The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-29
The Law Giving Support to Soldiers
and Their Families.

To the Officers and Enlisted Men and
| Women of the Army and Navy OF
the United States and Their Rela-
| tives:
ne se s srs Of u the VAR prea1 HEX
1nsuTan - has been charged with
| the administration OF the war IN
sllrance Law enacted by the Congress
las a measure of-juStice to the men
and women who have been called 70
give their lives, if need be. in the
service of their country.
benefits and privileges which your
Government has placed at your dis,
posal. 1t is essential that you and
YOUR families at home should know
of your and their rights under thls
law in order that full advantage may
be taken of them.
To care for the wife and chlldreh
of the enlisted man during MS serv-
ice, the War Insurance Law conpelss |
him to contribute up to one,haiI OF
his pay for their support. The COY Gov
eminent, on application, will gener..
ously add to this an allowance OF
from So to $50 a month, accordlns
to the size of the family. moreover,
if the enlisted man will make some
further provision himself for a de-
pendent parent, brother, sister, or
grandchild, they may be included IN
the Government allowance
If. as a result of injuries incurred
or disease contracted in the line OF
duty an officer or enlisted man or an
ahied provision is made for compen-
sation of from $50 to 500 month
to him, and, should he die, compensa,
tion of from $40 to SIS month VIII
be paid to his wife his child, or ms
widowed mother. n .o+.o+
In order, however, fully TO proIec.
each person and family, Congress
has made it possible for every sol
dier. sailor, and nurse to obtain NE
and al-disability insurance. rms
insurance applies to injuries receiV-
ed while he or she is in the service
or after he or she shall nave lett ~:
Exposure to the extra dangers OF
prohibitive. 1t was, therefore,
pplain duty and obligation for the
Eoyernment to assume the. FISK OF
insuring hundreds of thousands OF
our soldiers and sailors VINO ar are
making the supreme ,s sacri nee sailor
and nurse, commissioned and enlist
S Seif now and February II, 1913,
* take out life and total-disability
insurance up to $4,000 at very low
cost, with the Government wltho9t
medical examination. This right IS
purely optional. The soldiers and
sailors are not compelled to take m
surance, but if they desire to exer-
else the right, they must 40 SO 1e-
fore the 18th Of February. ds sat:
The cost ranges from % cSn ns
monthly, at the age Of q, to e, 1 1:SS
monthly, at the age OF Sd d, Ior eaca
Hu oharpo nm a mans pay-small /!
in proportion to the benefits 1t may
hiring, The premiums will be de-
Quoted from his pay, if he desires,
thus eliminating trouble on his part.
TO provide adequate protection
until February IL, 1918, during the
period when the soldiers and sailors
are learning the details of this law,
the Government automatically IN
sures each man and woman, commits
stoned or enlisted in the military
service of the United States. 1t pays
the man $25 3 month during total
permanent disability; if he dies
within 20 years, it pays the rest OF
$40 monthly installments Of $50
each to his wife, child, or widowed
mother.
this just and generous law to the att
tention of our officers and enlisted
men and women so that they may not
be deprived of their rights through /
lack of knowledge. Full information
NAV be obtained from the Bureau
of War Risk Insurance of the Treas
airy Department, Washington D. 9: 4
/ earnestly. urge that the officers OF