Show FAMILIES OF MEN IN SERVICE AMERICAN SOLDIERS AND SAILORS SAILORS SAIL SAILo ORS SAFEGUARDED AGAINST FINANCIAL DISASTER To Compulsory Allotments the Gov Gov- Adds Family Allowances Ranging From 5 a Month to to- 50 a Month Washington That the fighting men mn of the United States Stites and their thel families left at ut home ho ie are materially material safeguarded In generous way ay by by the tho in in- ina digest diges government go Is set forth a 11 of the soldiers soldiers' and mill sailors' sailors la law lair Tl The e United States government pro pro- financial protection protection protection Ides three forms fornis of and their theL tion for Its fighting forces families Every enlisted man In the active military or naval service Is under duty to allot 15 a month from hi his pay to his wife and children To Tt I these compulsory allotments the government government gov gov- adds adds' family a allowances lowance rangIng ranging rang rang- lug ing Ing from 5 5 a month for a motherless motherless motherless mother mother- less chill child l ami and 15 for for fora a wife without children up Ul to a. a num m of 50 50 The compulsory allotments are the same for fOl nil all enlisted mien nien men regardless of ot rank or 01 pa pay In addition to the compulsory allot allotments ments rents the enlisted man mun may also make voluntary allotments to his parents parents pa pa- rents grandparents brothers sisters or grandchildren and If they are ure der dependent dependent de de- pendent upon him for support i government may add certain monthly family allowances Not more than 0 In family allowances will be he paid on account of any anyone one enlisted man By this this system sy system tem of allotments J and allowances the enlisted man an and l the go government t together make nake provision I Ifor for the loved 10 ones left behind This compensation Is the modern American substitute for the pension It applies to officers and enlisted men alike when employed in active servIce servIce Ice regardless of rank or pay andIs and andis is Is payable for death or disability In tn Incurred curr d in In the the theUne line Une of duty and arlit not caused n sed by bY their own wilful misconduct miscon miscon- duct In case of death compensation which ranges ranges' from 20 to 75 a month mouth Is paid to the soldiers soldier's or sailors sailor's widow children and dependent father or mother No other relatives are entitled entitled en en- titled to compensation The s mn may be paid to a widow until remarriage and to a child until the age of of 18 or until marriage In case of disability compensation Is pa to the disabled person him self the amount ranging from 30 to per month depending upon the disability and the time number of dents If the disability is partial the compensation compensation com com- is a percentage of the compensation compensation com com- r that would be payable for total disability and the a amount varies according to the size of the disabled persons person's family and the reduction in his earning capacity ty In certain specific specific specific cases of total disability such as ns the loss of both feet or both hands handsor or both eyes or for becoming helpless helpless help help- less le s and permanently Uy bedridden com is is- payable able at the rate rote of per month Compensation for tor death and disa- disa should be clearly distinguished from the government insurance pro- pro protection n. n which Is entirely separate Government Insurance In addition to the compensation fort for death or disability the United States offers offers its Us fighting ng forces the further protection of ot government insurance This ills insurance Is pr protection te tIon against death or total permanent disability It Ft is granted on written application to tOt all to i all persons per ons in the active military or naval service er Because the government government government gov gov- l' l ars all overhead expenses sEp and Ind the j. j war ar hazard azard the cost costIs Is Is extremely low The Time terms are so favorable u and d the the pr protection n so broad brond that that uie the matter la er naturally commends itself to nil all men Joining the colors II The rime premium rate depends depend on the lie he hemans heman's mans man's age and for the full 1 averages a between 0 and 7 a month I. I To obtain this government in Insurance ur- ur ance anc the tile man must apply appl within l 1 10 0 O lays days after he enters the active mill mili tar tary or r naval nary service j In case of death of a a n person having so o applied for Insurance the Uie government go wilt will pay so so long as there are ire re p persons living who are arc entitled to receive the same ame monthly Installments Installments Install Install- ments of each for twenty years which taking Interest In account aggregate ag ag- grega regate e Sl SOO In Tease Case of ot total pt I b duty l t these m monthly Installments o oI of ot I ea each h will be paid paid to o the ilis ills ills' nl person throughout ugh ut hIs hs lift lifo Provision is Is made rado for the continua continuatIon continuation tion of this government go Insurance after rafter leaving the service and for Its inversion conversion lon under th the provisions provision s of the he act without medical examination sat not later than five O years after the I clo lose close eJ of the war I |