Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-06-13

a 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 copy of it is in the Luxem.
bourg museum along with Mr.. Orr's ia.
nous etchings of Reims cathedral.
every enlisted person in the nations
service, and this means millions OF
cards, millions Of bookkeeping and
financial operations, thousands OF
awards and thousands Of checks go
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
Bureau of War Risk Insurance, as
beneficiaries or otherwise, need not in
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 McAdoc 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 soldier or sailor
who has been killed in battle or died
of disease, involve very few compiled.
tons making for delay. These insur
ance claims are paid promptly after
death.
the "selling" advantage of very at
tractive rate, and also 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-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, 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. It 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 a general cam
paign. Leaders in this movement
were assembled at the War-Risk In
surance Bureau in Washington for
three days instructions, returning to
their posts all over the country pre-
pared to explain insurance in detail.
A spirit Of friendly rivalry was Gre
ated among regiments and other units
of the fighting forces on land and sea.
Many officers made it point of pride
to have every one of the men under
them insured, very often to the entire
amount allowed under the law, which
is $4,000.
Average Is $4,000 Man.
The latest figures show that the av-
erage amount of insurance taken out
by our fighters is upward of $4,000
per man. 1t was estimated as early
as February u, 1918, that the Ameri-
can army, both here and abroad, was
more than 80 per cent insured by
Uncle Sam. Final figures for the navy
are not yet available, but the blue
| jackets are known to have responded
enthusiastically. AS long as new men
are called to the colors, Uncle Sans
insurance campaign will continue with
out let up. Insurance means pre-.
paredness; preparedness means vic
tory''-this is one of the many battl.
cries which are arraying all American
| fighters in the insurance ranks.
1 The War-Risk Insurance Act Is ad.
ministered by the treasury department
and the work of carrying out it's pro
visions is under the close supervision
of Secretary McAdoo, who proposed tc
the congress the measure creating the
| bureau and who has had personal
charge of the organization of this new
form of government activity. Its sue
cess is very close to his heart, because
he sees in it not only great humani'
tartan piece of legislation, bringing Sc
curity and justice to those who defend
our flag, and to their dependents. but
also an experiment which may lead tt
broader human benefits in the future