Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08

United States Marshal v. y. Dali
man and Deputy Walter Williams Of
Peoria arrived here early this morn
ing aud left this afternoon. They will
return next week and open healquar-
ters here where permits can be OBJ
tanned. The address OF the headquar-
ters will be published in due time Mar
shall Dallman says there is no cause
for German OF Austrian residents here
10 get unduly excited They viii be
given ample time TO secure permits.
The marshals Office is ia state Of
expectancy over the declaration Of war
with Austria and new legislation
changing the definition OF an alien en-
envy to include women.
War with Austria places q tremen-
dons burden upon the shoulders OF
Malshal Dallman because it viii
vastly multiply the number OF enemy
aliens IN this district. Since early in
June the marshal has issued approx
imately one thousand alien enemy per-
mits to uuuaturalized Germans. 1t is
estimated on good authority that there
viii be approximately one thousand
five hundred OF more Austrian appli-
cants for permits in this district now
that war with Austria is declared and
The department Of justice sends in
.tructons 20 Marshal Dallman sim
lar to those which came soon after
the declaration of war with Germany
n German and Austrian women are
brought within the alien enemy permit
requirements it will mean that some
thing like FIVE thousand permits must
be issued by the marshal in this dis
trlct, and the number may run higher
than that Employers Of laborers il
the goal mines and IN manufacturing
cities like Alton. kewanee Rock is
land Moline and elsewhere all sa!
that the number of Austrana in thei
employ exceeds the number OF Ger
mans
Yesterday tho United States marsha
forwarded to Washington photograph
and descriptions of five enemy alien
who have been arrested recently il
this district by him or his deputies
Four Of the five are now in Jail ii
Peoria and one in Springfield. It j
expected orders TO inferno these fiv
will he received i'm a few days by III
marshal
The war department has wired Mar
shall Dallmau asking if there was an
considerable amount Of shippin
from Mississippi and Illinois rive
points in this district which require
protection Of troops The marsha
wired back promptly that river traH
out Of Peoria Quincy and some othe
POINTS had closed for the winter an
that troops would be unnecessary
Is Restricted Area.
Rock Island. Moline. East Molin
and Silyis were designated by MAJ
shall Dallman as restricted territQr,
being less than a half mile from III
Rock Island arsenal These restricte
areas have been placed around all al
senals, forts, mUniion factories an
important harbOr lines throughout tn
country. Under this law Sc would M
be possible for an alien enemy 70 pas
down Second avenue. Rock Islaral, 3
this comes within the restricted are
German citizens who have thus IA
failed to secure permits, will be ei
ahled TO do so now. when the hea,
quarters are opened here next week.
The roundup Of Austro-Hungarla
enemies began today throughout ii
United States with agents OF the d
partment OF Justice being assisted :
local authorities.
With the declaration OF war MOI
than q million subjects OF Austri,