The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-10-10
SOLDIER INSURANCE
PLANS MADE PLAIN
Men May Reduce To $1,000
And Multiples of
~ $500 up.

The farms of the country contribu-
ted about one-fourth of the man pow
eT of the forces of the United States
engaged in the War.
II is estimated that 100000 men
who served in the army the navy and
the marine corps were born and rear
ed on American farms.
A total of 4.539.04S men took out
War Risk Insurance, their aggregate
policies totalling nearly $4,000, 000,-
600, and each policy averaging ST.
700. OF this total insurance, service
men from the farming districts car
ried approximately $10,42O,0OO,0 900,
and by far the greater percentage of
tihis insurance was made payable to
wives, mothers, fathers and other rel
ntives who reside on farms.
The average age of men who fell
in action, died Of wounds or from
otbor CAUSES during the war, was 20
y airs. and because of their youth, by
far the greater percentage were I'M
married men. Which explains Why
~ pee cent of the policies taken out
na.ed mothers as beneficiaries, is
per cent named fathers and only per
cent named wives>
In the oripiaa, War Risk Act pro.
vision was made for the policies writ
ten on service men during the war to
be oantinaed as permanent Govern
ment Insurance. To avail themselves
OF the opportunity TO convert their
. War Risk insurance into permanent
United States Government Insurance
, II is necessary that the met discharg-
ed ifrem SERVED continue 10 pay their
monthly premiums, and at some time
during the tive years following the
formal declaration OF peace that the,
.convert into a permanent policy,
From the record ~ appears that
,only abosit twenty-five per cent of the
men who had insurance during ,tse
War are continuing to keep mp their
insurance. This ifs largely due to the
fact fhat the men were sntua'ssiar
withhhe provisions of the Act. or that
they have mol felt financially dsle to
carry their Insurance at tAss tire.
no guard against any man sosing
4iis right 10 Government Insurance be.
cause of this condition the Secretary
of the Treaissry recently issued rul-
ing allowing every mann eighteen
months In rshich he has the opportu-
hity 10 rasnstate his ansursnce after
he has allowed II 10 lapse because OF
non-pasn, ent OF preusums
This Reinstatement privilege should
be clefrsiy understood. So long as q
man is mot paying his premiums he
is mol insured His Reinstatement
privilege merely gives hin the riahl
to az AIN have Covexnmeis. Insurance
withahi undergoing physical examh
nation, and upon the psNBnent of NV,
monfhs premiums.
A nationwide campaign has beer
inaut rated feT dtyect personal con
tactwith former service men through
which they mby Are Informed OF ibeii
rigtns TO permanent .GoHernment In
surance. and in this campaign have
F., been enlisted IN. American Red Cross
the y. NJ. G. A., uhe Kntlhts of ColIm-
bus. the Salvation ARMY. the Y. M
H[A. the Boz Scsuts. sTnd numerous
other National social welfare orgsni-
cations. In as1dishun lnssre than 50
600 life insurance agen's have beer
G,baed. The volunteer roll further
inok.des thousands Ui bankers. doe
tors, lawyers. mAmnfaS rers, and
other business men ami representa-
tives of all associations which come
in e.ptaet win discharged service
Gtn and their dependents
The former service MIA who lives