Milford chronicle., 1918-02-01
PREGTSTRATION OF
GERMAN ALIEN ENEMIES

M4WAU hhN q hUAN VI
GERMAN ALIEN ENEMIE!
The following instructions have
been issued by Martin F. Fairy, U. S
Marshal for the District of Delaware
as 10 the time and places where Ger
man alien enemies must present
themselves for registration, beginning
February 4th, 1918.
Time of Registration.
You are hereby notified that the
registration of German alien enemies
is fixed for the District Of Delaware,
to commence at a. m. on Feb. 4th,
1918, and to continue on each day sue
lcessiVely thereafter, between the hours
of 6 a. m. and p. m. up to and in
cluding the 9Th day of February, 1918,
at o'clock p. m.
Persons Required To Register.
All Natives, Citizens, denizens or
subjects of the German Empire, or
| 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 to
register as alien enemies.
No Fees or Charges to Registrants
For Administering Oaths or For
Any Other Reason.
That no fees are to be charged for
administering oaths or shall any graf
uities be accepted from registrants,
by registration officers, nor for any
other reasons.
Place of Registration.
T,-
trants place of residence is so located |
that he receives his mail from two |
post offices, the registrant may elect |
which post Office he is to register in, /
but must Immediately notify the other |
post Office of his election.
All German alien enemies outside Of
Wilmington, must register at their re-
spective post offices.
Suggestions and Instructions to Reg
istrants.
Persons required to register should
understand that in so doing they are
giving proof of their peaceful dispo- {
sitiOns and of their intention to con- {
'Orm to the laws of the United States.
Every registrant should read care
uly the form of registration afEida- i
rit handed to him and ask the regis l
ration officer for explanation on all
'oints not clear to him before at v
empting to fill out the blanks. Reg
5tration officers are instructed to give
egistrants all possible aid in the way u
I explanation and advice. s
Each registrant is required to furn-
'h four unmOunted photographs of s.
imself, not larger than by inches il
l size, on thin paper, with light back
round. All four photographs should it
e signed by the registrant across the G
ice of the photographs, so as not to j
oscure the features, if the applicant
able to write 81
Three blank forms of registration OF
hdavit must be completely filled out ca
? the registrant or his representative
With the exception of the blanks in sp
Gated to be filled out by the regis at
alton officer and the description of
e registrant and the placing of fin gu
r prints on the blank and must be st
Oduced by the registrant personally
the registration officer and be Di
sned and sworn to by the registrant m
the presence of and before the reg
ration officer, who will fill in the of
scriptiOn of the registrant and sup da
wise the fixing Of the finger prints
d the attaching of the photographs. OF
the registrant can not write he spl
lst make his mark in the signature on
ace and affix his left thumb print in las
space provided opposite the sigma J
e space. it'll
The finger printing is a method of 4
MITIGATION and follows the practice on
served in the military and the naval at
vice of the United States.
The registrant is hereby informed IN
t he must again present himself \
ore the registration officer who SIC
k his oath after 10 days but before \
days from the last day fixed for mas
istratiOn in his registration dist Ste
to obtain registration card, upon \
ieh he must sign his name. or make we'
mark, and place his left thumb n
Mt in the presence of the registra- pee
l officer. Gal