Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-04-04
CITIZEN ARMY
!. LEFT TUESDAY
Meetings at Court Hous, : nd
at Elks' Hall and Nil 8 ~
Parade Feature Of Day "A
Farewell Reception Civ e
The men Of the selective sci

The men OF the selective sci )
army VIII owere to be sent Tues
from Jamestown had day that was
far from being uneventful. First, at
10 o'clock they gathered at the court
house in the court room. The room
was nearly filled with the men who
were there to answer to their names
and the few friends who came with
them. Many of the city and county
officials were present, also.
Auditor Blewett had charge of the
meeting. City Attorney Aylmer
spoke on the question of the finan-
cial aid that the government is pre-
pared to render the soldiers and
their dependents, and other regula-
tions concerning the soldiers busi-
ness relations. Mr.. Aylmer is chair
man of the department Of civilian re-
lief of the Stutsman county branch
Of the Red Cross. @
Attorney Aylmer first spoke of the
four general forms of payment which
have been provided by the govern
ment for the soldier and his depend
ents (in addition to the part of the
soldiers wages which he retains.
These are allotments of pay, family
allowances, compensation, and tnsur-
ance. , -,.-l.
The first to apply to enlisted men
only and are to, be made under Or
binary conditions of health. The
other two apply equally to enlisted
men and officers and are for partial
disability, total disability or death.
Allotments of Pay.
This is compulsory as to wife (un-
less ,she.. willingly; valves it because
she is self-supporting,) compulsory
as to children, but voluntary as to
other persons. The compulsory al
lotment varies from SIS to one-half
the pay.
Following is the schedule of allot-
Class A. Wife, child or children:
(a) II there be a wife, but no child,
SIT. per month; (b) II there be q
wife. and one child, SIS. These al
lotments range up to f960 s7ss;#;
Glass b. Grandchild, parent, bro
ther or sister, 10 to $40, and IS ad-
ditional for each brother; sister, etc.
The total must not exceed $50 In
amount.
Family Allowances.
These are not taken out of the
soldiers pay, but are paid monthly
by the u. S. government. The amount
will also correspond to that OF the
above schedule. 1t will not be paid
unless it is applied for, the applica-
tion being made by the soldier or by
or in behalf of the dependent. And
it will be paid only when there is an
allotment of the soldiers pay going
to the same dependent.
COMPENSATION for Death or Dis
ability.
This is a form of automatic insur-
ance. That is, it is not optional with
the soldier insured, it Is not paid for
out of his earnings, it is equally ap-
plicable to officers, enlisted men and
nurses serving under the war or navy
departments, and the amount does
not in any way depend upon the
earnings Of the person injured, rem
dered i'll, or killed. The schedule Is
as follows:
Gal For widow alone, $25 month.
OBJ For widow and one child, $35.
(c) Widow and two children $47.5O.
IS each additional child up to two.
(d) If there be no widow, then for
one child $40. (e) Two children,
$50. (f) Three children, $40, with
S. for each additional child up to
two. (g) For widowed mother, $40.
The amount payable under this sub
division shall not be greater than .
sum which, when added to the total
amount payable to the widow and
children does not exceed SIS.
The United States shall pay burial
expenses not to exceed 500.
During continuance Of total disa-
bility, monthly compensation she'll
be paid to the injured person as fol-
lows:
(a) If he has neither wife nor a
child living, $50, (b) Wife. but no
child living $45! (c) Wife and one
child $55. (d) Wife and two child
rem. $65. (e) Wife and three or
more children SIS. 81 If he has no
wife. but one child living, $40, with
$40 for each additional child up to
two, (g) II he has widowed mother
dependent upon him for support,
then, In addition to above amounts,
SO. n!
Other arrangements are made for
certain special forms Of. total. disa-
bility, providing nurses, ETC., In ex-
ceptional cases. sss5 .s.!.: sjs
- Insurance. .5:
insurance against death for total,
permanent disa ability Ia made avail
able to all in army and navy. also,
but this differs from the "compensa-
ton in that it is purely voluntary
on part OF insured and also because
premiums are to be paid BY the In
sured person. It is additional to the
form Of automatic INSURANCE known
as Compensation. Il.
Al man must take out his insur-