The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-05-29
Registration Questions.

The newspapers of the country have
been asked to give the widest possible
publicity to the questions which will
be asked all men between the ages of
81 and 81, when they register for mill
tary service on June 5. 1t is hoped
that persons affected will carefully
study these questions in order to be
able to answer promptly, and facilitate
the work of the registrars.
Every man who registers for the new
army of 500, 900 men will receive little
light blue card to show that he has
performed his first duty to the country
in accordance with the Presidents
proclamation.
Americas insignia, the eagle with
the American shield and arrows in it's
left talon, is in the centre of the card.
The card reads as follows:
TO whom it may concern, Greet
ings.
mo c'This number must cor
respond with that on the Registration
card.
''These presents attest, that in &C
cordance with the proclamation of the
President of the United States, and in
compliance with law blank for name).
Precinct -- County of -- State
of - has submitted himself to reg
istration and has been duly registered
this - day of --, 1917.
- Registrar.
The registration card is 81 inches
| long by Al inches wide, and contains
questions that must be answered by
the conscript ia the blank spaces
provided thereon. The registrar writes
down the answers, and the conscript
and the registrar both sign their
names.
The card is as follows:
| Form !. No..
| l. Name in full. ...............
(Given name) Family name).
Age in years..
2. Home address. ...................
(No) street,
City (State)
| 8. Date Of birth .................
(Month) day (Year.)
| 4. Are you ~ natural born citizen,
| ~ a naturalized citizen, ~ an alien,
| (4or have you declared your inten
ton? Specify which. ..........
5. Where were you born ?...........
TOWN (State)
.............
(Nation)
6. If not citizen, of what country
are you citizen or subject 2. .....
Z. What is your present trade, occu.
patton or Office ?........... i. ............
s. By whom employed ?...........
Where employed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
8. Have you a father, mother, wife,
child under IL, or sister or brother
under IL, solely dependent upon you
for support? Specify which, .........
10. Married or single (which) ...........
Race? Specify which, ................
IL. What military services have you
had? Rank. Branch.
Years.. nation or State. ......
II. Do you claim exemption from
draft Specify grounds) ..............
affirm that I have verified above
answers, and that they are true.
signature or mark
In the lower left-hand corner of tn,
card there is a diagonal line, and thu
! following: ''If person is of African de
scent, tear off this corner"
The reverse side of the card reads a
follows:
! Registrars report.
Tall medium or short (specif,
!. which) ............. Slender, medium o
stout (which ............
J 2-Color of eyes?. ............Color O
hair ?.................B Bald ?.
I BIAS person lost arm, leg, hand
foot, both eyes, or is he otherwise dis
! abled Specify ...................
certify that my answers are true
that the person registered has beer
I read his own answers, that / have wit
messed his signature, and that all G
! his answers of which have knowledg
! are true, except as follows: