The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-08
THE Army AND NAVY INSUR-
ANCE Any


surance of the Bureau OF War Risk
Insurance has been organized as =
part Of the Treasury Department and
is in active operation. 4 number Of
policies on the lives of soldiers have
already been issued, aggregating near
ly $25.OOO,0OO in insurance. The bene
fits Of the law are available to all of
the members of the United States
Army, NAVY and Nurses Corps.
A short summary Of some of the
main features of the law follows:
Premiums sfor a $4,000 policy be-
gin with $3.50 per month at ages Is,
l6, and II; increase to S6.4O per mont =.
for the ages Is, 10, and 20; to $3.50
per month for the ages 2l, 22, and %;
$500 per month for the ages - and
25, to $6.1C per month for the ages 26
and u: to S6.S0 per month far the age
of 2e; to So 80 per month for the ages
of 29 and 80; 500 per month to the
age of 81, with progressive increases
for ages above those given. The min
be taken out is 81 900.
The compulsory allotment to q wit.
or children, which is separate from the
insurance, shall not be less than SIS
month, and shall not exceed one
half of a mans pay. A voluntary al
lotment, subject to regulations, may
be as large as the insured desires
within the limit Of his pay.
In addition, the Government will
pay monthly allowances rs follows:
Class A. In the case of man tc
his wife tincluding a former wife di-
vcrced) and to his child or children:
la) If there be wife but no chilG
SIS.
(b) If there be wife and one
one child, $25.
children. $3.50. with $5 per month ad-
ditional for each additional child.
(dD If there be no wife but one
child, s.
(e) If there be no wife but two
children, $3.50.
&c If there be no wife but three
children, $40
(g) If there be no wife but fou,
children, $50, with s. per month ad-
dtional for each additional child.
Glass B. In the case of man or
woman; to a grandchi!d, parent,
brother or sister
(a) If there be one parent. $40.
tb) If there be two parents, $50.
tc) For each grandchild, brother
sister. and additional parent, SIS.
In the case of a woman. to a child or
children:
I'd If there be one child, So.
(e) If there be two children. $12.-
SO.
(f) If there be three children,$ 500.
(g) If there be four children, $50,
with s. 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 al
lowance which may equal the allot-
ment, but this shall not be more than
the difference between $50 and the al
lowance paid to the wife and child
an.
The increased compensation in case
of death runs from 4 minimum of So"
monthly to motherless child, or s2a
monthly to childless widow, to a
maximum Of $75 monthly to widow
and several children. The widowed
mother may participate in the COM
pensation.
In case of total disability the month
ly compensation runs from min
mum of $50, if the injured man has
neither wife nor child living, to a
maximum If *75 if he has wife an'
three or more children living, with $40
a month extra if he has a widowed
mother dependent on him.
The maximum is enlarged still
further, for when the disabled man
constantly requires nurse or attend
ant $40 monthly may be added. If
the disability is due to the loss Of
both feet, both hands, or total blind
ness of both eyes, or if he is helpless
OF permanently bedridden, 500 month
ly is granted.
The law contemplates future leg
islation for reeducation and vocation
al training for the disabled. It gives
them full pay and their families the
same allowance as for the last month
of actual service during the term Of