The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-01-02
REGISTERING NON-C|TzEN
GERMANS TO BEGIN SOON
Photographs Required and Finger
Prints and Detailed Information
Concerning All to be Secured

The week of February was sci
by the department of justice today
for registration of the half million
unnaturalized Germans in the CONT.
mental United States by police and
postmasters in pursuance of Presi.
dent Wilson's alien enemy procla.
nation directing this action as a
means of minimizing the danger
from enemy sympathizers.
Registration will involve the gath
ering of detailed information con-
cerning the business, relatives and
habits of every German, together
with his photograph and finger
prints. After registering he must
carry a certificate card and may not
change his place of residence with
out approval of the police or post
master. Violation OF the regula-
tions will be punishable by intern
ment for the duration of the war.
Austrians Exempt
Subjects of AUSTRIA Hungary are
not required to register.
In announcing the regulations to-
day, the department OF justice took
care to avoid creating the impress
sion that the government looks on
each German with suspicion.
"Registrants are not to be treat
ed as persons of evil disposition
said instructions to registrars, land
the registration officers are urged to
deal with them In courteous and
friendly manner"
Chief Police To Act
Certificate cards will be issued
only after a complete verifcation is
made. In cities of 5000 or more
population recorded by the 1910
ensus, the chief of police and his
assistants will administer the regu-
lation. In smaller communities and
rural districts, regulation will be
conducted by the postmasters, and
the postmaster of the largest Office
in the local judicial district, in most
states the equivalent of county will
be the chief registration officer to
gather the reports from the other
and forward them to the United
States marshal and the department
of justice. In most cities. the work
will be done by precincts.
Everyone Must Register
Every German is required to go to
the registrar and make out tripli-
cate affidavit information blanks,
and to furnish four photographs of
himself, one for each afTidayit and
one for his regulation card. The
photograph must bear his signature
written across the front, and must
not be larger than three inches
square 1t must be on thin paper,
and have light background.
Provisions of Affldavits
lue dniudflt plOfluSo lOi iONoi u
ing name, address. age, place of
iirth, occupations and residences
since January l, 1914, date of arriv
al in the United States, whether
names and ages of children.
whether the registrant has or has
any male relative in arms against
the United States, whether register
ed for the draft, military training,
naturalization conditions and SINH
lar information. Full description of
the man and the prints of each fin
ger must be taken by the registrar.
The registrant must swear to the af-
fidavit before the registering officer.
One of the triplicate records is to
be kept by the registration agent,
one sent to the United States mar
shal, and one to the department Of
justice at Washington.
Germans not at their place of res
idence during the week of February
4 may be registered in the district
in which they happen to be.
Registration plans will be made
later for the Philippines, Hawaii, the
Panama canal zone, Alaska, Virgin
Islands, Guam and Samoa.