Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-06
GERMAN WOMEN
MUST REGISTER
Photographs and Finger Prints
To Be Taken Beginning June
To Me Taken Beginning June
18th

| register between June II and 26 in
every German alien woman in the
United States, recording finger prints
and photographs. and providing the
registrant thereafter with an identi-
fication card which must be carried
on the holders person for the dura-
tion of the war.
The work will be carried out un-
der regulations issued by Attorney
General Gregory, and women who
do not comply may be interned, i'm.
prisoned or deported.
American women who have mar
ried German aliens will also be re-
Quired TO register, under the regu-
lations. unless they have taken
steps to get return to their .origi.
nal citizenship status. Women of
German nationality who have taken
out American citizenship papers
need not register. The regulations
also hold that the wife of a Ger
man who has become natural!zed
and has completed the requirement
OF American citizenship is a citizen
herself, and need not register. A
German woman who married an
American before April 6 is also out.
side of the class required to regis
ter while special provision is made
in the regulations for the treatment
OF natives of Alsace-LorTaine and of
Schleswig Holstein.
Police stations in cities of 5000
inhabitants or more are designated
as registration places, and postof.
fices in the other areas. Details of
local procedure are left to the Of
ficials charged with the work. Four
photographs OF the registrant, each
one personally autographed, will be
taken. and her affidavit of personal
history must show a variety of facts.
Her occupation, relationship to sol
diers in the German army or to
persons now In Germany, length of
residence and circumstances attend.
ing arrival in the United States are
particular matters of inquiry. The
regulations emphasize the fact that
registration will bc considered as
giving proof of peaceful disposi-
tion and intention to conform with
the laws of the United States" Each
registrant will be required to state
specifically whether or not she has
ever been required to report or to
register with any German military,
diplomatic or secret agent.
False statements or representa-
tions in the affidavits required will
} subject the woman concerned to i'm.
mediate internment. Her card,
showing that she has complied with
the law, will be issued to her with.
in 10 days after her appearance. It
Will carry one of the signed photo.
!. graphs, and print of her left
8 thumb The printed forms provided
=. for the registration have been dis.
? tributed to the proper officials.
When the registration has been
completed, three sets of the affi.
davits will be prepared, one of
. which is to be sent to Washington.
the second to be held by the United
r States marshal within the district
where the women have resided,
and the third is TO go into the local
board
German women who are outside
of the territory in which the usu.
ally reside during the period set for
the registration must apply for tenn.
/ porary cards in the place where
. they happen to be and then com.
plcto their registration at home
within go days. After the rcgistra-
tion has been completed, no Ger.
man woman without permit from
the officials in her original district,
, and records Of such changed will
, be filed with the original affidavits
in three places. Power to deny
, such a permit for change of resi-.
denco Is given to tho registration
officials although they must submit
n report of their reasons for deny.
ing II.
Tho regulations admonish regis.
( tcring officials to bo courteous in
, their treatment Of the women, and
, TO render all necessary assistance
, in filling out the affidavit blanks.
The photographs required must be
unmUunted and without hat or
/. other head covering" Special pro.
, visions are made for Hawaii, tn.
! Philippines and other outlying terri.
s tories OF the United States, but the
. registration is compulsory over the
oniire area.