The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-07
To Returning Soldiers

To Returning Soldiers
We, your neighbors, speaking thr,
the Red Cross, welcome your return
You have served us and your eountr,
} well in the greatest war in history
Whether you served in this countr,
or on the battlefields of France, W,
are proud of you. In your absenc,
We pledged ourselves thru the Ret
Cross that in times of emergency an(
anxiety your family need want fol
nothing which friendly interest ant
ample resources could supply. Wher
you get home you may be sure thai
this family interest will not cease
Our greatest opportunity to be Of
service may come while you and your
family are getting back to everyday
life. We may need only to supply
you with information, but that will
be given promtly and accurately
Whatever we shall have the op.
portunity to do, working with you
we shall gladly do thru the home
service section of the Red Cross.
When You get Home Consult Your
Home Service Section About
These Things
Here are some things which you
and your family will wish to know
about when you return and about
which you and they may obtain fur
Their information from the home SER
vice section of the Red Cross chapter
in your home town.
Every Returned Soldier Will Need
Information
Every returned soldier and his
family will need information about
his rights under the war risk insur-
ance law or the civil relief act or
other legislation or regulations for
the benefit of soldiers and their rela-
tives. You and your family will
want to know how to keep your gov
eminent insurance from lapsing;
how to file a claim of compensation
If you are injured in the. service;
what plans the government is per-
fecting to return discharged soldiers
to industry; how to apply for arrears
Of pay; how long the government al
lowance to your family should con-
tinue, etc. 1t Is not necessary for
you TO write to Washington to learn
these things. Washington sends the
latest information on these and many
other points to your home service Sec
ton for the use of yourself and your
family. Take your inquiries to the
ked Cross, where they will be an
swered accurately and promtly and
without charge.
Why You Should Keep up Your Gov
eminent Insurance
When you entered the army you
took out government insurance and
allotted q portion OF your monthly
pay to keep up premium payments
1t is of the greatest Importance tina
you keep up your government insur-
ance. ....
From the home service section IL
your home town you can learn the
plans which the 6 ,vernment is now
perfecting by which you can, within
five years after ! eace is declared.
change the form Of insul ance which
you are now carrying into any of the
ordinary kinds of private insurance.
1t will still be government insurance,
however. If your premiums are kept
up you may take advantage of these
plans without medical examination,
even tho you may have suffered some
injury or contracted some illness in
the meantime which would make You
uninsurable in an insurance COM
pany.
Even if you are sound and healthy,
do not be persuaded to drop your
government insurance. You owe it
to yourself and your family to keep
yourself insured. We believe that
you can best do this by maintaining
your government insurance for the
following reasons:
You keep your family continually
protected.
1t helps you to save money me-
1t gives you an opportunity by
Of an endowment policy if
you want to change later to that form
VI luoulduCCJ W plOSluS AoA JouA
own old age.
The government insurance will
cost you less than otner life insur-
ance because there are no charges for |
collections, administra-
tive or advertising expenses.
Government insurance is free from
taxation.
Government insurance is free from
claims of creditors.
There is nothing safer than gov
insurance.
How to Keep up Your Government
.... Insurance
You should be told before leaving
the service the date up to which pre-
miums on your policy have been paid
by deduction from your pay. This
Is very important. If your officers
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