New Britain herald., 1918-09-11

 l of any foreign country, is, held to be ] a citizen of the United States, pro- l Viding he did not elect to retain his 1 political status by making declaration 1 under oath of his decision to do so : within six months after March 2, 1917, [ If the registrant was born abroad, he ! is still q citizen of the United States ] if his father was citizen thereof at
 the time ho was born, unless he has l oNpatriatcd himself.
 A rcgistrant is 8 naturalized citizen if he has completed his naturaliza ton. ! that ia, if he has taken out final l papers. But he is not a citizen if ! he has only declared his intention ; to become a citizen, that is, if he has ! only taken out first papers. In the ] la tier case he Is a declarant.
 The children of persons who have
 been duly naturalzed under the laws
 of tho United States, being under the 1 age of 21 at the time of the natura1i- : zaton of their parents are, if dwell | ing in tho United States before attain ing their majority, considered as citizens thereof.
 X registrant is a non-deciarant aliCu if he does not fall within one of the classes described in spaces ten, 1 eleven. twelve, and thirteen and is not an Indian. In other words, he is non declarant alien if he is a cti- zen or subject of some other country than tho United States and has not declared before a naturalization court his intention to become a. citizen of the United States, that is, has not taken out first papers.
 Question fifteen, relating to alle- glance, need be answered only by de- | clarant and non- dcclarant aliens. If a registrant Is an alien of either class. ] he must state the name of his country 1 which the registrar will write in this ! space, for example, Great Britain" France" Italy" The registrant must state also the name of the sub 1 division of his country in which he
 was ordinarily resident before pro 1 ceeding to the United States, which 1 will be written by the registrar in l parenthcsis after the name of his 1 country, as Great Britain (Scot- l land)" In case of Czecho- Slovaks, l German or Austrian Poles, Alsatians Lorraincrs and persons of like status, l the registrant may answer "Czecho- ' Slovak claimed as subject of Austria 1 Hungary" or "Alsatian claimed as 1 subject of Germany or Pole claimed as subject of Germany or 1 Austria Hungary" and such an entry 1 shall be made by the registrar. Question sixteen relates to present 1 occupation, meaning the registrant's l present occupation, trade or employ 1 ment, which the registrar will enter l in this space. The registrant must | not state what he once did, nor what he has done most of the time, nor , what he is best fitted to do. He must | state briefly, as farmer" miner,
 student" "laborer" Con farm, ir l rolling mill, in automobile, wagon or l other factory) or "machinist in auto 1 mobile factory" If a registrant holds 1 an office under the federal or state 1 government, he must name the office. The name of the registrant's Cm- ployer constitutes question seventeen.
 If the registrant is working for an i individual, firm, corporation or asso- citation, he should state it's name. If
 he is in business, trade, profession
 or employment for himself. he must
 so state. Ii he is an officer in the
 federal state government. he must
 say whether his office is under the
 United States, the state, the county
 or a municipality. The registrar will
 make an appropriate entry in this ! space.
 The place of employment or busi- 1 ness is treated in question eighteen.
 and the name of the street must be
 given first, then the town or city, then 1 the county or state; or the R. F. D.
 number first and then the county and l state The registrar will make the 1 entries.
 ! Questions nineteen and twenty deal
 with the registrants nearest relatives.
 If he is married and his wife is living,
 her name should be stated under
 question nineteen. If he is single or
 his wife is dead he should state the
 name of his nearest blood relative.
 If he is not married and has no blood l relative, the name Of & close friend l should be stated. The registrar will 1 l -ake the entry. Tn stating the address l under question twenty the registrant, l must give the number and name of
 the street first, then the postoff1ce and I then the county and state. The regis ! trar will make the entries
 When all. questions are answered ] the registrant must affirm that he has i verified the answers and that they are 1 true. The registrar will ask the l registrant if he receives his mail at a | place other than that designated as l his permanent home address under l question two. If he answers that he ! receives 1t at some other place, that l is. by general delivery, at a post office | box, in care of some other person or I at some other address. the registrant l must state such place in full which l shall be entered by the registrar be- { low 10 jqt 1t' sjr CT,