The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

in France and tens of thousands of eth CTS will be lodging submarines on their way over the ocean. Every one of these men represent a family. Many have left dependent wives and children be- hind Some have fathers and mothers of whom they are the whole support, and the sacrifice and service on the part of these dear ones at home are all most as great as these incurred by the men in going abroad.
 "As his part is that goeth down to the battle so shall his part be that
 tarrieth by the stuff they shall part alike
 The government has decreed that this
 shall be the division. The people at home shall be taken care of the same
 IS the soldiers abroad and is has en acted legislation has brought into be- ing the machinery to carry out its de-
 crecs The machinery is known as ths
 military and naval division of war
 risk insurance. It had no existence
 whatever until Congress passed the
 act for it's creation last October, but
 it is now bigger than government
 department in peace times It has
 altogether something like 1G,o0c em-
 ployes. and of these 5000 are work ing at night. It keeps 4200 type writing machines busy all day, and hundreds of clerks do nothing else but take care of the index scard files.
 The offices now occupy all or parts of twelve buildings and they will fill the great structure now being erected for the treasury department on the site of the old Arlington hotel. The l. fxtt+, han 1 applications day for war insurance and it will soon be sending out 100000 checks every month as the allotment of the families of our soldiers and sailors From December to October it sent out more than 5,5o0,000 checks worth altogether S140.00o,000, and each
 check represented money, part Of which was taken from the pay ot a man in the army or navy and the re mainder from the United States treas I ury, as the share of those who were tarrying by the stuff having sent theit
 men abroad to fight for them.
 | Before I describe my visit to this | bureau and what 1t is now doing, let
 me give you the provisions the gov
 ernment has made for those who tarry at home The United states is
 more liberal to it's soldiers than any olNeF u3tloH OH edili' is pas 2 siie | highest wages that have ever been | known. The amolnt received by each
 private is at least $30 per month, but l in giving it the government dccs not l absolve the .man from his duty of ] taking care Of his fanai1v. 1t is willing 1 to do it's share, but the man must do ;, his It requires that SIS out of every months pay go to the family. This 1 is known as the government allotment and it is compulsory on the part of the l has dependent children or relatives l the community.
 I ~ Tn addition to this s15 month the | government adds an equal amount or
 more out of the United States treasury
 who tarry at home. The amount ap- | propriated at the time the act was
 passed was s141, ,000, 900 and much more
 will be required before the war is over 1 The government payments vary ac-
 cording to the size and dependence of
 the family. If the soldier has a wife only she gets half his pay and s15 additional, receiving $30 a month. If l there is a wife and one child the gov ernment adds $25 a month, making the monthly payment $40. If there is a wife and two children it adds $32 50 month, iand for each additional child it adds 1 $5 more. If there is no wife and two children the children receive $12.50 from ] Uncle sam, in addition to the SIS of
 their fathers pay. If there is no wife
 and three children they get S20, and : if no wife and four children the chill