Evening journal., 1918-01-22
reefs TER ENEMY
ALIENS FEB. 4-9
Government Order Applies
10 All GCrmarS Above
Age OF IA Years
MARSHAL GETS
OFFICIAL ORDER

United states Marshal Martin F. FAIRY
has received from the Department OF
Justice at Washington an Official notice
fixing the time for the registration Of
German alien enemies within the Dis.
trict Of Delaware. According TO this
resist alton Will commence at O'CLOCK
IN The morning Of February q, and Will
continue on each day successfully there
after between the hours Of 6 o'clock in
the morning and 8 O'Clock at night up
10 and including February 9.
The order reads as follows:
You are hereby notified that the
registration OF German alien enemies
IS fixed for the District Of Delaware
to commence at a. m on February
8, 1918, and to continue on each day
successfully thereafter between the
hours Of a. m and 8 D. m up to
and including the 9th DAY Of Febru-
airy, 1918. at O'Clock p m.
All natives, citizens, denizens or
subjects Of the German Empire, or
Of the Imperial German Government,
being males OF the age Of fourteen
years and upwards who are within
the United States and NOT actually
naturalized as American citizens are
required 10 register as allen enemies.
Persons required TO register should
understand that in so doing they
are giving proof Of their peaceful
dispositions and OF their intention
to conform to the laws Of the Uni
ted States.
Every registrant should read
carefully the form Of registration
afldavlt handed to him and ask the
registration offlcer for explanation
on all points not clear 10 him be-
fore attempting 10 MI out the
blanks. Registration officers are in
structed TO give registrants all pos
slble aid IN The way Of explanation
and advice.
Each registrant is required 10 fur
nish four unmounted photographs
Of himself notl larger than B by 3
inches 10 size. on thin paper with
light background. All four photo
graphs should be signed by the
registrant across the face OF the
photographs. so as not TO obscure
the features. II the applicant Is
able TO write
Three blank forms Of registration
afldavit must be completely filled
out by the Resistant or his repre-
sentative with the exception OF
the blanks indicated TO be filled out
by the registration offlcer and the
description Of the registrant and
the placing Of finger prints on the
blank and must be produced by
the Resistant personally TO the
registration offlcer and be signed
and sworn to by the registrant in
the presence Of and before the
registration officer, who will I'll In
the descrl'Mon OF the registrant
and super We the fixing Of the I'M
ger prints and the attaching OF the
photographs n the regl trant can
not write he must make his mark
IN the signature space and aflx HIS
left thumb print in the space pro-
ylded opposite the signature space.
The finer printing Is a method OF
Identification and follows the prac-
tice observed in the military and
the naval service Of the United
States.
The registrant is hereby informed
hat he must again present himself
before the regl tration officer who
took his oath after ten days hut
before fifteen days from the last
day fixed for registration In his
registration district 10 obtain a
registration card, upon which he
must sign bis name, or make his
mark. and place his left thumb
print in the presence OF the regis
tratlon officer.