Evening journal., 1917-11-21
Restrict TRAVEL
OF ALIEN ENEMIES
Regulations Make Docks,
Canals, Barred Zones to
UnnaturaIized Germans
MUST SHOW CARDS
TO LEAVE THE CITY

naturalized Germans residing in this
country on December 4. There is a
great mass Of detail to be worked out
before Mr.. OBrian can present his
recommendations TO Attoney-General
Gregory for formal approval. He is
satisfied that within two weeks he will
have completed the preliminary ar
engagements
Federal District Attorney Charles F.
Curley today said he had received no
Official notification or Instructions from
Washington about the new restrictions
affecting enemy aliens. and no action
is expected to be taken by.Mr. Curley
OF by Marshal Fairy until such in
struciions are received. All enemy
aliens in the city are supposed TO be
registered with Marshal Fairy.
About 250 enemy allenis IN Whining
ton are registered with Marshal carry.
The new regulations will prohibit
enemy aliens from going within 100
yards OF the Chesapeake and Delaware
canal and also from going within 100
yards OF the Wilson Line wharves ex-
cept to board the vessel for travel
Such aliens also are barred under the
new regulations from going within 100
yards Of any of the shipbuilding plants
Of Wilmington
The new regulations empower the
Attorney General 10 issue regulations
restricting travel on railroad trains
and by other methods
Enemy aliens already are barred by
regulations from going near munlt.On
plants, such as the dupont plants along
the Brandywine and at Carneys Point
II Is likely that the new regulations
will make a barred zone around all
plants engaged in manufacturing war
supplies.
Just at present the attorney generals
assistants at Washington are mapping
the country into sections and evolving
scheme whereby each Federal dis
trict attorney and marshal viii be em-
powered to appoint enough represent
tatives to act for them in every city,
town and country. Other assistants
are preparing a QUESTIONABLE which
viii be used by Federal agents in ex-
aiming Germans who present them
selves for registration.
The registration card Will contain
short biographies Of the Germans. nj
will contain their ages, with the names
their parents and heir birhplaces: heir
local addresses, their business and va
rious other data by which the Federal
authorities can readily check them up
from time to time Copies of the regis
tration cards VIII be kept on llle at the
local police stations and in the De-
partment OF Justice at Washington
When the card index Is complete it will
be relatively easy Cor the Federal
agents to put their fingers on any Ger
man at "a moments notice.
Must Garry Original Card
Every enemy allen will be repaired
10 carry his original card at an times
and cannot move from place 10 place
without permission Of the local police.
His future address and the business
which causes him TO move from his
place Of abode Will be forwarded to
the police at his destination. so that
false statements can be checked up
without delay
AS far as could be ascerlained The
department Of Justice expects little
trouble because of its inability, under
the present law. to require wome1 to
register and to compel them 40 re-
main away from the restricted districts.
II will be relatively easy TO arraign
any German women who may act sus-
piciously under statutes which provide
for the apprehension Of any persons
whom the police have reason TO be
lieve are dangerous to their commune
lies or 20 the county generally.
The new restrictions proclaimed by
The President regulating the movements
0f enemy aliens are as follows:
IAN alien enemy shall not approach
or be found within one hundred yards
Of any canal. nor within one hundred
yards of any wharf, pier, drydock,
used directly by or by means Of light
Frs or by any vessel or vessels Of over
five hundred 900 tons gross engaged
In foreign or domestic trade other than
fishing. nor within one hundred yards
0f any warehouse shed. elevator, rail-
road terminal or other terminal stor-
age or transfer facility adjacent TO or
operated IN connection with any such
wharf, pier or dock; and wherever the
distance between any two Of such
WnarNes, piers or docks. measured
along the shore line connecting them,
Is less Than eight hundred and eighty
Eatos, an alien enemy shall not ap-
proach or be found within one hundred
yards of such shore line
whenever the Attorney General Of
'ue 1hlleQ states deems it TO be neces-
saiy lot tne public safety and the pro-
lection Of transportation Ia exclude
allen enemies from the Nicinit. of am.
warehouse, elevator or railroad denot
yard or terminal which is moi loc5tod
within any prohibited area desicnated
by this proclamation or the proclama-
tion OF April G. 1917. then an alien
enemy shall not approach or be found
within such distance of any such ware
house, elevator, depot. yard or Ter.
minal as may be specified by the At
lorney- General by regulation duly mad
4 and declared by him; and the Attor
.ney-G General is hereby authorized q
TX, by regulations TO be made and de
clared from time to time, the area sur
rounding any such warehouse, eleva
tor, depot yard or terminal from
which he deems it necessary, for th
public safety and the protection o
transportation, to exclude alien enc
miles,.
IAN alien enemy shall not. except OF
public ferries. be found on any ocean
bay. river or other waters within three
miles Of the shore line OF the United
Etates or its territorial possessions
said shore line for the PURPOSE Of this
Proclamation being hereby defined as
he line OF seacoast and the shores OF
IN waters OF the United states and its
territorial possessions connected with
The high seas and navigable by ocean
f going vessels; nor on any Of the Great
Lakes, their connecting waters or bar
bors. within The boundaries Of the
7inited states