Evening star., 1917-11-25
ORDERS TO SHOOT I.
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GIVEN NEW YORK'S
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WATERFRONT GUARD
Neither Aliens Nor American
Citizens Allowed to Enter !
Zone Unless Identified.
OTHER PORTS SOON GET
. SIMILAR REGULATIONS
New Federal Rules Issued to prss
vent Fires and Explosions. i
Alien Travel Licenses. "

Alien Travel Licenses.
Regulations under which the New Yot8
water front will 60 under military guard
at midnight tonight to bar slsea
enemies were announced last night D.
the Department Of Justice, acting unds8
President Wilson's recent alien enszny
proclamation. Similar regulations w1u
be applied to other coast and lake peg1D
as soon a. soldiers are available.
The soldiers will be armed ~e16
loaded rifles and will have instructime :
to shoot all persons, aliens or citizena Z
entering the barred zone, one hundrp4
yards from piers. docks and warehouse
unless identified by special privaee
guards ID, be supplied by pier ownssA
Blue uniforms will be worn BY the scb
diers to distinguish them from otAs
military forces, and to lessen the d.
ger of accidental shooting Of perse
claiming ignorance Of the guards ids1s
ttty.
Barred Under All Circumstances
Alien enemies. under the Presideqg3
proclamation. may not enter the pcps
hibited sones under any circumstaneS
and must move out IL they already 49,
business or residence places within O.
l0e-yard limit. By this strict system
patrol the government hopes to eunse
mate the possibility Of enemy piotseES
-t.,.Srnn& -rrehouses
sn~ ~ AZ ,..rAS i.st nfSht ara -
Art ,nstaiIment Of reEuiations VIVA
,he pr.s;1.nt anthortxed Attorney 0efS
eral Srssofy 70 mHnS nw ~ nrnrysnos tS1s sass
BY the middle OF this week the Depes
mSne OF Susss ~ npu,s hp,,r..t~rsW.aa IN III IA 4 ~ .
Mau !, iaaja' sduite vii be forced -
feSsu&e1s With th& police aAa
epeuia1 .1icanses for trave1 w1enin -
Gnne9 Sfeeea. ssaEs
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- -.s r,.-.-tn.,, =, Yu.,fee In 80 - Z. e
.s.,.,t,rsrt IN. 1 smnhssised that AmeffeiS
ssts.Sr. =. eli a germane must 49,
~ -.terfronf restrictiona -
M't,e,,t nSt hstnr sdeouateiy identided 81 !.
ths nrsvata Tuarde and given permaes
sion nv fhe soldfer guards OtherWfoo
the sS1 danger s rss Of innocent persons being
~1Sn - ta ~ nARlfRfhl4 IL WAQ eXnl4l0D0.
Trs 1I dra.tte rule Was declared necessnry
70 msEe sure that dan9erous aliens are
sifted from the thousands Of longshore-
man teametera. clerke, eteyedores buDs
hnsinees Within the dock areas.
The military. guard at the port 6e
New York n effectiye in Manhatta4
the Bronx. Brooklyn, Jersey City, Hos :
harbor. United states marshals hsvinS
1ustsotSOn JUL atsetnt. sr. M ~ conser tns. NO.
ing al Governors Island with 0flfto1R
authorities concerning details OK -
plan
n Watch Railvava
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The Department OF Juseice s s
that the barred zone Do msrked ~ !.
some SOFT OF nne ana tast ~
alien enemies not to pese - :
ptseu pr st-s.t cSrs or rsiiroads psssiS3 :
th.auch the barred dfstrict. GefmaG1
win not be permitted to be aboeS3
even for continuous passa9e. ~
aGuna is..v.. ~.'r.a wa,, % he arrested ana nroSs
ably. interned for the period OF the w1S
Permits previously granted to GernAae
to enter waeeftront Aones sIe z
- n,,Si,c terriss
..ft IL important" says the Dspafos
ment OF JUSTICE LosuAAGoHs Snss =
ns enc ensc.iVe .anc. ano
interfere as little as possible with sAs
free movement OF tramc 70 ana H..
the wharves, and with the free opexee
ton of the wharves and other ehfpp&11
facilities. for the speedy operation
the shipment of men ana materials
Europe is of the utmost Importance.
The system of Identification ~ -
INSPECTORS to be employed by the 80
and warehouse owners. the depart.
.tatement said, is not expsctoa
to accomplish compieee pfoeeceion % s
shipping, and tho department II 80
,,.nntnr n svstem OF pama
gageo IN PA-n ss..,a...s~r ~
to supplement enat OF ioen.l.e. -
INSPECTORS. Meanwhile special passes
to enter the zone. !,