Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-16
PGnRa. Soldiers Awake To
Unprecedented Chance
Offered By Govt
Insurance
Provide for Loved Ones, and, in
Doing So, For Themselves
Company c, 1o3rd Engineers, High
Organization With Battery A, 'i01th
Artillery Pushing Them Hard
VOL. /.


The records in the Insurance office
OF the 26tb division show that the boys
fro mPennSyjvania ar ebeginning to
realize the exceptional opportunity Of
fered to them by The United States
government in the form OF War Risk
Insurance. Company A. l03-d TIngi-
neers, under command CT Captain
Harry A. Cole, has the honOl ut lead
ing the division at the present time.
This company is from Scranton Pa.
and the amount OF insurance applied
for in this organiza ton is evidence Of
the high grade Of intelligence Of the
men from tins anthracite center. The
records show that the one Hundred
and Forty-SiX Men want one million
three hundred and twenty -four thous-
and dollars of Insurance. Battery A,
forth Field Artillery, from South Beth
lehem, under command Of Captain S
w. Baird has lie highest average per
man and follows closely III amount
They have one million two hundred and
fifty eight thousand dollars from one
hundred and twenty eight applicants
In Company NJ, OF the 10th Infantry
under command Of Captain Albert 0,
King. with enlisted personnel from
Altoona and Philadelphia ninety per
cent Of the men have taken out insur-
ance The records show two hundred
and fifteen applicants for 4 total of
one million one hundred and thirty
five thousand dollars.
AS February 18th draws near organ
ization commanders are commencing TO
realize that they owe a responsibility
to theid men to see that they are given
ample opportunity and encourag cement
in making application for insurance.
When it is too late to take out insur-
ance and the casualty lists begin to
come in, the knowledge tina the men
in their command are properly protect
ed will be q great comfort and many
complications and criticisms from
those at home win be saved by acting
now.
The men with wives and children or
mother ,sdvanced in years depending on
them for support now see the wonder
full opportunity OF going across with
the knowledge tat their loved ones are
protected When a man with a wife
and children goes over the TOP in or
der odo it with the proper spirit he
should know that if the worst befalis
the ones a. home are certain of regu-
lar income from his insurance policy
It is the young unmarried men, how
ever who are taking Gut Insurance in
the greatest amount and numbers.
They desire in the figs 9lace to insure
themselves against total ana peffna-
nent disability and in the second place
they hope, some day, to have depend
enfs Of Their own. They may be i'm
panied in health and unable, after the
war to take out insurance. They all
hope, however, same day to marry so
they decide to take advantage Of the
exceptional opportunity of protecting
o future wife and children.
A change has been made during the
past week regarding the amount Of
Liberty Loan Bonds which can be ter
minated. Bond aIlotments conflicting
with all0tments under War Risk In
surance act can lie cancelled providing
that only such number of his bonds
are discontinued os win leave him a.
least $3.50 for personal expenses.
There is not a private in the service
who cannot afford to take out the fuE
amount Of insurance, $4,000. even
though he gives $3.50 per month to
dependent relatives. Take q man aged
% It viii cost him $40 monthly for
$4,000. Add that to the $500 and you
have $21.50. The government is pay
ing for his service in France $50 and
for his service in this country $50. The
soldier still has left sufficient money
relatively much larger amount than
the French soldier. and he is building
up. at q tremendous rate, protection
for~the future both for himself and Eis
family.