Show FAMILIES OF MEN IN SERVICE PROTECTED I I AMERICAN SOLDIERS AND SAILORS SAILORS SAILORS SAIL SAIL- ORS SAFEGUARDED AGAINST FINANCIAL DISASTER To o Compulsory Allotments the tho Government Gov Adds Family Allowances Ranging From 5 a Month to 50 a Month Washington That the fighting men alien of or the tile United States their families left at home are materially safeguarded In generous way by the government Is set forth In a digest of the soldiers' soldiers and sailors sailors' law The United St Stales Stales' tes' tes g government pro- pro ides three forms fonDs of financial protectIon protection protection tIon tion for Its fighting forces and their families Every enlisted man In the active military or naval al service Is under tinder a duty daty to allot 15 a month from his pay to his wife and children To these compulsory allotments the the government gov gO adds family allowances rangIng ranging ranging rang rang- ing from 5 3 a month for fOl n a motherless mother mother- less Jess child and 15 l for a tl wife without children up to a maximum of 50 The compulsory allotments are the same for all enlisted men regardless of rank or pa pay In addition to the compulsory allotments allotments allotments allot allot- ments the enlisted man may also make voluntary allotments to his paTents parents pa- pa Tents rents grandparents brothers sisters or grandchildren and If the they are dependent dependent de- de pendent upon him for support the government nt may add certain monthly family allowances allo vances Not more than 30 50 GO in family allowances will be paid on account of of any of-any any anyone one enlisted man By this system of allotments and the allowances allowances the enlisted man and the i government go ern nent together make provision for the lov loved d ones Olles left behind This compensation Is the modern American substitute for the pension It applies to officers and enlisted men alike w n employed ed in active service ser 8 Ice re regardless of rank or pay and andIs j Is is pa payable able for death or disability incurred Incurred Int In- In t In the line of duty and not caused by their own wilful miscon miscon- i duct In case of death compensation f. f which ranges from 20 0 to 75 a fl month ff Is paid to the sol soldiers soldier's ier's or sailors sailor's widow children and dependent father rather or mother No other relatives are entitled entitled entitled en en- titled to compensation The rhe compensation compensation may be paid to a widow 1 ow until remarriage and to a child until the age of 18 IS or until marriage In case of disability compensation is l' l to the disabled led person himself him hdm- self the amount ranging langin from 30 to per pr month depending upon the disability and the number of dents If the disability is partial the compensation compensation compensation com com- is a percentage of the corni com com- that would be payable for R i ea l 1 lity itY and the amount varies arles uru urn's I ng the size Ize of or the dl disabled Bar BI fr f c and the reduction in inIn tolly Uy I his lils CT em I I rapacity In certain ca cases e disability such as foie tf io o ine j or of r b b Q feet t or both both- hands or both e s- s J less perm anen becoming help- help is 18 pa payable able af len U com com- per m month nth rate of ot Compensation for death and diSability diSa dIS should be clearly distinguished from the the government Insurance protection protection pro pro- which is entirely separate Government Insurance In n addition to the compensation for death or disability the United State States offers its fighting forces the further protection of bf government government- insurance insurance This insurance Is protection against death or total permanent disability It Is granted on written application to all aU persons In the active mill military tar or naval service Because the government government government gov gov- bears all overhead expenses expensE's and amI the the- extra war hazard the tiie costoS costis cost costis oS is e low Tl The e terms are arc so favorable and the thc protection so broad oron that the matter naturally commends Itself to all men joining the colors The premium rate depends on the theman's i mans man's age and for the full averages between 0 G and 7 i a month To obtain this go government insurance insurance ance the the man mail must apply within 1 0 days after he enters th military mili mili- military tary or naval service ser In case of or death of pr a person having so applied for Insurance the government will wUl pay so long as there are persons living who are Me entitled 1 to receive the the same sumo monthly installments install install- installments ments of or etch each for twenty years ears which taking Interest in account aggregate aggregate ag ag- In Iii case casc of total permanent disa disa- disability disability these monthly Installments of ot each will be paid to the disabled disabled dis dis- person throughout his life Provision is m made for the continual continuation continua continua- l tion- tion of this government go Insurance after ing the service el and for its conversion un under er the of ot the act without medical examination not later than five years ears after the close of the war Tar |