New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-07
cermans. AuStrians,
Bulgars and Turks
Join in Rush
RIJREAU CLERKS
WORK OVERTIME
Barons, Acrobats, Sou
brette and Pianist Will
Become Americans

comcdian. pianist and score OF
,.robsts were among the hundreds o.
T.p,on subjects who visited the nat
,ralization bureaus of greater New
York yesterday.
Almost one thousand men and wom-
an renounced their allegiance TO the
Kaiser of Germany, the Emperor of
Austria. the King of Bulgaria and the
Sultan OF Turkey.
A. the tfhco Cf County Clerk Schnei-
dor iO6 Germans and Austrians present
od themselves for first citizenship
rspers. In the Federal Building 152
more took the oath before Charles
Wiser. deputy clerk of naturalization
and $50 IN Brooklyn swore of their al
legisnce to foreign rulers.
In all the Offices, county or Federal,
the general closing time was disregard
Cd 70 enable the stats to complete the
work Of the day.
While the majority who registered
would not admit it, it was apparent that
they had come because Of fear OF
;nternment in camps should war come
with Germany.
Long before o'clock crowd had
gathered on the seventh floor OF the
Hall Of Records. AS soon as County
Clerk Schneider's Office WAS opened the
spplieants for citizenship rushed IN
A. The end of the first hour sixty APP
nlieations for first papers and fifteen
for second had been received.
Yesterday a year ago only two GER
mans and twelve Austrians appeared
al the bureau.
One of the applicants was Ernest H.
MAYER thirty years old, of $50 West
Forty-eighth Street. Many of those IN
line pointed to welt across his left
cheek.
Ready to Fight for America
81 got this in a duel,' said Mayer
poin,ing TO the cut. 81 am graduate
NJ the University Of Zurich. SwItzer-
lard hut | was born in Germany
wish 20 do everything which will pro-
VICE for my stay in this country with
safety. am ready to renounce my al
legiance to the Kaiser and TO fght loi
America, if necessary
Zoltan de Tokacb Gyonyoshalaszy' OF
the Longacre Studios, 754 Seventh ave
nue., gave the clerks good deal OF
trouble in recording his name. Mr..
Gyonyoshalaszy is a Hungarian ana
pianist by profession.
Emil Wuchner, who was born IN
Elssss. gave his height as 6 feet
inches. This announcement produced
CONSERVATION among the clerks who
we're questioning him, and yardstick
Vas brought into use. Mr.. Wuchners
height approximat.d feet 8 inches. His
error was due TO the fact that Mr.
wuchner was better acquainted with MS
height in terms Of the metric system
than feet and inches.
Walter Heyliganstadt. blond, ruddy-
faced Teuton. when questioned replied
mostly in monosyllables. He gave his
address as Sherman Avenue and 2O4th
Street, and declared that he did not
wish 70 be interned, as he understood
he might be in case Of difficulties with
Germany.
Samuel Judas. who was born in Al
ssee and lives at 1871 East 18th Street,
explained that he was seeking citizen
ship now because II was his hrst op-
portunity. Heinrich Schneider. who IS
q native Of Bohemia, and rs now re-
siding at 4j2 East Eighteenth street,
confessed tnat he had been stirred 70
action by newspaper accounts.
Il will dg-t Tor Uncle Sam Il neces-
ssry," be declared.
Emergency Help Called
At O'Clock more than $50 candidates
were still waiting. a number Of CLERKS
from the main Office Of the County
Clerk then took seats at emergency
desks. and the work OF the day pro
essded un;! AZ he applicants had de-
elsred their Intentions. II was an
nounce3 then that the bureau wouid
open a. a. m. and close at D .. m.
Until the present rush ends.
Charles Wiser, deputy clerk in
ehsrgs Of naturalization Of the United
sistes District Court. in the Federal /
suilding. gsid that Of the l52 appll-
tanis for first papers fully 30 per cent
were subjects Of the Central Powers.
They seemed 70 20 about their ap- !
Iheztions IN a listless. nnatter-of-course !
way ssid Mr.. Wiser. Most Of them I
we're only TOO glad when they were |
hrOuYh.7
Among those Who took out first citi- F.
mnsnip papers from Mr. Wiser we're !
hfht, Roberts, comedian At the Ger /
man Theatre. and Miss Elise Gergely, /
psbrette Of the "Hy Soldier Boy" com
pshy Mrs Gergsly gave her age 40
Eeniy-siI years. her address at 60l !
vest 10Th Street and her birthplace |
~ budspest, Hungary.
Among those who tOOk out Grst citi- |
%@sashlD papers IN the Federal Building. !
,nfeoayn. we're Baron Ferdinand Won /
as1slsr, Of 1913 Fifty-ninth Street, /
brooklyn. and Baron Tasslo yon Abeie. |
ISFmeriy of Vienna.
HfLaSTiC cry LsCOLss BIRTHDAY |
rsrtt1'slia Hsiifosd essk srd esuns HsufdA, !
.srsuy - Tessis tli 70 ~ in,.Dding hatsi Z
Nsz1 xSzlS - 'Dso1s "Nsdis1 Sgs>f, 1900 +"