Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-04
REGISTRATION OF
ALIEN ENEMIES
STARTED TODAY
Subjects of Germany Being
Listed at City Police
Headquarters.
READY COMPLIANCE HERE

Bright and carly this morning tho Police
department, at the request of the Federal
government, began the work of register
ing subjects of Germany, resident IN VIII
mIngton. All such alien enemies are re-
qnred to register at the City Hall before
10 o clock uoxt Saturday night.
Room M-73. mezzanine floor, Num-
Cipal Building. Tenth and King streets,
has been set apart for the work In VIII
mington, and IT is in charge of Detective
Sergeant Green, Detective Benson and
Patrolman Fox. Signs have been posted
there to show the aliens where to go Out
side of Wilmington it is the duty of the
postmasters to conduct tho registration,
which must he completed by I'D o'clock
next Saturday night.
The Ponce Department is using all of
the machinery M its command tor making
the record complete The Bertllllon identi-
fcation system, in use by the department
has been brought into play. and, among
other things, the finger prints OF the regis
trants are being taken, and there will
be an accurate record OF each.
All male Germans fourteen years old
and upward who are not actually naturalig-
ed as American citizens are required To
register
An alien must 60 TO the police station in
the district in which he lives between
q a. 10. and y. m. on any day during his
week up to and including saturday, when
registration viii close.
At the police station he will be given
three blanks To fill IN, IN which he viii
state his full name and All other names
that he has at any time used. He will
give also his present residence, how long
he has lived there ard all other places of
residence since January 1914. lie must
state where he was horn and when. lie
will also state All places where he has been
employed since January !, 1914, the ma
ture of his employment in each place and
the name Of his employer.
FACTS ABoUT ENTRY ESSENTIAL.
He must tell when he arrived in the
United States, at what port, tho name OF
the ship and where he applied for entry.
lie must give the names of his father and
mother. tell whether thoy are living or
not. and II so, where they reside. lie will
state also whether he is married or not,
and If so, give the name Of his wife and
her place of residence lie will give the
names Of all children between the ages Of
len aud fourteen wears, their sex and the
date If Their birth, also How many children
he hiss under the age of ten. He will state
whether he has or has had any male rela-
tives in arms for or against the United
States or its Allies during the present, war
and, II he has tell their names, relation
ship and whether they fought for or against
An alien must tell whether or not he
was rcgist red for the sclective draft
service and If SO, where He must state
whether or not he has had previous
military, naval or other training for
government service, and, If so, for what
nation and the character Of the service
He must state whether or lot he ever has
applied for NATURALIZATION, or taken out
first papers of na u5ah zation IN the nited
States, And Il SO when and where. He
must tell whether he mas ever been natur-
allied, partly o- wholly. In any other
country than the United States and, If so
when. where and IN what country. He viii
state If he has ever taken an oath of al
iegiance 10 any country other than the
United StS tes and, If SO, when, where and
TO what country.
He must state whether or not. he has
reported to or registered with a consul
or representative OF any other country
other than the lnited States for mill
tary, naval or any other Government
service since January /, 1914; and, If so,
he Will state when, where, TO whom and
for what country. He must show whether
he ever has been arrested on any charge
and. if so, when where and on what
charge, and whether or not be is now on
parole He will tell if he has permit ia
enter any forbidden area and, if so, he
viii state tue number of the permit
AFFmAyIrs AED rEoToGRAPHs.
This registration affidavit must he
sworn TO by the reeisfrent aud if he
cannot write he VIII make the print ot
his left thumb at the bottom OF H. Their
complete discriptiop Of the registrant
viii be taken, along with the impression
of both hands and the fingers Of both
hands, separately and together.
The registrRnt must furnish four un
mounted photographs Of himself OF s
size not larger than three by three inches
on thin paper with q light background
All four photographs must be signed BY
the registrant across the face, 50 as not
TO obscure the features.
The registrant must report back to hi
place of registration ten days and no
later than fifteen days, after he has sworI
to his affidavit to receive a registration
card The law provides a severe penalty
for any alien enemy who shall be founc
in the United States, its Territories o
any of its possessions without his regis
tration card after the date fixed for th'
issuance Of the registration card to him
The law also provides a severe penaltl
for those who do not REGISTER.
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