Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-09
ORDERS FROM CAPITAL
RECEIVED IN CITY
TODAY
FAVOR ALSAC|ANS
FRENCH DESCENDANTS WHO
CAME FROM ALsACE OR lOR.
RAlNE ARE SHOWN cONsiDERA-
TioN IN ORDER ISSUED BY U. s.
MARSHAL.

lour.days extension for The regis.
tration Of alien enemies today was an
nounced by the Attorney General at
Washington. Copies of the order Wer2
received By Chief of Police George
Zurich, who is in charge oi the city
registration, and by Post Master JAS.
Eouglerty, who has supervision ol Ii
work IN the country surrounding CT.
tawa.
The order has been extended so as
to include Sunday, Monday. Tues ay
and " Wednesday TO afford a full OPP
portunity 10 all persons required 10
r,3ster to do so as announced by At.
torney General Gregory tbs afternoon
Liberal Toward AIsatians.
a revised order eliminating Alsat-
ians and l.o.rainers from some OF the
estictions placed upon the alien IN
emies under the registration laws were
received today by Chief Of Police Eu.
rich. The ord1r says
TO Chef Registrars Northern Ds.
trict OF Illinois:
Il am to day in receipt Of the fol
lowing communication from the AT.
torney General Please acknowledge
recent OF same and be governed an
cordingly,
You are hereby notified that in the
forthcoming registration OF German
alien enemies to take place on Feb
luary ith to 9Th, 1918. inclusive, such
persons as present themselves for
registration and state thar they are
natives OF Alsace-L Lorraine and born
OF French parents. and who exhibit
TO the registration officer an idonti.
lication card of a native of AlsacC-
Lorraine Of French parenta4e issued
by either the society known as So
cietc des Amis de fAlsace.L Lorraine
Society Of Friends o. AlsaceLor.
raine) or its successor. the society
known as Association Generate de-
Alsacanse L0rrans d'Amcrique'
l"General Association of Asatan
l.orrainers Of America'D, properly
filed in, and also countorsienod by a
Consul General o. Consul of France
Shall be permitted 10 strike out from
the registration affidavit the words
allen enemy in the first line OF the
affidavit proper, and insert in place
iherec.. in each instance, the words
French Alsatian.l lorrainev" Such
persons must, however, fully register
and no other change in the affidavit
or method of registration Is permitted
You are further notified that the
registration officers in making ~
their summary sheets or lists of reg
strants tone sci OF which is to be
transmitted to the Department of Jus
tice. one of the "chief registrar for
the registration district, and the thiro
to the United States Marshal for thc
judicial district should return sepa
rately on separate sheets the names
Of those holding such certificate.
from either of the said societies ant
so registering as French Alsaian
l.orrainers, and enter their names 81
separate sheets as French Alsatian
Iorrainers instead OF on the ordinar.
summary sheets FOR the names o
German alien enemies. For this par
nose the blank forms Of summer!
sheets can be used with the insertion
of the words French Alsatan.Loi
raners" in place Of the words "aliol
enemies" on the summary sheets
"rhe ordinary fern of ealsiratiol
card will be issued 10 such persons b,
the registration officers.
The privilege of making the state'
charge in the registration affidavit /
given only to those persons who pos
sess the duly countersiened identil
cation card. above described,
Respectfully.
JOHN J. BRADLEY