Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-16


/ ditions outlined From the fourth to
the eleventh month, inclusive, after
lapse, by complying with the same
conditions, and in addition submitting
a formal report of examination made
by reputable physician substantial
ing the statement of health TO the
satisfaction of the director of the
bureau.
6eneffciaries Group Enlarged.
In announcing the new ruling,
Director Cholmeley-Jones emphasizes
the fact that war risk (term) insur-
ance or United States government
i Converted life insurance may now
be made payable TO any of the follow
ing new and enlarged group of
beneficiaries:
/ Parent grandparent, step-parent.
4 wife Cor husband) child, step-child,
adopted child. grandchild. brother,
sister, half-brother, half-sister, brother
through abortion, uncle, aunt, nephew,
niece, brOtheI-in-law, sister-ln-law !;
T persons who have stood in the relation
of parent to the insured for a period
of one year or more prior to his enlist
ment or induction, or the child or
children of such persons; parent,
grandparent, step-parent, or parent
through adoption of the insured's wife
Cor husband).
War risk (term) insurance may be
I ;,,t
ment life insurance, now or at any
time within five years after the formal
termination of the war by proclamation
of the president.
Coast Guard to Be Strengthened.
The coast guard of the United
States is to be strengthened
as part of the country's first line OF
defense. 1t has not received the
credit it deserves for the part it took
in the war. On April 6, 1917, the date
of the declaration of war against
Germany by the United States, the
entire guard passed from the control
of the secretary of the treasury to that
of the secretary of the navy and has
continued to this date to operate as
part of the navy. Plans for the co
ordination of the guard and navy in
the event of war had been worked out
and were published to the service dur.
ing the month preceding the war in a
confidential order. BY it each unit of
the guard was assigned a definite line
of action in the general mobilization,
whereby all would Immediately begin
to operate under naval command
specifically named in the order for
each unit
Dispatches putting the order into
effect were cleared on the. day war
was declared Units affected includ
ed % cruising cutters, IA harbor cut
tiers and launches, and $50 coast sta
lions, with a personnel of approximate
" 229 commissioned officers, 404 war
rant officers and $500 enlisted men,
increased during the war to a maxi
mum of 43S warrant officers and 6, 100
enlisted men. with no increase in the
number of commissioned officers. All
units affected by the mobilization order
were assigned by it to naval districts,
but six cruising cutters were within q
few days taken from the districts, and
assigned to the Atlantic patrol squad
ron. Four of these. with two other
cruising cutters, were sent abroad for
duty in the war zone.
One Cutter Sunk by the Enemy.
These six vessels left the United
States individually between the dates
of August 10 and September 20, 1911
One of them was sunk in the war zone
by enemy action; the others returned
to the United States between the dates
January 3 and July l, 1919. The cut
tiers attached to naval districts acted
as patrol vessels on the coast, con-
yoyed and lowed along the coast or to
offshore points various craft used in
connection with the supply fleet, were
detailed TO hunt for enemy submarines
reported on the coast, and were sent
when the necessity arose, TO assist
vessels in distress.
The coast stations, with their SURF
man patrols, formed an armed force
of observation and communication on
the coast and Great Lakes. They
4 were especially valuable in this respect
along the Atlantic SeabOard at the
times of submarine attacks on our
coast They continued TO perform
work of rescue and assistance as oc-
casion required. The peace-time bat
teries of the cruising cutters com
prised from two TO four 6-pounder
guns; these were generally replaced
or augmented by larger guns of the
2-inch or finch rapid-fire type to a
maximum on a few of the vessels of
four 4-inch. this being considered the
heaviest battery any of the cutters
could carry TO advantage. Their
armament further included the usual
outfit of small arms, machine guns,
and depth charges of the 30. pound or
30O-pound sizes. varying with the ma,
ture of the duties to which they were
assigned. To the outfit of small arms
on the harbor cutters was added in
most cases a 1-pounder gun. Small
arms were distributed to the coast
stations and carried on patrol by the
surfman.