The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-03-13

/ we tltNtiiD Ulbill n. iH'1l>INt. dl''i
lapse 10y complying with the same
conditions. ard in aGlition Submttin"
formal rpnort of examination made
by reputable physician substantial
Ing he statement of health to the
satisfaction of the director of the
bureau
scnefciaries Group Enlarged.
In announcin" the new ruling.
Director Ch"lmpley-Joncs emphasizes
the fact that war risk UcTm) inSur-
ance or United States government
(converteD life Insurance uay now
be made payable To any Of the follow
ing new and enlarged group of
beneficiaries:
Parent. grandparent Step-parent,
wife Tor hushand) child step-child,
adopted child. graudchild. brother,
sister. haIf-brother. half-Sister. brother
through adoption. uncle. aunt, nephew,
niece. brother-in-law. sister-In-law;
persons who have stood In the relation
of parent tn the insured for period
Of one year or more prior to his enlist
ment or induction or the child or
children of such persons; parent.
grandparnht. step-parent, or parent
through adoption of the insured's wife
Tor huSband).
War risk (term) insurance may he
converted into United States govern
ment life insurance. now or at any
time within FIVE wears 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 o be strengthened.
In the future il will be treated
as part of the country's first line of
defense. IL 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 n
confidential order. BY it each unit of
the guard was assigned a definite line
of action in the genera. 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 wal
was declared. Units affected includ-
ed 90 cruising cutters, IA harbOr cut
tiers and launches. and 2S0 coast sta
lions. with a personnel of approximate
| L. 229 commissioned officers, 404 war
rant officers and $500 enlisted men,
! increased during the war to 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 1t to naval districts,
| but six cruising cutters were within a
few days taken from the districts. and
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 90 1917.
One of them was sunk in the war zone
| by enemy action; the others returned
| to the United States between the dates
January and July l, 1919. The cut
| tiers attached to naval districts acted
as patrol vessels on the coast, con-
yoyed and towed 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
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 6pOunder
guns; these were generally replaced
or augmented by larger guns Of the
3-inch or 4-inch rapid-fire type to
maximum on 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 50-pound or
3O0-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.
THE PEANUT