The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-26
DETAILS OF DRAFT
REGISTRATION

Huge posters are being received
by registration officials giving detail
ed instructions for those registering
for the selective draft, June 5. These
posters will be placed conspicuously
at points near the places for registra-
ton Following are the instructions:
/ Name in full. Age in years.
This means all your names spelled out
state your age today in years only; Dis
regard additional months or days; be pre-
months" or the like
2. Home address.
This means the place where you nave
your permanent home, not the place where
5. Date of birth.
Write your birthday on a piece Of paper paper
before going to register, and give the paper
4. Are you az a natural-born citizen;
or have you declared your intention to be-
come a citizen (specify which, r.,..a
~ If you were born in the United
States, Including Alaska and Hawaii, you
are a nafural-born Citizen no matter what
may have been the citizenship or nationanty
of YOUR parents. If you were born in Porto
Rico you are a citizen of the United states
unless you were born of alien parentage
| If you were born abroad, you are sun a
citizen of the United States If your father
was a citizen of the United states at the
time you were born, unless you have ex'
| C20 You are a naturaIIzed citizen If you
have completed your naturalization that is
I N
are not a citizen if you have only declared
| your intention to become clrzen (that, Is,
| in the latter case you are only a "declar-
ant"
You are also a naturalized citizen II, al
tho foreign born, your father or surviving
parent became fully naturalized while you
were under p years Of age, ana If you
1s9 You are a deeiarant if, although a
citizen subject of some foreign country,
YOU have declared on oath before a natural
esaen Of dot the nited States Receipt
the clerk of the court of the certified copy
of such declaration Is often ealIed La IA n ~
if YOUR first paper was taken out after
September 26, 1905, and is more than Z
"a You are an alien if you do not fall
within one of the three classes above men
toned.
8. II not a citizen. of what country are
you a citizen or subject:
T. What is your present trade, occupa-
This does not ask what you once did,
nor what You are best fitted to do. 1T
ASKS WHAT YOUR JOB is RIGHT NOW.
State briefly, as Farmer" Miner, STU
in G1H automobiie wagon, or other factory, !.
''Maehinist in automobile factory" etc, II
YOU hold an office under State or Federal
government, name the office you hold. If
YOU are in one of the following offices or
employments use one of the names mere
NC "customhouse clerk" employed, in the
transmission of the mails" or employed IN
mariner actually employed in the sea ser
vice of citizen or merchant within the
8. By whom employed? Where en-
Have you a father. mother. wife. child
solely dependent upon you for support
(speeify which,?
Consider your answer thoughtfully. I
than your own which you alone have a
duty to feed, do not let your military ardor
reduce wars misery to a minimum on
the other hand, unless the person you nave
in mind is solely dependent ,i on you DO not
10. Married single twhich)P Race
"RRf his d ~n,0n not ask whether you were
once married but whether you are married
now. In answer to the question as to your
rsSe state briefly %he5hsE or an
dian"
ii. What military service have you had 2
Rank? Branch: Years? Nation or state ?
IL. Do you claim exemption from draft!
Specify grounds.
ars Il by You no @ fsm fooMRs That
are exempt. For the information of the
war department you should make a claim
now II you intend to prosecute 1t. Some
persons will be exempted on account OF
their occupations or offices, some on ac-
count of the fact that they have relatives
answer touching these things will be i'm
portant in supporting the claim you now
intend to make in your answer to the
present questions. Be sure. therefore that
the grounds you now state are in con-
formity with your answers to questions
and 8. In stating grounds you claim as
exempting you, use one of the following
terms II you claim to be an executive,
legislative, or judicial officer of the state
or nation. If you claim to be MEMBER
of a religious sect whose creed forbids its
members to participate IN war in any
form. simply name the sect II you are
employed in the transmission of the United
States mails OF as an artificer or work.
man in an armory, arsenal, or navy yard
of the United States or if you are a mari
ner employed in the sea service of any
citizen or merchant within the United
States so state. If you are a felon or
otherwise morally deficient and desire to
claim exemption on that ground, state
your ground briefly. If you claim physi-
cal disability. state that briefly. If you
claim exemption on any other ground state
YOUR ground briefly.