The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-03
War Questions.


some OF the questions asked and
the most authoritative answers
obtainabIe.
OIL AN q substitute teacher In fhs
public schools. ! toaAt to do sometAiHo
for the country HS+t Tuesdoy. Hhos
SooUld you odvissf
A.-Call Mrs. Lyman Swormstedt,
North ga. 2 Thomas Circle. She VIII
be glad to have you serve distributing
copies OF the Presidents war procia-
nation on June 5 to those who regis
ter.
OIL ON q froiAed Rurse. There n'oy
be chance for ne TO be useful on JAMS
g. Con yoE let ne knoD through your
coI1UMs hoo con hslpf
A-See answer to above question
Your professional services probably
will not be needed. The usual hos
pital service will be ample for the
occasion
OF oHSper no to the question IN
regard to exemption tciI receive ply
sicdI ezGHIiHdttoH before being con-
soTipted into the orH1yf
All you are conscripted you Will
undergo q physical examination.
o.-wouId q person hoViH0 depend
ents Be coRsc7Iptsd " he fooled to sfofs
that Ioctf
A-Your claims Of exemption are
merely for statistical purposes. They
will all be carefully examined into
II you are conscripted.
o.-My brother, tOAo u out Of totc~,
hos sent me his registration blank. not
kHotoin0 Vhers else to send It. Hhd'
must I do tOish Hf
A-you must turn II in to the reg
istration board, 500 District building
before Tuesday.
OWN respect to the eoHscTtpted
army, con- you tHform me Uhether tAe
come standard Of height and ioet0ht
tctI be nl0intdiHed a. iH the regular
drmyf What are the hnIits as TO hetohf
and toei0htf
Alt is presumed that the usual
regulations will govern. II you want
the table Of weights and heights, ap-
ply to the nearest recruiting station
for II. Space will not permit its pub
location here.
Own VoE please onsaoer ths for
ne IN the columns Of your pdpsTf en-
listed IN the national guard, giving my
age several pears IN advance Of Uhdf %
tods. did the same thing IN order to
get married. NoD an not ttcenty-oHe.
What shah I dot
A-You have been guilty OF perjury
and are liable to the consequences OF
such an act. II you give false state
ment OF your age again, II Will not
help the matter. Do the right thing.
Don't register II you must tell q
falsehood.
o. tocs born IN Russia ard tcds M
der the Impression that tcds thirty
years old SfHce the re1istruttoH ctrc1-
lars tceTe distributed looked the mat
ter up and find that i'm past thirty
one. Must I reoisteTf
All you have full proof a. to
your age. you need not register.
There is a record of your age, how
ever, on the books OF the immigration
office. You will most likely be called
upon for an explanation and must be
prepared to make a satisfactory one.
OIL am employed IN a British chem
icdI plant IN Canada. Must register,
and hop con do ~
A-You need not register now. You
will be given an opportunity to regis
ter within ive days Of your return to
the United States.
OIL tods born IN Germany Of AneTi-
con percentage. Am an America" o1t'-
semi
A-Yes, the American law follows
the law Of blood. Persons born any
where outside the territorial jurisdic-
tion Of the United States are Ameri-
can citizens II their fathers were
American citizens-
IA,
mother aud father tcere English. Am I
ndtTroI-boTI citiEeHf
A-You are. American law holds
that persons born within the terri
torial limits OF the United States Of
foreign parents and persons born
anywhere outside those limits OF
American fathers are American citi-
zens We hold both to the law OF
blood and the law OF place.
O.-PIedse dnsver the JoIIotoino Ques-
tons: do not Hve toith my tcife, bHt
zee are neither Legally separated nor d.
Uorced; I have a child under tnelUe, but
I contribute nothing to its support, nor
to the support Of my tcife. t0ho has had
good job for ttoo years. lue tDith
nv mother, but do not support her.
Notc, shall soy an married, and II !
soy that have dependents, t1hdt t1iH
happen 10 mef
A.-You are still married. II you
state that you have dependents I'M
der the circumstances, you probably
will be held for perjury and made to
suffer the consequences of false
swearing.
OIL do not believe IN bearing arms
do not believe in registration. todnt
TO kSotO toh0t tciH happen to me " /
don't register, and hoU they are going
to find out " ! dontf
A-Your registering does not mean
that you must bear arms. II you
don't register you will be considered
a traitor, you will be put into prison
and forced to register or be register
ed for conscription against your will.
II you don't register your name will
be noted as absent on the lists which
will be published in conspicuous
places after registration day and
your neighbor Is under the duty of
informing against you. Any officer,
whether OF the Secret Service or the
District detective force or the regular
police, will have a right to demand
OF you proof OF your having register
ed. II you can't give such proof you
will be arrested.
o. honestly don't kHoto hoto old I
am. Must re0isterf
A.-Yes, II you are in doubt, you
must register.
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