Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-06-14

picture acquired by the Louvre il
Paris, during the artists lifetime. His
etching is of the eont Neuf. the oldes
bridge in Paris. The original plah
is now in permanent possession of tbs
Louvre and copy OF it is in the Luxem.
bourg museum along with Mr.. Orrs "a
nous etchings of Reims cathedral.
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every enlisted person in the nations
service. and this means millions Of
cards, millions Of bookkeeping and
financial operations, thousands az
awards, and thousands of checks 20
ing out every month.
The bleak specter of poverty, the
humiliation of charity, the silent sui
fering of penniless pride-these are
eliminated by the government protee
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
Bureau of War Risk Insurance, as
beneficiaries or otherwise, need not 10
any circumstances employ claim
agents or provide lawyers. The Blu.
reau of War Risk Insurance will cheer.
fully furnish full legal advice and as.
sistance. Secretary McAdoo has zig.
, orously denounced the nefarious activ.
titles of claim agents and others who
would prey upon dependents of MN
killed in battle by exacting unnecss
sary fees and requiring useless litga.
tions.
Claims PAID Promptly.
Actual insurance checks, mailed to
the dependents of a soldier or sailor
who has been killed In battle or died
OF disease, involve very few cOmplica-
tioas making for delay. These insur-
Gnce 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 large
body of policyholders. A very brief
experience during the first few weeks
demonstrated that educational work
was necessary-soIne well-organlzed
effort looking toward explanation, 50
that every soldier, sailor. marine
nurse, and coast guard man would
know what might be obtained under
this law-that is to say, know 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. 1t was
found that hundreds of trained insur.
ance men were available in the army
and navy, and these, as well as Off
GERS interested In the welfare of their
men, were arrayed for general cam
paign. Leaders In this movement
were assembled at the War-RiSk In
surance Bureau In Washington for
three days instructions, returning 10
their posts all over the country pre-
pared to explain insurance In detail
A spirit Of friendly rivalry was ere
ated among regiments and other units
of the fighting forces on land and sea-
Many officers made 1t a point Of prize
to have every one of the men under
them insured. very often to the entire
amount allowed under the law, when
is $4,000.
Average Is $4,000 a Man.
The latest figures show that the az
erage amount of insurance taken ou1
by our fighters is upward Of SS'OVO
per man. 1t was estimated as cary
as February u, 1918, that the Amer
can army, both here and abroad, was
more than 80 per cent insured Dy
Uncle Sam. Final figures for the ma"
are not yet available, but the Olue
Jackets are known to have responueu
enthusiastically. AS long as new men
are called to the colors, Uncle Sans
insurance campaign win continue Wit
out let up. Insurance means pre-
paredneSS; preparedness means
tory'-this is one of the many oa'u'
cries which are arraying all AnericAn
fighters in the insurance ranks.
The War-Risk Insurance Act Is aa'
ministered by the treasury department
and the work of carrying out its prV
visions is under the close supervise
of Secretary Ncadoo. who proposed u
the congress the measure creating 'hv
bureau and who has had pefsona'
charge of the organization of this 1e"
form of government activity. It's so,
cess is very close to his heart, oecaus'
he sees in it not only a great hu'n"D-
tartan piece of legislation. bringn.
curity and justice to those who de'su.
our flag, and TO their dependents Oa ~,
also an experiment which may leau y
broader human benefits in the fuiuIV