Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-01-03
GERMAN SUBJECTS
TO BE LISTED
BY j. S.
POSTMASTERS IN IDAHO COUNTY
CALLED ON TO REGISTER
ALIEN ENEMIES
MUST HAVE 4 PHOTOGRAPHS
Detailed Description of Each Teuton
quire by Government.

Registration of all German male sub
jects more than II years of age il
the United States will begin through
out the country the week of February
t. Registration of unnaturalized Ger
man men in Idaho county, according
to government regulations, will be
made by the several postmasters in
the county, with Postmaster Wisener
of Grangeville in general charge of the
county registration.
In the United States, more than,
100000 unnaturalized Germans are to
be listed, in pursuance of President
Wilson s alien enemy proclamation di-
recting the action as IA means of min
imizing the danger from enemy sym
pathizcrs.
Naturalied Germans Not Hit.
Only those German men who are not
citizens of the United States will be
affected. Registration will involve the
gathering of detailed information con
corning the business, relatives and hab-
its of every German, together with his
photograph and finger prints. After
registering he must carry II certificate
card and may not change his place
police or postmaster. Violation of the
regulations will be punishable by in
ternment for the war.
The orders do not apply to German
women, nor to any persons under II
years of age, but these are not classed
as alien enemies by law. Subjects of
Austria Hungary are not required to
register.
In announcing the regulations,
the department. of justice took care
to avoid creating the impression that
the government looks on each Ger
man with suspicion.
4" Registrars are not to be treated
as persons of evil disposition, said
instructions to registrars, and the
registration officers are urged to deal
with them in a courteous and friendly
name"
Certificate cards will be issued only !
after complete verifcation Is made.
In cities of 5000 or more population,
the chief of police and his assistants
will administer the registration. In |
smaller communities and rural dis
tricts registration will be conducted |
by the postmasters, and the postmas
ter of the largest office in the local |
judicial district, in most states the
equivalent of a county, will be the
chief registration officer to gather the
reports from the others and forward
them to the United States marshal
and the department of justice. In
most cities the work will be done by
precincts.
Every German is required to 20 to
he registrar and make out tripicate
information blanks, and to
furnish four photographs of himself
me for each affidavit and one for his
-egistration card. The photograph
The front and must not be larger
than three inches square. 1t must
)e on thin paper, and have light
background.
What Germans Must Tell.
The affidavit provides for recording
lame, address, age, place Of birth
and residences since Jan.
, 1914 date of arrival in the United
tates. whether married, names and
ges of children whether the regis
rant has or has not had any male
tidtlNt III arms against the Onllth
tates whether registered for the
raft, military training, naturalization
and similar information
NIL description of the man and the
rints of each finger must be taken
Y the registrar. The registrant must
wear to the affidavit before the regis
ring office.
One of the triplicate records is to
3 kept by the registration agent, one
mt to the Z S. marshal and one TO
g department of justice at Washing
n.
Germans not at their places Of resi-
nee during the week Of February
may be registered in the district in
'ich they happen to be-
Registration plans will be made
er for the Philippines, Hawaii the
mama C anal zone, Alaska. Virgin
ands. Guam and Samoa.