New Britain herald., 1917-05-26
WILL REGISTRATION
 BOARD SELECT MEN FOR THE NEW ARMY?
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 izsn if you have only declarsd yesr
 intention to become . citixan lthat
 IS. 1T you have only taken out first papers); in the latter case you are
 only 'declarant.''
 I Tou, arc also . na&uralixed citizen
 if. although foreign born, your father
 or surviving pArent became fully
 naturaltsed while you were under; 21 years of age, and if you cama to the
 United States under Fl. 1 (S) You are . declarant if. al-
 though a citizen or subject of some
 foreign country, you have declared on
 oath before e naturalization court your intention to become a citizen of 1 the United States Receipt from the l clerk of the court of the certified copy of such declaration is often called
 ''taktng out first papers" You are
 not . declarant if your first paper
 was taken out after September 26, 1906, and Is more than 2 years old. (4) You are an alien if you do
 not fall within one of the three classes above mentioned.
 5. Where were you born?
 First name the town. then tho state. then tho country, as Columbus. Ohio:" "vienna. Austria" Paris. France:" ''sona, Bulgaria"
 (. If not . citisen, of what country are you a citizen or subject: This need be answered only by aliens and declarants. Remember that . "declarant' is not yet . citi- sen of the United States. If an alien or declarant, state the name of your country. as France" Japan" China" etc.
 !. What is your present trade. oc- cupation, or ofice?
 This does not ask what you once did, nor what you have done most of the time. nor what you are best fitted
 to do. It asks what your job is right
 now. State briefly, as Farmer"
 Miner" student" "LAhorer (,n
 farm in rolling mill. in automobile.
 wagon. or other factory)," "Machinise in automobile factory" etc. If you
 hold an ofllce under state or federal
 government, name the .ofllce you hold.
 If you are in ono of the following
 ohicss or employments. use one of tho names hereafter mentioned:
 "Customhouse clerk" employed in the transmission of the mails.' or employed in an armory. arsenal or navy yard" mariner, actually eu,- ployed in the sea service of citizen pr merchant within the United States"
 2. By whom employed? Where employed?
 If you arc working for an indi- vidual. firm. corporation. or associa- tion. state its name. If in business. trade. profession. or employment for yourself 70 stata. If you are an ofa- cor of the stats or federal government, say whether your onice Is under tho United States. the state. the county. or municipality. In answer to the question as to where you are em- ployed. give tho town, county and state where you work. /
 9. Have you g. father. mother, wife. child under IF. or a sister or brother under IF solely dependent upon you for support (specify which,?
 Consider your answer thoughtfully. If 1t is true that there is, another mouth than your own which you alone have duty to feed. do not let your military ardor interfere with the wish of the nation to reduce wars misery to . minimum. On the other hand, unless the person you have in mind is solely dependent on you, do not hide behind petticoats or children.
 10. Married or single (whichl :? Race (specify which)?
 This does not ask whether you wero once married. but whether you are married now. In answer to the ques- ton as to your. race. state briefly whether "Caucasian." ''Mongohan," Metro" 'Malayan." or Indian"
 II. What military service have you had? Rank? Branch? Years? Nation or Stata7 No matter what country you served, you must give complete information. l In answering these questions. first name your rank, using ono of the l following words: Commissioned of- dcer," "Noncommissioned oficer." Private" Next. state branch in which you served in ono of the fol- l lowing words: Infantry" 'Caval- 1 ry." Artillery" Medical" Signal" Aviation" Supply Marine Navy Next. state tho number of years serv- 1 ice, not counting time spent in the Reserve. Finally. name the nation l or state you served. If you served | under the United States or one of l the States of tho United States. name l your service in ono of the following l terms: ''National Guard (of such and | such a state J" Militia (of such and l such . state.)" volunteers of United l States" or Regular Army {Navy) of United Otates."
 13. Do you claim exemption from draft? Specify grounds.
 Because you claim exemption from draft. it by no means follows that | you are exempt. For tho inforna- ton of the war department you ! should make a claim now If you in- tend to prosecute 1t. Some persons will be exempted on account of their or ofIlceS, S0mO on Ac-