Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 169, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1918 — Money Orders Good in France [ARTICLE]

Money Orders Good in France

They Are Drawn on the “U. S. Army Postal Service’* and Only Domestic Fees Are Charged

How to send money to a soldier in France In case of need, has pnzzled many parents and relatives of members of the American expeditionary forces. There are several ways, but a certain and easy one Is to use United States postal money orders. They can be cashed readily and easily by any payee. Here is the way to do it, according to an official statement by Postmaster W. B. Carlile of Chicago; “Money orders issued in the United States payable to members of the American expeditionary' forces are made out on domestic forms precisely the same as if they were drawn on offices in this country and domestic fees only are charged therefor. Such orders are all drawn on ‘U. S. Army Postal Service’ without indicating the name of any post office abroad. “The orders are, of course, delivered to the remitters to he mailed by them to the payee precisely the same as any other mail would be addressed. It is necessary, however, in any such case that the remitter furnish the full military description of the payee, that is, the company, regiment and branch of the service to which he is attached. “There are many branches of the U. S. army postal service and a money order drawn thereon is payable at any of them. It should be explained, however, that the postal service in France has been militarized, which means that the distribution of the mail has been taken over by the military authorities. The post office department distributes and pouches the mail In the United States, but the war department carries it on its transports, and distributes it to the soldiers abroad. The entire administration of the money order service still remains, however, under the post office department. “The secretary of war has explained that owing to the fact that the military units,were moving constantly from place to place, the changes being concealed from everybody except the particular commanding officer, it was necessary to let the mail follow the distribution of supplies. No doubt the soldiers at the front to whom a money order Is delivered will turn the order over to the company mail orderly to have it collected and the amount thereof given to him. This office was informed some time ago that the payments were made in France in the money of that country.”