The Tupelo journal., 1917-05-25
How to Answer Questions
on Registration Cards
Read Carefully Before You go to the Registration Table
Here You See What Will be Asked. Study the
Questions. Prepare the answers in Your mind

Questions. Prepare the answers in Your mind
Questions will be asked for you to answer in the order in which
they ag;s appear on this paper These questions ann are set Ts out below below with h
carefully read so that you will have your answers ready when you
All answers will be written on the Registration Card in ink by
the Registrar, who shall be careful to spell all names correctly and
1. Name in full. Age in Years.
This means all your names spelled out in full.
State your age to day in years only. Disregard additional
months or days. Be prepared to say "19," or "25," not 10 yrs.
3 3 mos Home = y or t the like.
This means the place where you have your permanent home,
this way: '232 Main Street. Chicago, Cook County, illinois, that
Is, give number and name of street, then town, then county and
Date of Birth. ).
paper before going to the Registrar; and give the paper to him the
first thing. Example: August {. 1894"
if someone meas asked 70! your birthday nth a AUGUST 5th." Then !, say
The Registrar will then fill in the year of birth. Many people do
not carry in mind the year they were born. This may be obtained
b By tns R1 fgom 1sl Gy su0s'ract'ns the age in years on this years
4. Are you W a naturaLborn citizen; "a a naturalized citizens;
81 an alien: 60 or have you declared your intention TO
become a citizen SPECIFY which. , ,-
and Hawaii. you are a n%aturalborn citizen, no matter what may
have been the citizenship or nationality of your parents; # you
Were born in Porto Rico, you are a citizen of the United States,
goles sre ye el T e eit Gosn of Of t a"sq u piteat States If # YOU you wer fa tSep a %ss a.
citizen OF the United States at the time you were born, unless you
naturalization; thatis if you have taken final papers" But you
are not a citizen if you have only declared your intention to be
in the latter case you are only a "declarant." =
your father or surviving parent became fully naturalized while you
were under 81 years of age, and if you came to the United States
60 You are a ''declarant'' if, although a citizen or subject of
z zaae f eoart y eopG Intention yoa 1 9o be ee9asiee et TN 9a Of t Gs,G Uai E ds States.
Receipt from the clerk of the court of the certified copy of such
adeclarant if your first prper was taken out after September 26,
1906. and is more than seven wears old. -.
AZ You are an alien if you do net fall within one of the three
classes above mentioned.
5. Where were You born?
Columbus. Ohio Vienna, Austria" paris, France" Sofa,
8. If not a citizen, of what country are you a citizen or
This need be answered only by aliens and dec!arants. Remem-
Der that a '.declarant' is not yet a citizen of the United States. If
an alien or deciarant, state the nameof your country,a s France. y
z. What is your present trade, occupation or Officer
What Your Job Is Right Now. State briefly, as Farmer, Minor
Student, - Laborer ION farm, in rolling mill, in automobile, wag-
on. or other factory - "Machinist in automobile factory, = etc. II
Office you hold. If You are in one of the following offices or EN-
Payments. use on of the names hereafter mentioned:
mails, - or employed in an armory, arsenal, or navy ward, y ma
rinsr. actually 1ly; employed aS,sed in the sea service OF citizen or merchant
s. By whom employed? Where employed?
ISOLATION, state its name. If in business, trade, profession, or en-
plogment for yourself, 50 state. If you are an officer Of the State
ed States, the State, the county, OF a municipality. In answer to
9. Have you q father. mother. wife. child under II. or a sister
support Specify which,?
.not Consider zaontS YOUR ,han answer W. r TN wheS a II Is bs .ran ! 5has tn there fned :
do not let your military ardor interfere with the wish of the Ma
unless the person you have in mind is solely dependent on you. do
net no hide M. behind II pe I'll o. so or CHILDREN; b Race l.,e.;fv ,v,;ch,,
This does not ask whether you were once married. but whether
state stat 5 briefly @iyl Whether ether: Caucasian ca ASH : Mongolia" Mo ssslar.' Negro s - Ma VI
Ii. Wha. military service have you had? Rank? Branch7
infol ms%aa.s' IN na aas ssa9sfy ts ss s Questions so a, mps aam s'ys sos Complete 9sns,
using one OF the following words; Commissioned officer" Non