The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-28
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ON SELECTfVE DRAFT
run Explanation of Questions to Be
Asked and the Answers

run Explanation of Questions to Be
Asked and the Answers
All the sheriffs of the State re-.
celved some time ago the registra-
ZION blanks for the enrolment. June
9th, under the selective draft hill
OF all male persons who have roach
ed the age Of 81 and have not reach
cd the age of 81. The War Denart-
ment has sent to the registration
noard OF each county a full explana-
t,on OF the questions to be asked and
the answers. e
noo me government not only asks the
pendent upon them for ~snnnort h h
e e1a;s upon all to signify whether they
II SO for what. The government
does not contemplate takinp in the
first draft men who are The - soi dc
support of mother, sister. child mn
der IL or wife, but it wants the mon
who are qualified by that sunnort
definitely. w i".s
The questions and the exn1ana
tons follow: '''-
Questions will be asked for Won
to answer in the order in which +I Iou
appear on this paper. These o,,a nag
tions are set out below with dot qiIsl
t tnorma 10 to help you answer
mem me Do not write On or mark. or
t t;.ael"ise mutilate these instruc-
s siv,,S. 10 not remove them. They
s s,l;1, be carefully read So that YOU
1 m,l nave your answers ready when
you 60 before the registrar.
:. All answers will be written on
.ne registration card in ink by the
leg n who should be careful to
write legibly. NV "
. /; Name in full. Age in years.
ed out in full. 'o' epeii-
Estate your age todav in voarc
only. Disregard additional n,o sndhs
or days. Be prepared to saw 10 ns
like. ''''''' VI tne
~; Home address.
ms means the place where YOU
nave your permanent home, not the
to give the address in this wav. 2e9
MAN street, Chicago, Cook county. /
Illinois; that is, give number and
name Of street first, then town +han u
county and State.
y. Date Of birth.
Write your birth (month, day and
!earl on piece of paper before 90
ing to the registrar, and give the
paper to him the first thing. Examz
pie: August 5, 1894.
II you do not remember the yea,
seart TO answer as you would f
SOMEBODY asked you your birthday, |
as AuguaS :. Then say on my birth
uay onls Year | will lie Tor was) y
s years ~. The registrar will then
~ IN the year Of birth. Many peo-
PIE DO not carry in mlal the yea-
t lucy were born. This may be OBJ
tanned by the registrar by subtract
ing the age in years on this .ear;s
birthday from 1917.
zen; (2) naturalized citizen. lal
an alien; a. or have you declared
your int -1sion to become a citizen
Specify which,.
u 1t you were born in the Unit
ed States, including Alaska, and Ha-
wall, you are natural-born citizen
no matter what may have been the
citizenship or nationality of your pa
rents If you were born in Porto
K1co, you are a citizen of the Unitedi
states, unless you were born Of alien
Earentage. 1t you were born abroad.
you are still citizen of the United
States it your father was citizen
OF the United States at the tine YOU
were born, unless you have exDatr;-
ated yourself.
"(2) You are a naturalized citi
zen 1t you have completed your nat
ural1zatlon; that is, if you have TAX
en- final papers. But you are not a
citizen It you have only declared
your, intention to become citizen
THAT is, if you have only taken out
FIRST papers,; in the latter case YOU
are only a declarant.
You are also naturalized citizen
II, although foreign-born, your faith
er Or surviving parent became fully
naturallzed while you were under ri
years of age, and if you came to the
United States under Fl.
"(3.) You are declarant If. al
though citizen or subject of some
foreign country, you have declared
On oath before naturalization court
your intention to become a citizen of |
he United States. Receipt from q
clerk of the court of the certified |
copy Of such declaration is often cali
I'd taking out first papers. You are
lot a declarant if your first paper
vas taken out after September 26.
1916, ard is more than seven years
I'D.
"Q) You are an alien if YOU do
not fall within one of the three
lasses above mentioned.
IS: Where were you born?
First name the town, then the
State, then the country, as Column
Jus, Ohio; Vienna, Austria; Paris.
france; Sofia, Bull aria.
70. 1t not citizen, of what coun-
ny are you a citizen or subject.