Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-24
ALL GERMANS HERE
MUST REGISTER TO
MEET !. S. ORDERS
LOCAL EXEMPTION BOARD WILL
BE ASKED TO PERFORM ADD.
TiONAl DUTY BY GOVERNMENT
--AlIENS COMPELLED TO SIGN.

Ottawa's draft board will soon issue
a proclamation calling for the regis
tratiOn OF every German within tht
district.
As yet the Ottawa board has not re
ceived instructions from headquarters
but are waiting the arrival of definite
plans showing them what procedure
to follow in carrying out the work
In many Illinois districts instructions
have already been received.
The proclamation followed conf
denial orders issued by United States
marshal for the northern district O!
Illinois. That it is the first step in
vigorous crusade to get a thorC
checkup of every alien enemy here
abouts is admitted
HustT'dH6 moi InCIu0e0.
The order is directed only against
subjects of the Kaiser Austrian
subjects are not included. The order
also calls upon Americans to furnish
the board assistance in rounding up
and forcing the registration Of every
one affected by the order.
Whether the order applies to the
other two exemption boards In La
Sale county could not be learned TO
day.
A member of the local boart
said that the order was the fore
runner OF other drives planned b,
the government against the spread 0
proGerman propaganda thruout tn
country.
Undoubtedly the government i
ready to force the hand of the Ger
man propagandist and takes thi
method of ascertaining how man!
Germans there are in the various In
dustrial centers of the country
Since the declaration of war there
has been no attempt made by fedora
authorities to obtain a directory o
German subjects in the various cities
Of the nation. In his original orders.
following the declaration Of war. AT
torney General Gregory announced
that no German citizen would be mo
Tested or intertered with in the pur
suit of his business so long as he re
Trained from un-American utterance'
or activities. Keep your mouth shu
and obey the law" was the attorney
generals order.
62 Alien Enemies Registered.
On June 5, when the youth of the
county between the ages Of q and 81
years were required to register. sta
tistcs were gathered on the alel
enemies between these ages. Sixty
two registered in La Sale county.
The registration which is now callel
for Is of all German residents WHIT
still claim allegiance to the kaiser, NJ
matter what their ages may be, o.
how long they may have been in thi
country. A'tho no statistics are avail
able. it is certain that the number vii
greatly exceed those registering be
tween the ages of 81 and 80 years.
For a number OF years the lmmi
grafton authorities have been keeplns
careful records of the arrival of al
aliens at American ports. As the,
were admitted a report was sent t.
the district in which they were ex
pected to locate These records will
now be available in checking up ant
ascertainng if all Germans compl,
with the request and register of thei
own free will Where they fail t
obey the order they will find the res
istration will be made compulsory.
No penalty has been announced 70
failure to register, but those who see
to evade the order will be regarde
with suspicious and their registra
ton will be made compulsory. Neitl
pr has a time limit been set for tn
registration, the order merely specif.
ing that 1t shall be prompt 1t Is M
the desire of the authorities to di
commode the German residents, BIT
II will be well for them to report {
the headquarters at their earliest col
venience and give the informatio
which may be sought