The Washington herald., 1918-02-08

and in the Fleet Naval Reserve by the
Navy Department. Mr.. Bonn now is
an investment banker in Philadelphia
He was in Washington at the time
he was commissioned and left here
for Philadelphia yesterday to arrange
for his entrance into service.
Three District men were commits
stoned as captains in the army yester-
day and others commissioned as first
and second lieutenants in various
branches of the army. Omar ].
Ruch, 1888 u street northwest, and
John c. Yocum, of the office of the
Quartermaster General here, were
commissioned as captains in the Quar-
termaster Corps of the national army.
and Harry Graham, of the Hotel Har-
ris, was commissioned as a captain.
in the Signal Corps Of the national
army.
Frederick C. Dellenbaugh, of College
Park, was commissioned as a first
lieutenant in the Signal Reserve Corps.
Edwin Dew. Ackerman, 119 D street
northeast; Martin T. Fisher. United
States Patent Office; John c. Grier, jr.,
1916 s street northwest, and George
Harold Pfau, Arlington Hotel, were
commissioned as second lieutenants in
the Aviation section OF the Signal
Reserve Corps.
kilograms or cable messages will be
accepted by the Bureau of War Risk
Insurance as authority for a person
to file application for insurance on
the life of a person in the military
service of the country sending a tele-
gram. A statement issued by the
War Risk Insurance Bureau follows:
In these days of delayed mail the
securing Of authorization for filing
applications for insurance on the lives
of soldiers or sailors and nurses (fe-
male) Is proving very annoying. To
extend a degree of relief the Bureau
of War Risk desires that wide pub
licity be given to the following an
nouncement:
The bureau will accept a telegram
or cable message from a person in the
active military or naval service as
evidence of authority for a third per-
son to file an application for insur-,
ance on the life of the person giving
such authority. This authorization
must be dated on or before Febru-
airy IL, 1918, if the insurance is on
the life of a person who was in
the service prior to October Is.
1917, and on or before the expira-
ton of 120 days from date of en-
listment, IL such date is subseuueut
to October Is, 1917. The authori-
zation may be made direct to the
bureau or accompany the applica-
ton when Med by the third party.
Only those applications which
designate q beneficiary within the
permitted class will be accepted.
and applications filed by persons
other than those listed in the per
mitted class must be declined.
When the application is filed by
a third party a certified check.
draft, or money order covering
premiums for at least three months
must accompany the application.
Should it later develop that there
has been a duplication of premium
payments the bureau will make ad-
justment as quickly as possible.
We believe this concession win
bring relief to a large number who
have relatives or friends in the
service and thereby greatly ac-
celerate the filing of applications
for Uncle Sans insurance.
The bureaus representatives in
France send the encouraging in
formation that before February II.
1913, 1t is expected that all men In
France viii have had Opportunity
u apply Tor insurance.