The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-07-23
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SHOWS SPEED
Official Records Show That Up to
July 9Th and Since November II,
7,056 Men Discharged.
1900 MEN IN HOSPITAL NOW
Various Activities Are Keeping UP
Their Work to Make 1t More
Pleasant for the Men,

Up to July 9Th the official records
show that since the signing of the
armistice November II, 167,056 men
have been discharged at this canton
meny. The greater number were
Minnesota men, Iowa being second in
order. Iowa men numbered 34,359
and Nebraska men 1868. The past
two weeks Something over 5000 men
have been discharged and more are
arriving every day 1t is believed
that BY the time all discharges are
made from this camp that the number
will be close to 200, 900. -.
These figures do not include the
men who have been discharged from
the hospitals at Fort Des Moines and
AT Camp Qodae. Among the recent
arrivals were over 200 disabled men
who were taken direct to Fort Des
Moines. There are now about 1900
wounded men at that hospital now.
All OF the various activities are keep
ing up their work in an effort to make
it as pleasant as possible for these
men. The Red Cross is always on the
Job and the Y M. C. A. and X. e.
huts are popular resorts. The Saliva
tion Army people still maintain a
large room in the city for the special
benefit of the returning men and the
Red Cross maintain a building be-
tween the Rock Island and Union de-
pots where all men wearing the uni
form are welcome. The army Y. NJ.
G. A. at the corner Of 4th and Grand
Is open at all times and the army club
iii the old Shrine temple affords a
meeting place for the soldiers. The
Knights of Columbus and the Jewish
Welfare society maintain quarters in
the heart of the business district.
The branch bank at Camp Dodge
established by the DeS Moines Clear
ing House assQciation is taking in
about $4,000 day since the open
ing, according to J. R. Capps, secre-
tafy and manager of the association.
The men get n0n-negOtiable notes in
return for their depOsfts and the mon
ey is sent straight home.
Congressman Towner has sent a let
ter to returned soldiers in his district
urging them to keep up their war in
surance as it is cheaper than any old
line company will carry it. He gives
a brief resume of the law pertaining
to the matter and this will interest re-
turned soldiers and therefore is given
herewith:
Six forms of permanent insurance
are offered: l. Ordinary Life; q.
Twenty payment Life; 8. Thirty pay
ment Life; NJ Twenty year endow-
ment; 5. Thirty year endowment; 8.
Endowment maturing at age of sixty
two.
Payments may be made monthly,
quarterly, semi-annually or annually.
After one year the new policies have
q cash value which will be paid by
the government upon surrender. Mon.
ey can also be borrowed on them up to
"a per cent of the cash value. The
government insurance will not be
turned over to private insurance COM
panies. 81 ..-. 4
Reinstatement of lapsed insurance
can be made at any time within nine
months after the date of first lapse,
under the following conditions:
l. Where the insured has paid no
premiums since discharge
(a) If not discharged more than
three months. the policy may be re-
instated by simply sending in past
due premiums, provided the insured is
still living. No application for rein.
statement of proof Of good health Is
required. Al
q. (b) If discharged more than three
months and less than nine months in
slred must be in as good health as at
date Of discharge, and so state in his
application for reinstatement when
sending in premiums past due. No
medical exa animation is required.
Il (c) II insured was discharged be-
fore, Jan. l, 1919, the insurance may
be reinstated at any time before Sep
,tember 80, 1919, on the same condi'
ton as In paragraph % above; name.
lXSinsured must be in as good health
as. at date Of discharge and SO state in
his application for reinstatement when
sending in past due premiums. No
medical examination is required.
Where the insured has paid the
first premium due after he was dis
charged but has failed to pay some
Of the later ones:
(a) If less than three months BE-
hind in premium payments and insured
is in as good health as when the poll
cy lapsed and so states in his appli-
cation he may reinstate without medi-
cal examination by sending in pre-
miums past due ."t>
(b) II mor6athan three months be-
hind and less than nine months, in
sured may reinstate, if in as good
health. as at the date when the ,insur-
ance lapsed andsso states in his appli-
cation and submits Herewith a salts
factory report to that effect to the Di-
rector of War Risk Insurance from
reputable physician, together with the
premiums past due.
8. Where the insurance has been
formally cancelled it may be reinstated
on conditions similar to the above.
III the policyholder is unable to keep
the full amount of War Risk Insurance
lie may reinstate part of it from 81, 1000
up to $4,000 in multiples of $500. Re
ductions may be made in multiples Of