Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-29
EACH REGIsTRANT MUST
ANSWER TWENTY QUESTIONS

ANSWER Nv EMIT QthoAiON"I
The provost marshal mailed thel
local board instructions about thel
registration which will occur early
next month, presumably September
8, for persons between the ages OF
is and IS. Each registrant win an
swer twenty questions and the Re
Iflector is printing them on request
OF the war department in order that
they may be studied and then an
swered promptly on registration
day
The local board received a num-
her of missionaries today so prep
arations are being made al around
for the next registration and immedi
ate classifications. The twenty ques
tions to be answered are;
l. Name The name must be
given in full
2. Permanent home address. This
means where you have permanent
home now, not the place where you
work or the place where you were
born, unless that is your permanent
home
3. Age in years. State your age
in years only. Disregard additional
months or days.
4. Date of birth. If you do not
remember the year give your birth
day as October 10" Then say ION
my birthday this year ! will be Cor
was) - years old
8. White?
6. Negro?
7. Oriental?
8. Citizen Indian?
3. Non-citizen Indian?
10. Native born United States? If
you were born in the United States,
including Alaska and Hawaii, You
are native born citizen Of the
United States, irrespective Of the cit
izenship Of your parents. If you
were born abroad you are still cit
izen Of the United States if your
father was citizen Of the United
States at the time you were born.
unless you have been expatriated
yourself
II. Naturalized citizen of the
United States? You are a natural
lied citizen If you have completed
your naturalization. that is, if you
have taken out final papers" But
you are not a citizen if you have
only declared your intention to be-
comea citizen chat is, if you have
only taken out first papers"): in
the latter case you are declarant
II. Citizens of the United States
by fathers naturalization? Before
registrants majority? The children
OF persons who have been dun nat
uralized under the laws of the United
States, being under the age of 81 at
the time of naturalization of their
parents are, if dwelling in the United
States before attaining their major
lty, considered as citizens thereof.
~. Alien declarapt? You are
declarant if, although citizen or
subject of some other country. Won
have declared before naturaliza-
ton court your intention to become
citizen of the United States. This
is referred to as taking out first
papers ("
a. Alien non-declarant? You are
a non-declarant alien If you do not
fall within one OF the classes de-
scribed by questions 10, IL, 10 and
l3, and are not an Indian. In other
words, you are a non-declarant alien
II you are citizen or subject Of
some other country than the United
States and have not declared before
naturalization court your inten-
ton to become a citizen of the
United States; that is, have not tax
en- out first papers"
IS. If not citizen of the United
States, of what nation are you
citizen or subject? In the case Of
Czecho-Slovaks, German or Austrian
Poles, Austrians, Lorrainers and
persons of like status, the registrant
may ansker "Czeoho- Slovak, claimed
as subject of Austro-Hungary." al
satan, claimed as subject of Ger
many etc, and such entry shall be
made by the registrar
16. Present occupation? This