The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-11-27
SUMMARY OF ARMY AND NAVY LAW
Chief Provisions of Government Plan of
Insurance FER Soldiers and Sailors =
in Condensed Form.

,
A division of military and naval insur-
ance of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance
has been organized as a part of the Treas
ury Department and in active operation
A number of policies on the lives of sol
diers have already been issued, aggregat-
ing nearly $25,OOO.O0O iH insurance. The
benefits of the law are available to all of
the members of the United States Army,
Navy and Nurses Corps.
short summary of some of the main
features of the law follows:
Premiums for a $4,000 policy begin
with $3.50 per month at ages 49, 16 and II;
increase to $640 per month for the ages
IS, 10 and 90 to $3.50 per month for the
ages 81, % and 23; to $40 per month for
the ages of "a and 25; $3.50 per month
for he ages of rs and 81; to $3.50 per
month for the age of %; to $500 per
month for the ages of 20 and 30; to 81
sive increases for ages ages above those
given. The minimum amount of insurance
that may be taken out is $4,000.
The compulsory allotment to a wife or
children, which is separate from the in
surance, shall not be less than SIS month,
and shall not exceed one-half of a mans
pay. A voluntary allotment, subject to
regulations, may be as large as the insur-
ed desires, within the limits of his pay
In addition, the government will pay
monthly allowances as follows
Glass A. In the case of man to his wife
GncIuding former wife. divorced) and to
his child or children: \
(a) If there be wife but no child, SIS
OBJ If there be a wife and one child. SIS.
(c) If there be wife and two children,
$3.50, with IS per month additional for
EACH additional child.
(d) If there be no wife but one child, IS.
dren, $3.50.
y If there be no wife but three children,
$1,000
81 If there be no wife but four children,
$50, with IS per month additional for each
additional child.
Glass B. In the case of a manor woman,
to grandchild, parent brother or sister:
(a) If there be one parent, $40.
Oh If there be two parents, $40.
w hOi SdSil uiOIuCly biSlcl,
and additional parent, S.
In the case of a woman, to a child or
children:
Cd If there be one child, S.
(e) If there be. two children, $3.50.
() If there be three children, 500
CD If there be four children, $780, with
IS per month additional for each additional
child.
If the man makes an allotment to certain
other dependent relatives the government
will also pay them an allowance which
may equal the allotment, but this shall not
be more than the difference between $50
and the allowance paid to the wife and
children.
The Increased compensation in case OF
death runs from a minimum of 500 month
ly to a motherless child, or $25 monthly
to childess widow, to a maximum of $75
monthly to widow and several children
The widowed mother may participate in
the compensation.
In case of total disability the monthly
comptrsation runs FROM a minimum OF
$50. II the injured man has neither wife
nor child living. TO a maximum of SIS II
he has wife and three or more children
living, with $40 month extra If he has
a widowed mother dependent upon him.
The maximum is enlarged still further
for when the disabled man constantly Sc
quires nurse or attendant $40 monthly
may be added. If the disability is due to
the loss Of both feet. both hands, or total
blindness of both eyes, or If he is helpless
or permanently bedridden, 500 monthly is
granted.
The law contemplates future legislation
for re-education and vocational training
for the disabled. II gives them fun pay and
their families the same allowance as for
the last month of actual service during the
term of re-education