Monday had glv- en birth to baby boy and for me It is my duty to be with her all the tlm I possible can and It will be rather a long time while before I could go out and hunt names of exserrlce men ,1 Trusting you will accept my excuse for not complying with your request I remain respectfully yours." "Oentlemen I am enclosing my dls I charge In order that I may receive my Victory' medal. If you will take a look at It you will realise that It would be uaeleaa to take It to any recruiting office for they would be unable to read It, ao 1 am sending It to yod as If necessary you have the service records rec-ords lo refer to and perhaps, by so doing, do-ing, declper It sufficiently to find out that I am entitled to a Victory modal. The printed lettering In places Is ray own and Is as discharge should rend. It Is not necessary to send my discharge dis-charge back, throw It ln th waste basket or fire; aa I would be nehumed to show It to anyone. It sum la a bird of a thing to get as u reward for sixteen month spav ln France. However How-ever I would like to have a Vlotnry medal, as although I am ashamed of my discharge I am uot ashamed of my service." m |