Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
FART TEUTON HEGRA
UNDER WILSON RULE
Eight Aliens Lead Exodus From
Barred Zone of
Capital
OTHERS GET DAYS GRACE
Ejectment From Forbidden Areas in
Philadelphia Waits for
Formal Orders
OTHERS GET DAYS GRACE
MASHINGTON. Nov. 90.


Just eight citizens of Germany had left
Washington up to . o'clock this afternoon
In pursuance of President Wilson's proc
1amation of last Monday declaring the Dis
trict of Columbia to he n barred zone for
alien ei emies, directing that those in the
district must Immediately move out and
forbdding others to enter.
Approx imately thirty others have APP
peared at United States Marshal Splain's
Office and announced their intention of de-
partNg soon as they can obtain trans
portation and fill out the aliidavits and
other papers required in their cases. Many
of these will leave tonight. Marshal Splain
said.
About 100 others. who resided In the
District of Columbia before April and
must leave by December t5 have appeared
at the marshal's office and. after register
ing have announced their Intentions to
leave between now and the middle of De
cember.
1t is believed that several others have
left Washington without making their
movements known to the Government.
either through misunderstanding Of the
regulations or welful attempt to escape
apprehension.
Those who appear at the Marshals Of
fee are required to give a history of their
residence in the United states exhibit their
railroad tickets. make affidavit of their
intention to leave for a certain point. and
name the point where they are going and
the address at which they can he found
REMAIN UNDER SURVEILLANCE
They are instructed by the marshal TO
report in person to the United States mar
shal or the Mayor Of the place for which
they leave, who will in turn report their
presence to the Department of Justice.
The marshal of their new residence will
maintain surveillance over the Germans.
In answer to kilograms from the Depart
ment of Justice informing the Mayors OF
Lave ntttn H,,fl
everywhere of the Presidents barred-zone
proclamation. the department has received
prompt replies from Mayor smith of Pha-
delphia, and Mayor Mitchell. of New York
giving assurance of their hearty co-opera-
tion in carrying out the proclamation
The regulations for the districts outside
of Washington have not been prepare and
will be sent out as soon as ready and in
structions sent along with them as to how
they shall be carried out Until then the
department does not expect much headway
can be made in Philadelphia and other
places in deportng Germans from forbidden
areas
Yesterday was the last day under the
Presidents proclamation for Germans to
leave the District of Columbia, but. owing
to the absence of the full regulations and
the affidavit papers to be filed out by the
aliens. they were given one days grace
and have until midnight to leave.
WILL ROUND Up DELINQUENTS.
For the present the Marshals Office is
taking charge only of Germans who report
voluntarily. but in few days will go ac-
lively to work in rounding up any aliens
who have not obeyed the proclamation.
Under regulations now being prepared
aliens all over the United States will be re-
quired to report periodically to the United
States marshals a strict record of their
whereabouts may be kept.
The fact that an alien has declared his
intentions to become "A citizen does not pre-
vent his deportation. neither does the fact
that he OWNS property within the restricted
zone Since the outbreak of the war no
Germans have been permitted to take steps
toward natura iZation. No declarat tons of
intentions have been accepted and no Ger
mans who had filed declarations previous
to war have been permitted to take out
Anal papers.