Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-04-10
READ THE DECLARATION OF WAR
ISSUED BY PRESIDENT WILSON
Resolution of Congress Tells of Relation
Between this Country and Germany
During the Worlds War.

by the president and so long as they
shall conduct themselves in accordance
with law they shall be undisputed in
the peaceful pursuit of their lives and
occupations and be- accorded the con-
sideration due to all peaceful and law
abiding persons, except so far as re-
strictions may be nescessary for their
own protection and for the safety of
the United States and towards such
alien enemies as conduct themselves in
accordance with law, all citizens of the
United States are enjoined to preserve
the peace and to treat them with all
such friendliness as may be compatible
with loyalty and allegiance to the
United States.
Are Warned of Penalties.
And all alien enemies who fail to
conduct themselves as so enjoined in
addition to all other penalties pre-
scribed by law, shall be liable to re-
straint or to give security or to re-
move and depart from the United
States in the manner prescribed by
sections 1869 and4070 of the revised
statutes and as prescribed in the reg
ulations duly promulgated by the pres
ident
"And pursuant to the authority vest
ed in me, hereby declare and estab-
lish the following regulations which l
/ find necessary in the premises and for
the public safety:
"1)-An alien enemy shall not have
in his possession at any time or any
place any firearms, weapons or imple-
ment of war; or component parts there
of. ammunition, Maxim or other silenc-
ers, arms or explosives or material.
In the manufacture of explosives;
"(2)-An alien enemy shall not have
in his possession at any time or place
r or use or operate any aircraft or wire
Y less apparatus or any form of signal
+ ing device or any form of cipher code
: o rany paper, document, or book, writ
1 ten or printed in cipher or in which
] there may be invisible writing;
Property Subjece to Seizure.
/ . "(S)-All property found in the pos
f session of an alien enemy in violation
p of the foregoing relations shall be
! subject to seizure by the United States
d "(D-An alien enemy shall not APP
proach or be found within one-half OF
\ a mile of any federal or state fort
s camp, arsenal, airchaft station, gov
eminent or naval vessel, navy yard
v factory or workshop for the manufac
r ture of munitions of war or any prod
( ucts for the use of the army or navy
i "(5 An alien enemy shall not
: write, print or publish any attack OF
J., threat against the government or con
v gress of the United States or either
r branch thereof, or against the meas
p ures or policy of the United States OF
! against the persons or property of any
[ person in the military. naval or civil
h service of the United States or of the
\ states or territories or of the District
of Columbia, or of the municipal gov
! ernments therein;
Must Not Commit Hostile Acts.
"(6)-An alien enemy shall not
commit or abet any hostile acts
against the United States or give in
formation. aid or comfort to its enc
| mics;
l "CO-An alien enemy shall not re-
side in or continue to reside in, to
remain in or enter nay locality with
: which the president may from time
to time designate by an executive or
der as a prohibitive area in which
: residence by an alien enemy shall be
found by him to constitute a danger
to the public peace and safety of the
United States except by permit from
the president and except under such
+ limitations or restrictions as the pres
ident may prescribe;
}, "(S)-An alien enemy whom the
i president shall have Reconnaissance
to believe to be aiding or about tc
aid the enemy or to be at large to
+ the danger of the public peace OF
0 safety of the United States or to have
: violated or to be about to violate
any of these regulations shall remove
to any location designated by the
president by executive order and
shall not remove therefrom without
= permit. or shall depart from the Uni
ted States if so required by the
president;
j "(9)-No alien enemy shall depart
d from the United States until he shall
= have received such permit as the
+ president shall prescribe or except
e under order of a court, judge or jus
o tice, under sections 4069 and 407C
d of the revised statutes.
e "QO)-No alien enemy shall lane
l. in or enter the United States except
t under such restrictions and at such
Q places as the president may pre-
scribe;
o "1D-If necessary to prevent vic
d lation of the regulations, all alien
e enemies will be obliged to register;
n "Q2)-An alien enemy whom there
d may be reasonable cause to believe tc
IS be aiding or about to aid the enemy
II or who be at large to the danger OF