Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-05

first artist Of any nationality to have
picture acquired by the Louvre in
Paris, during the artists lifetime. His
etching is of the FONT Neuf, the oldest
bridge in Paris. The original plate
is now in permanent possession of the
Louvre and a copy Of it is in the Luxem-
bourg museum along with Mr.. Orr's IA
nous etchings of Reims cathedral.
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service, and this means millions Of
cards, millions Of bookkeeping and
financial operations, thousands of
awards, and thousands of checks 60
ing out every month.
The bleak specter of poverty, the
humiliation of charity, the silent suf-
fering of penniless pride-these are
eliminated by the government protec-
ton when the man is fighting. After
his fighting is over, government COM
pensation and government insurance
are then called upon to play their part
in the work of protection.
Persons who have business with the
! bereficiaries or otherwise, need not in
any circumstances employ claim
agents or provide lawyers. The Bu-
reau of War Risk Insurance will cheer
fully furnish full legal advice and as
sistance. Secretary McAdoo has Wig
orously denounced the nefarious activ-
| tiles of claim agents and others who
would prey upon dependents Of men
killed in battle by exacting unneces-
sary fees and requiring useless litiga-
tons.
Claims Paid Promptly.
Actual insurance checks, mailed to
the dependents Of a soldier or sailor
Of disease, involve very few complica-
tons making for delay. These insur-
ance claims are paid promptly after
death.
Uncle Sans war-riSk insurance had
the selling" advantage Of very at
tractive rate, and also a wide popular
interest reused by the contingencies Of
war. Even so, a certain amount Of
work was necessary to roll up a large
body of policyholders. A very brief
experience during the first few weeks
demonstrated that educational work
was necessary-sOme well-Organized
effort looking toward explanation, so
that every soldier, sailor, marine,
nurse, and coast guard man would
, know what might be obtained under
this law-that is to say, '~low their
rights.
, Therefore, during the month Of Jan
uary, men were detailed in every can
= torment and on every ship to under
: take the work of explanation. It was
4 found that hundreds Of trained insur-
e ance men were available in the army
D and navy, and these as well as Off
S GERS interested in the welfare of their
4 men, were arrayed for a general cam
|, paign. Leaders in this movement
e were assembled at the War-Risk In
), surance Bureau in Washington fol
l. three days instructions, returning tt
their posts all over the country pre-
J, pared to explain insurance in detail
l. spirit Of friendly rivalry was ere
g ated among regiments and other unit
= of the fighting forces on land and sea
Many officers made it point of prid
to have every one Of the men unde
them insured, very often to the entir
T. amount allowed under the law, whicl
81 is $4,000.
# Average Is $4,000 a Man.
# The latest figures show that the av
# erage amount Of insurance taken GU
5 by our fighters is upward Of $500
per man. It was estimated as earl
as February IL, 1918, that the Amer
S can army, both here and abroad, wa
81 more than 90 per cent insured b
# Uncle Sam. Final figures for the nav
# are not yet available, but the blue
# Jackets are known to have responde
# enthusiastically. AS long as new me
# are called to the cOlors, Uncle Sam
# insurance campaign will continue will
$# out let up Insurance means pr
M paredness; preparedness means vi
Ed tory"-this is one of the many bait
## cries which are arraying all America
## fighters in the insurance ranks.
$# The War-Risk Insurance Act is a.
Ssh ministered by the treasury departmen
$# and the work of carrying out it's pr
E| visions is under the close supervise
E# Of Secretary McAdoo, who proposed
@# the congress the measure creating Il
$# bureau and who has had person
|S8 charge of the organization of this ne
s# form of government activity. Its su
# cess is very close to his heart, becau
M& he sees in it not only great human
&## tartan piece of legislation, bringing s
~ curity and justice to those who defer
ne our flag, and to their dependents, b
he also an experiment which may lead
broader human benefits IN the futul