Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01
Government AID
FOR SOLDIERS TO
ASSIST FAMILIES
Selectiyes at Camp Dodge Hare 0ppor-
tunlty to Receiving Help for
Dependents.
UNITED STATES TO GO $3.50
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Three Departments, Allowance, Com.
pensatlon and Insurance, Pro-
yIaed FOR.
Especial to the Arsaz.)

Camp Dodge, Iowa, Doc i.--unele
Sam is going "hfty-nity" vita tho sol
diers OF the national Grny who ara al
Ioting part OF theiF pay each nionth 20
the support Of their wives, families or
dependents loft at homa while they are
doing their past 81 the world war
against eutocrRcy.
Under the so-cailed aii0tneHt sys-
tenn in force since tho passage Of the
war risk insurance measure, eyeTy sol
der In the national army who has
wife or family or othsrs dependent on
MIN must set aside part Of his monthly
pay for their benefit
When this is done the government
ADDS an equal amount from the treas
ury OF the United States.
The insurance measure may bs al
yided roughly into three parts. They
are allowance, compensation and IN
surance.
The allowance is the fnohey which
the government adds 20 the allotment
which the soldier makes from his pay
each month.
The compensation phase provides
for payment Of certain sum 10 every
man who IS injured either by shell
fire or sickness while IA tbs line Of
duty.
Discards Pension System.
This practically takes the place OF
the old age pension system invoked
following the Civil war and still In
force. This system viii be discarded
eventually. 1t is announced.
The insurance phase Of the law is
In f1fsrsa of q MI eF five
and is IN no way obligatory TO the
soldier. However, every man and
officer is being urged to take out some
Insurance for the profession which il
= affords his dependents in ease he is
killed or disabled while in tht
trenches.
4 This insurance Is being issued at c
lower rate than any term insurance
ever offered by private concerns. The
government has taken the responsible
ity OF what IS termed the war risk,
or the possibility Of man being KILLED
or injured IN battle. The average In
surance policies issued by private
Insurance companies carry q claus,
which relieves them OF any obligation
10 pay the face value in case the hold
IT enters military service. IT. tn
company is TO carry the war risk III,
price OF the insurance is greatly in
creased
Uncle Sam Is issuing his insurance
policies to the soldiers on q peace-tim
basis. That Is the rate is just as low
or lower, than that Of the policies 0
private companies in times Of peace.
Cheap Insurance.
g Of
risk insurance costs man 20 year
old $3.50 a month.
Payment of this Insurance by tn
government. whether for permanen
injury or death, is made in month";
installments to the benefciaries. TIL
total amount may thus be paid in equa
installments of certain size OF the pay
ment be stretched out over lifetim
of the beneficiary
Compensation is paid for q period q
20 years, or may on application b
treated similarly to the payment Of in
surance, which is extended over tn
lifetime OF the beneficiary.
The possession OF an insurance pol
icy does not cancel the right Of sol
der injured in the line of duty froI
receiving compensation also. The pay
ment of compensation will c0ntinu
regardless Of whether an insuranc
policy is held or not by the injure
man.
The widow or dependent children {
soldier killed in the trenches wi
receive compensation in all cases an
insurance in addition if the husban
held government policy.
.N mil
furee until the widow re-marries an
the children reach the age Of is year
Must Make Report.
Every soldier is being required
I'll out a card and return it to hi
company commasder now. stain
whether or not he is married, no
many children he has or il he wishe
10 allot a certain amount OF pay IL
the support of dependents. As 500
as these are recorded the payment ,
an allowance begins by the govern
ment with the deduction from his pa
each month Of his specified allotmen
Tho soldiers Of the Eighty-eighth d
vision Of the national army at Cam
Dodge have subscribed for near
Sl00O00000 worth OF government II
surance.
a board. comprising one captain, oil
first lieutenant and eight enlisted me
soon will be appointed to act as a
auxiliary bureau Of government W;
7. risk Insurance This bureau will M
move with the division when 1t "go,
across but will remain at Can
Dodge to conduct sales for insuran,
among the men who still are to u
trained for the second national army
Louis II, Levin. expert from Was
ington, d, c., on the insurance mea
ure, recently visited Camp Dodge al
pronounced the work Of Lieuteua
Colonel J. f. Mckinley, in charge
the work there, and the men who we
appointed temporarily to be eXceptio
ally thorough and eommendable.
further the work at Camp Dodge o.
officer In each separate organizatit
was appointed as an agent"
REVIVAL SERVICE AT
CHRISTIAN CHURC.