South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-22

male is required 20 register for con-
lscription a list Of questions which
viii be asked by the registrar Of
every person has been received by
Sheriff Bailey for distribution to the
various precincts Of the city.
A brief summary Of the questions
, follows:
All names must be spelled out
in full and your age should be
stated i'm years only as "19" or "25."
I I'm giving your address give
number and name Of street first.
then town, then county and state. as
'348 Parker St. New York. New
York county, New York" This ad-
dress should be your permanent ad-
dress not the place where you work.
Write your birthday (month.
day and YEAR, on a piece OF paper
before going TO the registrar and
; give the paper TO him the first thing.
Example. August 3. 1924"
Are you (a) a natural-born
citizen; OBJ a naturalized citizen;
/ (c) an alien; CD or have you de-
clared your intention 20 become a
citizen Specify which?)
/ Cd If YOU were born in the United
States including Alaska and Hawaii,
you are "A natural-born citizen. no
matter what may have been the cit
! izenship or nationality OF your pa
rents. If YOU were born in Porto
/ Rico, YOU are a citizen Of the United
| States unless you were born of alien
parentage If YOU were born abroad,
YOU are still "A citizen of the United
States if your father was a citizen
of the United States at the time you
were born. unless YOU have expa-
/ triated yourself
When j. One Naturali1ed?
(2) You are a naturalized citizen
/ If you have completed your natural
ization; that is, if YOU have taken
/ final papers" But YOU are not "A
citizen if YOU have only declared
your intention 10 become a citizen
5 chat is if YOU have only taken out
I first papers'D in the latter case you
are only a "declarant" You are
also a naturalized citizen if. although
foreign born. your father or surviv-
ing parent became fully naturalized
y
age, and if YOU came 10 the United
States under 21.
CD You are declarant if. al
though a citizen or subject of some
foreign country. YOU have declared
I on oath before naturalization court
your intention to become "A citizen
Of the United States. Receipt from
the clerk OF the court Of the certified
copy Of such declaration is often
called taking out first papers" You
are not "a declarant if your first
paper was taken out after Sept 26.
1906, and is more than seven years
old.
CD You are an alien if YOU do
not fall within one OF the three
/ classes above mentioned.
5.-In giving the place of your
/ birth state first the town. then the
state. then the country as South
! Bend Indiana: Paris. France:
Sofia. Bulgaria; Vienna, Austria"
/ eff an alien or a declarant
state what country YOU are a cit
/ lien or subject of
/ Tn giving your present trade,
| occupation or office tell the registrar
what your job is right now. State
briefly. If holder Of state or fed
, eral office. name it,
/ Sin answering the questions
Il "Ey whom. employed? Where en-
ployed?' state name of firm. indi-
vidual or corporation. If in bus
mess. trade. profession or employ
ment for yourself. so state If YOU
are an officer of the state or federal
government, say whether your Office
+ is under the United States. the state.
the county or a municipality. In
answer 10 the question as TO where
YOU are employed give the town,
county. and state where YOU work
Concerning Dependents.
9.-Have YOU father, mother.
wife. child under IL. or a sister or
I brother under u. solely dependent
upon YOU for support Cspecify
which?) Consider your answer
/ thoughtfully. If il is true that there
! is another mouth than your own
which YOU alone have a duty 10 feed.
do not let your military srdor inter
. fere with the wish OF the nation "a
reduce wars misery 20 a minimum
! on the other hand. unless the per-
son YOU have in mind is solely de-
pendent on you. do not hide behind
I petticoats or children.
I 1O.-If YOU are married now, say
so. state your race briefly as
Caucasian, Monaghan" Negro.
"Malayan" or Indian"
11.-No matter what country you
may have served in a military capa-
city YOU must declare it and give
complete information Use a phrase
similar 10 this Private. infantry.
four years service. Estate or ma
tom" II YOU served under the
+ United States or one OF the states
I Of the United States. name your
service in one OF the following
terms. National guard (of such and
such a state)". Militia COT such and
such a statel Volunteers OF United
States" or regular army Cnavy) of
United States"
Specify Exemption Claim.
12.-Do YOU claim exemption
from draft Specify ground Be
cause YOU claim exemption from
draft. il by no means follows that
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