The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-13
Presidents Proclamation of War and
Rules to Govern German Citizens
in This Country


i Penalties for DisObedient Aliens.
"And all alien enemies who fail to
conduct themselves as so enjoined in
addition to all other penalties prescrib-
ed by law, shall be liable to restraint
or to give security or to remove and
depart from the United States in the
manner prescribed by Sections 4069
and 4070 of the Revised Statutes and
as prescribed in the regulations duly
promulgated by the President.
"And, pursuant to the authority
vested in me, hereby declare and es-
tablish the following regulations,
which | find necessary in the prem
Uses and for the purpose of safety:
"a. An alien enemy shall not have
in his possession ut any time or place
any firearms, weapons or implement
of war, or component parts thereof,
ammunition, maxim or other silencer,
arms or explosives or materials used
in the manufacture Of explosives.
"2. An alien enemy shall not have
in his possession at any time or place
or use or operate any aircraft or wire
less apparatus or any form of signal
ing device or any form of cipher code
or any paper, document or book, writ
ten or printed in cipher or in which
there may be invisible writing.
"3. All property found in the pos
session of an alien enemy in violation
of the foregoing regulations shall be
subject to seizure by the United
States.
"a. An alien enemy shall not ap-
proach or be found within one-half
mile of any Federal or State fort,
camp, arsenal, aircraft station, Gov
eminent or naval vessel, navy yard,
factory or workshop for the manufac-
ture of munitions of war or any pro-
ducts for the use of the army or navy.
Cannot Publish Attack Against U. S.
"5. An alien enemy shall not write,
print or publish any attack or threat
against the Government or either
branch thereof, or against the meas
ures or policy of the United States, or
against the persons or property of
any person in the military, naval or
civil service of the United States, or
of the States or Territories or of the
District of Columbia or of the NUM-
cipal governments therein.
"6. An alien enemy shall not COM
nit or abet any hostile acts against
the United States or give information,
aid or comfort to its enemies.
81. An alien enemy shall not re-
side in or continue to reside in, to re-
main in or enter any locality which
the President may from time to time
designate by an executive order as a
prohibitive area, in which residence
by an alien enemy shall be found by
him to constitute n danger to the pub
lie peace and safety Of the United
States, except by permit from the
President and except under such linn
itations and restrictions as the Pres
ident may prescribe.
IS. An alien enemy whom the Pres
ident shall have reasonable cause to
believe to be aiding or about to aid
the enemy or to be at large to the
danger Of the public peace or safety of
the United States, or to have violated
or to be about to violate any of the
regulations, shall remove to any loca-
ton designated by the President by
executive order and shall not remove
therefrom without permit, or shall de-
part from the United States if so re-
quested by the President.
go. No alien enemy shall depart
from the United States until he shall
have received such permit ms the Pres
ident shall prescribe or except under
order of court, Judge or Justice, I'M
der sections 1869 and 1910 of the Re-
vised Statutes.
40. No alien enemy shall land in
or enter the United States, except un-
der such restrictions and as such plac-
es as the President may prescribe.
Aliens May Be Obliged to Register.
al. If necessary to prevent viola
ton of the regulations, all alien enc
mics will be obliged to register.
"l2. An alien enemy whom there
may be reasonable cause to believe to
be aiding or about to aid the enemy,
or who be at large to the danger of
the public peace and safety or who
violates or who attempts to violate, or
of whom there is reasonable grounds
to believe that he is about to violate
any regulation to be promulgated by
the President, or any criminal law of
/ the United States, or of the States or
territories thereof, will be subject to
summary arrest by the United States,
, by the United States Marshal or his
I deputy, or such other officer as the
/ President shall designate, and con-
i finement in such penitentiary, prison.
| Jail, military camp or other place of
detention as may be directed by the
President.
This proclamation and the regula-
tons herein contained shall extend
and apply TO all land and water, con-
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