Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 203, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1919 — NAMED EXAMINER FOR WAR RISK INSURANCE BURAU. [ARTICLE]

NAMED EXAMINER FOR WAR RISK INSURANCE BURAU.

Dr. C. E. Johnson has been noti"fied by the government that he has been appointed the local examiner for the bureau of war risk insurance, which was operated for the soldiers’ interest during the late war. The government has divided the United States into district and these, in turn, have been sub-divided. Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky comprise the seventh district and Dr. Johnson’s territory includes Newton, White, Pulaski and Jasper counties.

This movement on the part of the government is made entirely for the interest of the soldiers, sailors and marines who have been discharged from the service. The government has’found that upon discharge there were many men who waived claim to benefits due them under the insurance act in their eagerness to leave the service, and it is their intention to see that all who contracted injuries or suffered from illness during the period they were in the service which are proving a handicap to them in civilian life are justly dealt with. .Each soldier in this district who believes that his physical condition was impaired through army service will be given an examination free of charge by Dr. Johnson, who, in turn, will be reimbursed by the government. Treatment of any description will be given free of charge, such as surgical work, hospital attention, etc. Teeth disorders will also be corrected at the expense of the government. It is an excellent opportunity for the soldier to have his physical disabilities corrected iand the government feels that it is their duty to correct these faults. In order to secure the examination the applicant must bring his discharge papers with him or a certified copy of them to prove that his disabilities were incurred in the service. Certified copies of discharges may be secured at any Red Cross headquarters. Dr. Johnson wishes it thoroughly understood that he has nothing Whatever ito do with the paying of benefits under the war risk act and that the soldier’s financial benefits can only be secured through writing the bureau at Washington. Any soldier who is put to any traveling expense in having the examination made will 'be reimbursed’by the government. The soldier may feel assured that he is not signing away any of the' rights which are his under the insurance act through having this examination made. If, after the soldier has 'been treated, the finds that his health is still impaired he will still be eligible to receive compensation through the government insurance.