The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11


joined to preserve the peace and to
treat them with all such friendliness
as may be compatible with loyalty and
allegiance to the United States.
"And all alien enemies who fail to
conduct themselves as SO enjOined In
| addition to all other penalties pre-
| scribed by law shall be liable to re-
straint or to give security or to re-
| move, depart from the E1ited States.
"And pursuant to the authority
vested in me, hereby declare and es~
tablish the following regulations,
which find necessary in the premises
and for the public safety:
81 An alien enemy shall not have in
his possession at any time or place
any firearms, weapons or implements
of war or component parts thereof,
ammunition, maxim or other sflencer,
arms or explosives or material used in
the manufacture of explosives.
so. 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 devices, 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.
80. Ali property found in the posses
sion Of an alien enemy in violation OF
the foregoing regulations shall be sub
ject to seizure by the United States.
Must Keep Away From Forts.
81. An alien enemy shall not ap-
proach or be found within One-half Of
a mile of any federal or state fort,
camp, arsenal, aircraft station, govern
ment or naval vessel, navy yard, fac
tory or workshop for the manufacture
OF munitions of war, or Of any prod
ucts for the use of the army or navy.
50. An alien enemy shall not write,
print or publish any attack or threat
against the government or congress OF
the United States or either branch
thereof, or against the measures 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
lumbia or of the municipal govern
ments therein.
"6. An alien enemy shall not commit
or abet any hostile acts against the
United States or give information, aid
or comfort to it's enemies.
Cannot Live in Barred Localities.
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.
"8. Al alien enemy whom the presi-
dent shall have reasonable cause to e.
lieve 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 these reg
ulations, shall remove to any locality
designated by the president by eXecu-
tive order and shall not remove there
from without permit, or shall depart
from the United States if so required
by the president.
SO. No alien enemy shall depart
from the United States until he shall
have received such permit as the pres
idcnt shall prescribe or except under
order of court, judge or justice, I'M
der sections 4069 and 1910 of the re-
vised statutes.
40. No alien enemy shall land In or
enter the United States except under
such restrictions and at such places as
the president may prescribe.
al. If necessary to prevent VIOLA
ton of the regulations all alien enc
mics will be obliged to register.
"12. An alien enemy whom there
may be 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, or who violates
or who attempts to violate. or of whom
there is reasonable grounds to believe
that he is about to violate, any regu-
lati,N to be promulgated by the presi-
dent or any criminal law of the Unit
ed States or of the states or territories
thereof will be subject to summary ar
rest by the United States marshal or
his deputy or such other officers as
the president shall designate, and con-
finement in such penitentiary, prison,
Jail, military camp or other place of
detention as may be directed by the
president"
White House Statement.
The president also issued a call for
volunteers to bring the 9~>.,y and navy
up to war strength, and gave his in
dorsement to the general staff army
bill designed to obtain men by selec-
tive consumption.
1.-THE necessary men," said the presi-
dent in q statement, twill be secured
for the regular army and the National
Guard by volunteering, as at present,
until, In the Judgment of the presi-
dent q resort to selective draft is ad-
viSable.
"The principles embodied In the leg
islation presented by the war depart
ment to the military committee OF the
senate and house have my entire ap-
prevail. and its specific recommends
tons embody the best judgment of the
officers OF the war department"
ting out of their sight and hearing for