The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-04-04
OUR BOYS WON'T Be
HIT FROM BEHIND

Portland, Ore, aMrch 27.-Sol-
diers, sailors and marines are not to
be hit from behind while they ore
fighting their country's battles. be-
cause of inability to give personal at
thention to their business affoirs or
property rights. Uncle Sam will see
TO it that their rights ore protected.
Congress hos recently posed, and
President Wilson has signed, Sol
diers' and Sailors Relief Act, which
aims to give men in the service full
legol and fnoncial protection.
The War Department has prepared
a brief summary Of the provisions of
this act, with the request that it be
given wide publicity so that men in
the service, heir relatives and the pub
lie generally may know what proaec-
tion has been granted and how to OBJ
tain it.
The War Departments official sum-
mary is as follows:
"a soldier or sailor may own mon
ey on note. Or he may have bought
or leased land or tools or furniture
on which an installment is yet due.
| Or he may have mortgaged his home,
and he is liable to foreclosure for
non-payment. Or he may have start
ed a homestead or mining claim and
be unoblei to continue the necessary
occupation in the required period of
| time. Or he may have carried life
insurance for several years and now
be unable to keep up the premium
payments. Or he may have money
claim against someone and during his
absence the lapse of time may raise
a legal bar against suing for 1t when
he returns. Or he may be sued on
some claim in his absence and may
be unable to defend the suit effective
ly while absent.
"In these and other ways he may
suffer undue hardship. The object Of
this Act is to give relief from such
hardship.
"The provisions of the Act are too
numerous to set forth accurately
here, Enough to point out that its
main principle is as follows
"1D Let someone, on behalf of
the soldier or sailer, notify the court
.L,t a.. n.pt, copcappaJ ic a cnIdinr
or sailor. Then the court will make
prompt inquiries into the merits of
the case; if the case merits it, the
court has power to stay the other par
ty from further proceedings, or to
give other remedy that may be appro-
pirate. The court may also appoint
an attorney to represent the soldier
or sailor in the lawsuit.
"(2) If a lawsuit has been begun
already in some court against the
soldier or sailor, go to that same
court and give the notice above men
toned. If no lawsuit has yet been
begun, but some landlord or other
person is preparing to sell out or to
take possession of property in which
the soldier or sailor Is interested, &c
to the court in whose jurisdiction the
property is, notify the court as above
and ask the court to summon the 9TH
er party. All such persons are for
hidden by law to take property In
that way without first applying to the
, court for an order; but some persons
. NAV attempt to take possession WITH
ont doing so, in ignorance OF the new
law.
"(3) If the soldier or sailor had
an insurance policy or fraternal bene-
fit. before September l, 1917, ana
fears that he may not be able to keep
nm his payments, he should write to
the War Risk Insurance Bureau at
Washington and ask them for a form
of application Cor ask his post ad1u-
tant at the CAMP. The Government,
on certain conditions, will guarantee
the pavment Of the premiums so that
, the policy or membership will not be
, forfeited during the soldiers or sail
or'e absence; he will then have a
wear after his return in which to pay
, I'D and save his policy or membership
This relief does not apply to all pol
, icies or memberships, and details can
not be given here; but on filing out