Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1920 — CASH FOR WAR RISK FUND [ARTICLE]

CASH FOR WAR RISK FUND

Sweet Measure Makes $80,000,000 increase In Money Available. Washington, Feb. 13.—Eighty million dollars more a year in compensation for disabled ex-service men Is one of the outstanding results of the passage of the amendment to the war risk act commonly known while pending in congress as the bill.” This feature of the new law is retroactive and all awards of compensation for disability to ex-service men heretofore made are being increased to the new basis. Checks for compensation at the Increased rate from the date of the "Original awards are now being distributed by the bureau of war risk insurance.