The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-05-22


your name. II you sign Samuel l..
Brown" give your name in that way,
or If IS. Lawrence Brown" give 1t
that way.
State your age today in years only.
Disregard additional months today.
Be prepared to say "19" or "25" not
''19 years, months" or the like.
2. Home address. This means the
place where you have your perma-
nent home, not the place where you
work. Be prepared to give the ad-
dress this way: 1892 Main street,
Chicago, Cook county, Illinois" that
4 ., give number and name of street
first, then town, then county and
! state.
9. Date 9. Birth. Start Start 20 aiisww- "a
as you would If some one asked you
your birthday, as August 5th." Then
say, ION my birthday this year will
be Tor was) .......y years old" The
registrar will then fill in the year of
birth. Many people do not carry in
mind the year they were born. This
NAV be obtained by the registrar by
subtracting the age in years on this
years birthday from 1917.
4. Are you ~ a natura born
citizen; (2) a naturalized citizen;
| 90 an alien; (4) or have you de-
clared your intention to become a
citizen. (Specify which.
~. If you were born in the
United States, including Alaska and
Hawaii, you are a natural born citi-
zen, no matter what may have been
the citizenship or nationality of your
parents.
| 5. Where were you born? First
name thetown, then the State, then
the county, as columbus, Ohio"
vienna, AUSTRIA" paris, France"
"Sofia, Bulgaria"
! g. If not a citizen, of what coun-
try are you citizen or subject.
This need be answered only by
! aliens and dieciaranis. Remember
that a declarent is not yet citizen
of the United State. If an alien or
declarent, state the name of your
country as France" Japan"
China"
z. What is your present trade,
occupation or office? This does not
ask what you once did, nor what you
have done most of the time, not
what you are best fitted to do. 1t
asks you what your job is right now.
State briefly as farmer" miner"
student" "laborer Ton farm, in roll
| ing mill, in automobile, wagon or
other factory" "machinist in auto
mobile factory" etc. If you hold an
office under State OF federal govern
ment, name the Office you hold. II
uo,, ora In ha ,,oilitoru or the naval
service of the United States, state
Army of the United States" or
Navy of the United States" If
fees or employments, use one of the
names hereinafter mentioned:
"Customhouse clerk; employed
in the transmission of the malls;
or employed in the armory, arensal
or navy yard; mariner actually
employed IN the sea service of citi-
zen or merchant within the United
States"
8. BY whom Employed? Where
employed? II you are working for an
individual, firm, corporation or asso-
citation, state its name. If in bust
ness, trade, profession or employ.
ment for yourself, so state. II you
are an officer of the State or federal
government, say whether your office
is under the United States, the
States, the county, or municipality.
In answer to the suestion as to where
you are employed, give the town,
county, and State where you work.
9. Have you a father, mother,
wife, child under twelve, or a sister,
or brother under twelve solely de.
pendent upon you for support?
(Specify which,
Consider your answer thoughtful.
ly. II it is true that there is another
mouth than your own which you
alone have a duty to feed, do not let
your military ardor interfere with
the wish of the nation to reduce
wars misery to a minimum. On the
other hand, unless the person you
have in mind is solely dependent up
on you, do not hide behind pettinoats
or children. Remember that this
answer alone will not exempt you
from liability to service.
10. Married or sinele7 (Whlch.) |
Race? (Specify which.)
This does not ask you whether
you were once married. but whether
you are married now. In answer to |
the question as to your race, state |
briefly whether Caucasian" Mon |
golian," Negro "Malayan" or
Indian"
II. What military service have |
you had? Rank? Branch? Years7 |
Nation or Slater
No matter what country you sery-
ed you must give complete informa-
tion. In answering these questions, |
first name your rank, using one OF |
the following words: Commissioned |
ofiiceri" "non-commissioned officer"
private" Next state branch in |
which you served In one Of the fol-
lowing words: Infantry" cav
airy" Artillery" medical" "sig-
nall" aviation" supply" mar
ine;" navy" Next state the mum.