The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-29
REGISTRATION CARDS
Instructions TO 1S-45 Registrants in
Answering 20 Questions.

Washington, Aug. 29.-Provost
Marshal General Crowder has issued
to local draft boards turnout the
United States detailed instructions for
registrants in answering the questions
on the registration cards to be used in
enrolment of men affected by extern
sion of the draft age limits.
There will be twenty questions on
the cards, which are somewhat differ
ent in form from the card used in the
registration of men between the ages
of II and 81.
Following are the questions and instruc-
tons:
given in full, thus: First name. middle
name, last name. For example, John
Henry Smith"
This means where you have your perma-
nent home now, not the place where you
work or the place where you were born,
unless that is your pernpnent home. +
the reglstrant lives in an apartment house
ment in which he lives.
Question Sage in years. State your age
IN years only Disregard additional months
Question 4-Date of birth: If you do
not remember the year give your birthday.
as October II. Then say, "on my birth
day this year l will be Cor wasl - years
old" The registrar will then fill in the
year of birth.
Question 6-Negro?
Question 7-Oriental?
Question a-NoncitiZen Indfan1
Question 9-Nonc-tiZen Indian?
Question 10-Native born United States
citiaen:. If you were born in the United
States, including Alas~.a and Hawaii. you
are a native born citizen of the United
States irrespective of the citizenship of
your parents. If you were born abroad
you are still q citizen of the United
United States at the time you were born
unless you have expatriated yourself.
Cues Question stn. ll1Satnralzed citizen Of the
zen if you have completed your naturaliza-
ton, that is, If you have taken out final
papers" But you are not a citizen II you
have only declared your intention to be-
come citizen (that is, IL you have only
taken out first papersD; in the latter
case you are a declarant.
Question 1o-citizen Of the United States
by fathers naturalization? Before regis
trants majority? The children of persons
laws of the United States, being under the
age of 81 at the time of the naturalization
Of their parents. are, if dwelling in the
Jority, considered citizens thereof
Question 13-Alien declarant? You are
a declarant If, altho a citizen or subject
of some other country. you have declared
before a naturalization court your inten-
ton to become a citizen of the United
States This is referred to as taking out
Question 1HAlien non declarant? You
are non declarant alien if you do not fall
within one Of the classes described by
questions 10, H. Il and u. and are not an
Indian. In other words, you are q non
declarant alien If you are citizen or sub
ject of some other country than the United
States and have not declared before nat
uralization court your intention TO become
a citizen of the United States that is,
have not taken out first papers,"
Question 15-If not a citizen Of the
United States, of what nation are you
citizen or subject? In the case of czecho-
Slovaks, German or Austrian Poles. Aus
TRANS, LOrralnPrS and persons Of Hike
status, the registraut may answer "Czecho-
Slovak, claimed as subject of Austria Hun
many or Austria Hungary" "Alsatfan
claimed as subject of Germany" etc, and
such entry shall be made by the registrar.
Question 10-Present occupation? This
means your present occupation, trade or
employment. Simply state what you job
is right now.
Question 17-EmpIoyer's name?
question 1S-Place OF employment or
business: This means where You work.
question 19-Name of nearest relative :?
II you are married ans your wife is living
her name should be stated. If you are sin.
gle or your wife is dead you should state
the name of your near blood relative If
you are not married and have no blood rel
alive, the name of a close friend should
Question 2O-Address of nearest relative?
Grouping of new draft registraflts
under the manpower bill into three
general classes, including those be-
tween ~ and 81, 81 and IS and from
90 10 So as proposed by the provost
marshal general, is not intended to be
used for the deferment of calling any
OF those classes into service.
me purpose of this separation, It
was stated. is to facilitate classified
ton and make men quickly available
10 meet draft calls. The only defer
ment contemplated by the war DEPART
ment is that of the 1919 year men,
whose summons to the colors will be
postponed as long as is possible to
carry out the educational program
now being arranged
Recruits Immediately necessary to
organize additional units will be
Drawn from men in class 1 between
the ages of 10 and as, until this res
erVolr has been exhausted but il is
1oreSeen that these men may be used
up in some local districts before thev
are IN others. In such localities those
between is and 10 will be summoned
| at once.