Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-20
To Keep Track
 of Alien Enemies
MALE GERMANS ABOVE THE AGE
 OF IA MUST REGISTER
BY ORDER OF PRESIDENT
Regulations Will be Made Public in Several Days by Attorney General Gregory to Make Effective President Wilson's Proclamation Regarding Alien Enemies,

Washington, Nov. 19.-Drastic reg ulafions to enable government agents to keep the thousands of Germans in the United States under constant sur veiIlance and curb the reasonable ac- tivities of g. few, will be promulgated in several days by Attorney General Geregory to make eff fective the proclamation is- posing restrictions on free movement of alien enemies. By means of the new regulations. the department of justice expects to be able to round up O num- Der of Germans who are believed to have directed the organized campaigns of sabotage and propaganda to em- barrass the United States in the war.
 Provisions of Proclamation.
 Under the proclamation unnatural iZed male Germans above the age of IA are required to register with the police or some other authority to be designated by the attorney general. In addition, they must report periodically to some officials if the attorney gen era1 so orders. They may not travel in the United States without a per init and may not approach within 100 yards of any wharf, pier, dock, ware house, shed, elevator, storage house, railroad terminal. or other establish ment which the attorney general may designate. They are forbidden to trav- el on the ocean, Great Lakes or any ". public vessels or in their own private boats. They may not enter or re- side in the District of Columbia or the Panama Canal zone, and are not per mitted to make aerial flights in balloons or airplanes.
 To Whom It Applies.
 The new order applied to Germans living within the United States, the Philippines, Porto Rico, Alaska and
 
 does not affect subjects of Austria. Turkey and Bulgaria It is effective immediately, but the registration and licensing for travelling will not be put into full effect for a few days.
 In administering the new regula- tions, the department of justice will abide by the governments established policy of annoying law abiding Ger- mans as little as possible, and the full pressure of the restrictions will be fff1- posed only on Germans suspected of having evil designs against the Unit ed States.
 made by the local police in cities and towns. although department of jus tice officials today had not decided f1- na11y on whom this task should be imposed. The same authority prob ably will be designated to receive pe riodfcal reports from alien enemies. and to issue permits for travel.
 Germans without evil intent. off, c1als believe, will comply willingly with the terms of the new restrictions in the knowledge that similar restrictions are imposed on aliens enemies by other warning nations. Those who disobey, however, will place themselves open to suspicion, immediately, and the gov ernment will exercise it's privilege of interning for the war any who fail to voluntarily comply.
 Women Not Subject.
 4 %o the regulations, inasmuch as alien enc mics were defined by the espionage act as natives" citizens" denizens," or subjects of the hostile nation or government, being males of the age of IA years or upwards"
 John Lord O'Brien, special assist ant to the attorney-general for war york, will have charge oc the enforce ment of the new rules and will super wise the departments force of secret agents