The Tupelo journal., 1917-06-01
How to Answer Questions
on Registration Cards
Read Carefully Before You go to the Registration Table.
Here You See What Will be Asked. Study the
Questions. Prepare the answers in Your mind

Questions vii! be asked for you to answer in the order in which
detailed information to help YOU answer them. They should be
carefully read 50 that you will have your answers ready when you
the Registrar, who shall be careful to spell all names correctly and
to write Ieeibiy
This means all your names spelled out in full.
mon S5st = y Savs age r. to n day in years fe only n; /, . l D! .9s q nt additional ADJ on
mos, or the like.
This means the place where YOU have your permanent home,
not the place W where you work. Be prepared to give the address in
is. give number and name of street, then town, then county and
Date of Birth.
:. Write sa.y your a,;a birthday Ia. 9 mon day and year, on a piece . Of
first thing. Example: August 5, 1894
if so If y9u do sst not ren snar h ths year /. start $ att to answer yh a as you y5aw would sad
ION my birthday this year 1 will be Cor was)--.- years old. >
nas c ssgss tn mi ms' the fne pe fail , they tive we're ys1 bo 9f birth This m msp By p esaain cd
by the Registrar by substracting the age in years on this years
4. Are you O. a natural-born citizen; 81 a naturalized citizen;
Ban alien: ca or have you declared your intention to
a If you were born in the United States, including Alaska
and Hawaii, you are a n%aturalborn citizen, no matter what may
have been the cidzeBship or nationality of YOUR parents: # you
were born in Porto Rico, you are a citizen of the United States,
y yns are $ still Ts a citizen Gsn Of Of the u pited! States i if Yy you mef fa tHer a was a
citizen of the United States at the time you were born, unless you
a. You are a naturafzed citizen if you have completed your
are not a citizen if you have only declared your intention to be-
come a citizen THAT is, if you have only taken out first papers');
You are also a naturalized citizen if: although foreign born,
your rather II surviving parent became FULLY naturalZed while you
were under q years of age. and if you came to the United States
under q.
60 You are a "declarant' if, although a citizen or subject of
some foreign country, you have declared on oath before a naturali-
cation court your intention to become a citizen of the United States.
declaration is often called taking out first papers," You are not
a d 1 if your first prper was taken out after September &c.
"a You are an alien if you do net fall within one of the three
classes above mentioned.
Columbus, Ohio" Vienna AUSTRIA str Paris sHs' F RAJ "sod a.
Bulgaria"
6. If not a citizen, of what country are you a citizen or
This need be answered only by aliens and declarants. Remem-
Der that a 'declarant' is not yeta citizen of the United States. If
an alien or dec!arant, state the nameof your country, as France"
Z. What is your present trade, occupation or office?
This does not ask what you once did, nor what you have done
What Your Job Is Right Now. State briefly, as Farmer, Minor
o osto oa atber haSogs5 ( 3 " fas%; IN fG iii axt m1l; in iat9m9D j ete waf f.
you hold an office under State or Federal government, name the
pigments. use on of the names hereafter mentioned: :"
"Customhouse clerk" EMPLOYED in the transmission Of the
within the United States" L
s. By whom employed? Where employed?
IT you are working for an individual, firm, corporation, or as
ISOLATION. state its name. IT in business, trade, profession, or en-
poyment for yourself, so state. If you are an officer of the State
or Federal government, say whether your office is under the Unit
ed States, the State, the county, or a municipality. In answer to
to the question as to where YOU are employed, give the town. coun-
ty, and State where you work.
9. Have you a father, mother, wife, child under II, or a sister
or brother under II solely dependent upon you for
support Specify which,?
Consider your answer thoughtfully. If it is truth that there is
do not let your military ardor interfere with the wish of the Ma
unless the person you have in mind is solely dependent on you, do
not hide behind petticoats or children.
This does not ask whether you were once married, but whether
you are married now. In answer to the question as to your race,
state state Drlerly whether aan Caucasian Monaghan Negro Ma
Ii. What military service have you had? Rank? Branch?
No matter what country you served. you must give complete
information; !. In answering these questions, first name your rank,