The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-30

aliens, which were subjects of allied nations, which were subjects of Ger many and the other central powers, which were neutral and which of the aliens had taken out their first citizen ship papers. The census further dis closed how these aliens were distrib- uted and in which centers, for ex- ample, there were a large number of enemy aliens.
 When the need became evident for putting lists of enemy aliens in off, cial hands it was possible for Con- necticut, because of the military cen sus, to aid the nation by furnishing to the proper authorities list classified by towns of all men ir the state in- cluded in the provisions of tho procla- nation.
 British Subjects Disclosed.
 In addition, lists of Canadians and subjects of Great Britain have been furnished to the Canadian and British governments for the use of their re- cruiting commissions, and similar lists of enemy, friendly or neutral aliens can be furnished in the future to any authorities who need them.
 Complete lists of aliens classified by nationality have been prepared for the use of the federal government, and especially the Connecticut State Coun- ell of Defense to be used as mailing list Informative and patriotic liter ature prepared especially for distribu- tion among aliens and printed in their languages is being sent out from time to time to various groups of aliens by the Councils Committee on Foreign Born Population. Among other things the census made aliens record them selves definitely as aliens or declar ants. Many men who have lived in this country for years and were popu- larly thought to be citizens were dis closed as aliens. One effect of this disclosure was great increase in the number of applications for citizenship, applications that had been deferred through neglect or for other reasons. Aid In Recruiting. In addition to its value in connec- tion with the draft the census enabled the state to furnish to National Guard and other recruiting agencies lists of men available for military service, and the notices and appeals sent out to | such men through the mail resulted | in many voluntary enlistments. Lists of this kind were furnished to the First and Second Regiments of the Connecticut National Guard, giving the names of all men of military age in their recruiting districts.
 | Industries, Autos, Nurses.
 Three indirect military results of the census were the classification of every man in the state, according to occupation, thus registering the man power of Connecticut for use in any emergency, a census of the automo- piles and motorcycles of the state and census of all doctors and nurses. The automobile census lists in six classes motor trucks, pleasure cars and motorcycles available for war service. The medical census contains complete lists of nurses, physicians, surgeons, dentists and other medical practition- CTS who have volunteered for emer- gency service.
 The industrial inventory of the mil itary census has been of vast value to the state and nation. The government has been put in touch with many man. ufacturers of war supplies and facto- ries able to adapt their processes to war work because of it. This in ventory is now being used effectively by the Committee on Industrial Sur yey of the Connecticut State Council of Defense.
 The military census has proved it's value for civic purposes in several ways. Several towns have asked for complete lists of the men in their towns whose names are carried on the census list. The military census has also earned a considerable amount of money by disclosing the name of many men who have in past years failed to pay their personal taxes and would probably have continued without pay ing unless the census had been taken.
 These, according to the custodian of the census results, are but few of
 many ways in which the census has
 proved it's value Other details can
 not, for obvious reasons, be known until the war is over.