The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-03-04

the sneciaI benefit Of service men who
failed 10 reinState their Insurance
prior 10 the new law, and who have
been discharged more than eighteen
months.
Ex-service men may still relnstate
their lapsed term Insurance NJ any
time within eighteen months follow
ing the month Of discharge by com
plying with the same conditions.
Within three months following the
month of discharge, reinstatement
may be made by simply remltting two
months premiums without formal
application o. statement rs to health.
Reinstatement may also be made
after eighteen months following dis
charge. ~ follows: n the insurance
has not been lapsed longer than three
months, by complying with the con
ditions outlined. From the fourth to
the eleventh month, inclusive after
lapse. by complying with the same
conditions. and in addition submitting
n formal report of examination made
| by reputable physician substantial
| ing the statement Of health To the
| satisfaction Of the director Of the
bureau.
Beneficiaries Group Enlarged.
In announcing the new ruling.
Director Cholmeley-Jones emphasizes
the fact that war risk (term) insur-
ance or Omitted States government
| (converted) life insurance may now
he made payable to any of the follow
ing new and enlarged group OF
beneficiaries:
Parent. granlparent. step-parent.
wife Cor hushand) child step-child,
adopted child grandchild. brother.
sister, half-brother. half-sister. brother
through adoption, uncle. aunt. nephew,
niece brother-ln-law. sister-m-law;
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,
grandparrnt. step-parent. or parent
through adoption Of the inSured's wife
Cor huSband).
War risk Oerm) insurance may be
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 % be strengthened.
In the future IT will be treated
as a part of the country's first line Of
defense. II has not received the
credit il 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 q
confidential order. BY It each INIT Of
the guard was assigned a definite line
of action in the genera. mobilization
whereby all would Immediately begir
to operate under naval command
specifically named in the order fol
each unit.
Dispatches putting the order Into
effect were cleared on the day wal
was declared. Units affected includ
ed % cruising cutters, II harbor cut
tiers and launches, and $50 coast sta
lions. with personnel of approximate
ly 900 commissioned officers, 404 war
rant officers and $500 enlisted men
increased during the war to maxi
mum of 43S warrant officers and 6,1OC
enlisted men. with no increase in the
number of commissioned officers. All
units affected by the mobilization order
were assigned by II to naval districts
but six cruising cutters were within
few days taken from the districts. anc
assigned 10 the Atlantic patrol squad
ron. Four OF these, with two Other
, cruising cutters. were sent abroad fol
duty In the war zone.
One Cutter Sunk by the Enemy.
These six vessels left the Unite'
, States Individually between the date
. of August 10 and September 20, 1917
one of them was sunk in the war zon'
: by enemy action; the others returned
70 the United States between the date
January 3 and July l, 1919. The cut
!. ters attached TO naval districts acte'
as patrol vessels on the coast, con
! voyed and lowed along the coast or q
, offshore points various craft used Il
, connection with the supply fleet wer
, detailed TO hunt for enemy submarine
, reported ON the coast, and were sent
/, when the necessity arose. TO assis
, vessels In distress.
The coast stations, with their surf
!. man patrols, formed an armed fore
>. OF observation and communication o
a. coast and Great Lakes. The
, 'raro ,>suecially valuable I'm this respec