The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-04-10
PRESIDENT PROCLALMS
~~> STATE OF WAR EXL.>. IS
and America Formally Takes Her Place
in World Battle Hites Against Germany
Spd-Procmaion Issued
Announces That at War Now-Appealto to Citizens

silencer. arms or explosives or ma
terial used in the manufacture of ex
plosives;
"(2). An alien enemy shall not have
in his possession, at any time or
place, or use or operate any aircraft
or wireless apparatus, or any form OF
signaling devce, or any form OF al
pher code, or any paper, document or
book written or printed in cipher or in
which there may be invisible writ
ing;
"(3). All property found in the
possession of an alien enemy in viola
ton of the foregoing regulations shall
be subject to seizure by the United
States;
"(D. An alien enemy shall nos
approach or be found within one half
a mile OF any federal or State fort,
camp, arsenal, aircraft, station, gov
ernment or naval vessel. navy yard
fluctuation or workshop for the manu-
facture of munitions Of war, or OF
any products for the use of the army
VI navy,
"(5). An alien shall, no, write
print. or make public any attack or
threat against the government or con-
gress of the United States, 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
commit or abet any hostile acts
against the United States, or give in
formation. aid or comfort to its enc
mics;
"(7). 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
prohibitive areas in which resi-
dence by an alien shall be found by
him to constitute danger to the puD-
lie peace and safety of the United
States except by permit from the
president and except under such linn
itations or restrictions IS the pres
ident may prescribe;
"(S). An alien enemy whom the
president shall have reasonable cause
to believe 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 these
regulations, shall remove to. any 10
cation designated by the president by
executive order, and shall not remove
therefrom without permit, or shall
depart from the United States if 50
required by the president;
"(9). No alien enemy shall depart
from the United States until he shall
have received such permit as the pres
ident shall prescribe. or except under
order of court, Judge, or justice,
under section 1869 and 4070 Of the
revised statutes.
600. No alien enemy shall land
in or enter the United States except
under such restrictions and at sucn
places as the president may pre-
scribe.
"QD. If necessary to prevent vio-
lation of the regulations, all alien en-
emies will be obliged to register;
"Q2). An alien enemy whom there
may be reasonable cause to believe
to be aiding or about to aid the en-
emy, or who be at large to the danger
of the public peace or 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 pro-
mulgated 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 deputy, or such other
officers as the president shall desig-
nate and to confinement in such camp,
or other place Of detention as may
be directed by the president.
"This proclamation and the regula-
tions herein contained shall extend
and apply to all land and water, con-
tinental or insular, or any way within
the Jurisdiction of the United States"