Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25
GERMAN ENEMIES
MUST REGISTER
Police Chief Wilson Registration
Officer Here
Dates Are Feb. to 8 Inclusive-Pho.
tographs Must Be Submitted and Fin
ger Prints Taken.


ger Prints Taken.
Chief of Police George Wilson is tho
registration officer for Brattleboro fol
the registration of German alien enc
mics under the authority Of the proc
lamation of President Wilson, dated
Nov. 16, 1917.
This registration will begin at c
o'clock on the morning of Monday
Feb. 4, 1918, and continue each day
successfully thereafter between the
hours of a. III. and p. III. up to and
including Feb. 9 at 8 p. III.
The place of registration in Brattle
boro and each municipality which had
a population of 5000 or more in the
census of 1910 il the police station
and in all other places the registration
will take place at the postolces.
All natives, citizens, denizcns or sub
iccts of the German empire or of the
German government, being males II
years or more of age, who are within
the United States and not actually
naturalized as American citizens are
required to register as alien enemies.
1t is not known just how many per
sons i'll Brattleboro come under this
class, but it is estimated that there
are 80 to 40.
An alien enemy required to register
who fails to accomplish his registra-
tion within the time fixed or who VIC.
lates or attempts to violate or is rea-
sonably suspected of being about to
violate any regulation duly promul-
gated by the President is liable to de-
tention during tho war and to other
penalties; also, an alien enemy required
to register who after the date fixed is
found without having his registration
card on his person is liable to the pen
alties prescribed for failure to complete
his registration.
Females are not alien enemies within
the present statutory definition. The
marriage of an alien widow to an
American citizen during the minority
of her children naturalizes as American
citizens such of her minor children as
are dwelling in the United States at
the time of said marriage. There arc
various other definitions to be observed
i'll determining who are alien enemies,
and any persons of German nationality
status should call at the police station
and find out
Any alien enemy who changes his
residence within the same registration
district is required to report immediate
ly to the registration officer aud pre-
sent his registration card so that the
change may be Endorsed upon it, and
-the. regis2rstion officer viii report the
change 10 the proper officials. No alien
enemy shall change his place of resi-
dence to place in some other regis
tration district without a permit en-
dorscd upon his card by the registra-
ton officer, and the application must re
made on blanks provided for that pur-
pose.
The United States marshal in each
federal district, in this instance Mar.
shall Arthur p. Carpenter of Brattlc-
boro, has certain duties to perform and
reports to make concerning the regis
tration.
The department Of justice makes the
following suggestions and instructions
concerning the registration of alien
enemies:
Persons required to register should
understand that in so doing they are
giving proof of their peaceful DISPOSE
tons and of their intention to conform
to the laws of the United States.
Every regiStrant should read care
fully the form of registration affidavit
handed to him and ask the registration
officer for explanation on all points not
clear to him before attempting to fill
out the blanks. Registration officers
are instructed to give registrants all
possible aid in the way Of explanation
and advice.
Each rcgistrant is required to fur
niSh four unmountcd photographs of
himself, not larger than 5 by 3 inches
Ill size, on thin paper, with light back
ground. All four photographs should
be signed by the registrant across the
face of the photographs, so as not to
obscure the features, if the applicant
is able to write.
"Three blank forms of registration
affidavit must be completely filled out
by the registrant or his representative
with the execution of the blanks in
Dictated to he filled out by the regis.
tration officer and the description Of
the rcgistrant and the placing Of finger
prints on the blank) and must be pro
duccd by the registrant personally to
the registration officer and be signed
and sworn to by the re9istrant in the
presence of and before the registration
officer, who will fill in the description
of the registrant and supervise the fix.
ing of the finger prints and the at
taching of the photographs. If the
registrant can not write he must make
his mark in the signature space and at
fix his left thumb print in the space pro,
vided opposite tho signature space.
"Thc finger printing is method of
identification and follows the practice