Evening journal., 1918-02-04
NOW REGISTERING
THE ALIEN! GERMANS
Have Until Saturday to File
Photos and Finger
Prints
JOSEPH MILLER IS
FIRST TO REPORT

of an male German enemy aliens more
Than fourteen years OF age in this city.
The registration began at the police
station at O'Clock this morning and
it win be continued daily during the
remainder Of the week 10 Is estimated
there are about 2jO German allen
enemies in Wilmington, males Of IA
years and upwards. who come within
the provisions Of The act requiring
them 90 register.
Detective Sergeant Frank Green has
been detailed by Chief Of Police George
Black TO have charge Of the wO h. the
registration having been turned over TO
The police department by United states
Marshal Fairy. Sergeant Green has with
him Detective Robert Benson as his
clerk while Patrolman John Fox has
been detailed TO the board as lnterpre-
ter. Miss Lillian Ray is serving as typ
list for the board.
Sergeant Green and his staff are To-
Gated I'm room No. 73 City Hall, the
place where the police school of liz
struction is held. He viii be found there
every day this week from 8 until f.
o'clock IN the morning and from i.30
until o'clock IN the afternoon.
The first man to appear this morning
was Joseph Miller, Of No sos Market
street and the second was Frederick
William Kruger, OF No. i7i7 Tulip street.
Sergeant Gren and his stan were kept
busy all day answering questions and
giving all desired information relative
to the registration.
A certified card, showing that he has
heen registered. must be carried az all
times on the pc son Of German aliens
and he may not change his place Of resi-
dence without frst notifying and OBJ
tanning the permission of the police or
n0stmasiar Of the town or city In which
he lives.
Earlier plans for the gradual registra-
tiOn Of Germans I'm the United States
with those in the eastern section to
come FIRST were abandoned when It was
intimated that some German might
avoid registration by moving from one
dsl let TO another.
The present penalty for violations OF
any of the provisions Of President VIII /
sons alien enemy proclamation is in
lernment for the period Of the war, but
II a policy suggested by hlgh govern /
ment officials is pursued there will be a /
revision OF tho law in order to make /
the punishment more drastic.
Before the clock strikes midnight Sat
urday every one of the German aliens /
IN this country-not including women I
or children under the asv Of "a |
wears, must have registered or Will be |
considered a dangerous person and Will
he lnterned The registration does not
apply TO Austrians or Hungarians.
In announcing the provisions and re-
Tuirements for the registration, the
department Of Justice took care 20
avoid creating the impression that the
government looks on each German
with contempt.
'Registrants are not to be treated as
persons Of evil dispositions instruc-
tions 20 registrars point out. "and the
registration officers are urged to deal
with them in a courteous and friendly
Cooperation Of police, federal officers,
postal employees and private citizens Is
expected by the department 10 see that
The United states government has accu- |
rate information of every Geman allen
within the borders Of this country.
Cetincates Will be issued to regis
irants only after evey item declared |
has been checked from all possible an /
giles and found 90 have been correct.
Info nation so gathered. officials be- /
love will be Of material assistance In /
tracing plots against this government I
and in discovering Just which Of the /
Germans here should be most closely
watched.
The task Of registration Is a great one |
cd Of n 4a a. "a g
shown by tho census Of 1910, the chief /
OF police and his assistants win have .
charge Of the work.
In smaller communities and rural dis /
tricts registration viii be conducted by |
the posimasters. with the postmaster i'm !
districts, which In most cases Is the T
the largest o1lce in the local judicial /
equivalent Of a county In charge. 10 I
and forward them to the Department Of /
Justice In most cities the work will /
be done by precincts.
Every German must so TO the ofiice Of
the registrar and make out triplicate /
affidavit information blanks, and fur
nish four photographs OF himself-one I
for each Of the blanks and one for his
certificate. The photographs must I
front and must not be large than three I
inches square 70 must be on thin paper /
and have light background.
The following information must be
furnished on the information blanks
Name, address, age, place OF birth, oc-
cupations and residence since January
1. 1911, date Of arrival 10 the United
states whether m lrried or snglo. names 4
4 .ff aaaNaI IL
relatives in arms against the United
States or II they have done so at any
time whether registered TO- the draft, /
military tanning. naturalization condi- /
tions and other similar information.
Small registration officials not
equipped with flnger-pint apparatus,
have been adyis'd Co no TOW small /
quantity Of printers ink and roller
and to make impressions upon the ink
spread on a pane of glass.
One OF the t nl cate ecords Is TO be /
kept by the registration asents, one sent /
to the United states marshal and one
sent TO the Department Of Justice, at
Washington.
Germans who are not at their place Of
residence next week may be registered
wherever they happen TO be
The following order for the registra-
tion is given.
You are hereby notified that the
registration of German alien enemies
is fixed for the District Of Delaware
to commence at G A. NJ. on February 4,
1918. and 10 continue on each day sue
cesslvely thereafter, between the hours
N G 4. NJ. and p. NJ, up to and in
rluding the 9th day OF February 1918,
lt 8 o'clock p. NJ.