The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-15
ALIEN ENEMIES
MUST REGISTER.
Proclamation Has Been Issued by the
President and United States
MarshaIs Give Orders In
the Matter.
MUST Rs vRT AT ONCE
Proclamation IL Addressed to the
Public and Outlines Steps to
Take In This
Procedure.
MUST Re- oRT AT ONCE

Persons who come under the heat
OF alien enemies of the United state:
must secure proper permits and take
a prescribed oath before they Will %
considered eligible to come within
certain areas named il the president
proclamation. The limitations or
these aliens is deserted in circulars
sent out to the 1narshals OF the var
ious districts and in turn submitted t
deputies. 1t is from the United
States marshals that the permits mus
be secured.
D. F. Crowley, deputy United States
marshal has received orders from
Marshal Reed together with the fol
lowing circular notice to the. public
respecting these orders:
The president of the United
States, in pursuance Of the pow
ers granted him by sections 1867
4O6S, and 40e9 Of the revised stat
utes of the United States, has is
sued a proclamation dated April
6, 1917, in which he declared and
established the following regula-
lions relative to alien enemies
found by him to be necessary in
the premises and for the public
safety:
AN alien enemy shall not ap-
proach or be found within one
half OF a mile Of any federal or
state fort, camp, arsenal aircraft
station, government or naval YES
sci, navy yard, factory, or work
shop for the manufacture Of mu-
nitions of war or of any products
he Of
Further, by executive order dat
ed April 6, 1917, the president Of
the United States charged the at
torney general of the United
States with the duty Of executing
the aforesaid proclamation and
the regulations therein contained
and Of causing to be issued such
permits or such licenses as were
therein provided for and of taking
any other action prescribed or
authorized therein.
Wherefore, in pursuance OF the
powers therein conferred upon me
and in order more effectively to
execute the aforesaid proclama
ton, I have caused certain forms
to be issued for the use of all ma
tives, citizens, denlzens, or sub
jects, being male and IA years Of
age or over, Of countries with
which the United States is at war
who are DESTROYS of residing, COM
ing, being employed, or doing bus
mess within, or passing through
localities within the area of, one
half of mile radius of any fort,
camp, arsenal, aircraft station.
government or naval vessel, navy
yard, factory or workshop for the
manufacture Of munitions Of war,
or any products for the use of the
army or navy, and hereby au-
thorize all United States marshals
duly authorized for the purpose to
administer the oath therein pre-
scribed to all such persons who
avail themselves OF the privilege
thereby conferred.
In accordance with the above
regulation of the presidents pro-
clamation would respectfully
ask any alien enemy in this dis
trict to report to the United
States marshal's office and ask for
the permit required in this pro-
clamation. and avoid prosecution.
NICHOLAS F. REED,
United States Marshal.
: Any person or persons in Keokut
who may come under this rule are ex
pected to follow out the provisions o.
the proclamation and register.