The government will double the amount allotted by each soldier, to a limit of $37.50 a month. In cases where the soldier allots half of his pay the government will add to the allotment according to the following scale, even though it more than doubles the amount paid by the soldier:
Class A.
- Wife, no child, $15.
- Wife, one child, $25.
- Wife, two children, $32.50.
- For each additional child, $5 more.
- No wife living, one child, $5.
- Two children, $12.50.
- Three children, $20.
- Four children, $30.
- For each additional child, $5.
Class B.
- One parent, $10.
- Two parents, $20.
- Each grandchild, brother, sister or additional dependent, $5.
Nurses can make allotment.
When both A and B classes are in need of allotment from a soldier's pay, and he has allotted half of his pay to Class A, he may allot an additional one-seventh of his pay for the support of Class B dependents, and the government will pay the sums listed above to the Class B dependents, to the limit of $20 a month. Payments under this act were begun November 1, 1917. In case less than one-half of a soldier's pay is allotted, the Secretary of War may require the allotment to be increased up to one-half of the pay.
Compensation For Death Or Disability in line of duty. In all cases must be applied for. In case of death, monthly compensation shall be as follows per month:
- Widow, $25.
- Widow and 1 child, $35.
- Widow and 2 children, $47.50.
- Each additional child, $5.
- One child alone, $20.
- Two children, $30.
- Three children, $40.
- Each additional child, $5.
- Widowed mother, $20.
- For transportation of body, $100.
No women can receive compensation from two sources. The government will continue to pay compensation to a dependent wife until her death or remarriage, and to children until they are 18 years old, unless they are insane or helpless, in which case it will continue to pay the compensation during such incapacity.