The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-09-10
Local Board Urges Regis
trants To Study Instruc-
tions And Questions In Or
der to Give Ready Answer.
20 QESTIONS ON CARD

that will be used in the enrolment
of the men affected by the extension
of the draft age limits.
TWENTY QUESTIONS
The 20 questions on the card, which
is somewhat different in form from
the card used in the registration of
men between the ages of II and 81
and the instructions on how to an.
swer them. are given below. Between
now and registration day, September
12, prospective rcgistrants are strong
ly urged by this office to study care
fully both the questions and the in
structions, in order to be able to give
prompt response to the registrars.
ORDER OF QUESTIONS
Answers to the questions will be
written on the registration card by
the registrars in ink and in the num-
erical order stated.
Question /. Name-The name must
be given in full. thus; first name; mid
die name; last name. For example,
John Henry Smith"
Question 2. Permanent hame ad.
dress.--Tbis means where you have
your permanent home NOW, not tho
place where you work, nor the place
where you were born, unless that is
your permanent home. Be prepared to
give il this way: 100 Woodward Az
enue. Detroit, Wayne county, Mich,
or r. +. ID. No. 2. Jonesville. Smith
County. Pa" If the rogistrant lives In
an apartment house, he should state
the number of the apartment in which
he lives. If his address is "in carc'
Of some one. this should be stated.
AGE IN YEARS ONLY
Question s. Age in years. State
your age in YEARS only. Disregard
additional months or days. Be prepar-
cd to say "34;" or "3S" not, ga years
3 months'i or the like. p -~'Al.'4il.~
Question 4. Date of birth.-Tf you
do not remember the year, start to
- answer as you would if some one ask
ed -you your birthday, as "Oetober 49,
Then say, "On my birthday, this year.
will be Tor was)---- years old"
The registrar will then fill in the year
of birth. This may be obtained by the
registrar by subtracting the age in
years ON, this years birthday from
1918
Duputiyp Nbifoo
Question 6. Negro?
Question Z. Oriental?
Questions s and 8 refer to citizen
and non.citizen Indians.
Question 10. Native-bOrn United
States ctizen.-If you were born in
the United States, including Alaska
and Hawaii, you are native-bOrn cit
izen OF the United States irrespective
of the citizenship of your parents.
NATURALIZED CITIZENS
Question H. Naturalized citizen of
the United States.-You are IA natur-
allied citizen If you have completed
your naturalization; that is, If you
have "taken out final papers" But
you are not a citizen II you have on
ly declared your intention to become
"a citizen tthat is, II you have only
taken out first papersO; in the lat
ter case you are a declarant.
Question IL. Citizen of the United
States by fathers naturalization be-
fore registrant's majority. chill
dren of persons who have been duly
naturalized under the laws of the Unit
ed States, being under the age of 81
ut the time of the naturalization of
their parents, are, If dwelling in the
United States before attaining their
majority, considered as citizens there
Of
Question II. Alien declarants.--
See Question H.
,ALlEN NONDECLARANTs ~
Question IA. Alien nondeclarant
You are a nondeclarant alien If you
are citizen or subject of some other
country than the United States and
have not declared before naturali
zatiOn court your intention to become
citizen of the United States; that
is have not taken out first papers.
Question Is. If not citizen of the
United States, of what nation are you
citizen or subject This need be
answered only by declarant and non
declarant aliens. Remember that I
declarant is not yet citizen of the
United States IL you are an alien o
either class, state the name of you
country,
PRESENT OCCUPATION
Question 16. Present occupation
This means your present occupation
trade, or employment, which the reg