Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-30
GERMAN ALIEN
WOMEN ARETO
BE REGISTERED
Marshals, Postmasters and Po-
lice Chiefs Will Be in
Charge of Work

NdstInStOn.-Onl nlteQ states mar
shals. postmasters and police chiefs
in every city of the United States will
register between June II and 26
every German alien women in the
and photographs. and providing the
registrant thereafter with an iden-
tification card which must be carried
on the holders person for the dura-
ton 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. inn
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 of their original citi-
zenship status. Women of German
nationality who have taken out
American citizenship papers need not
register. The regulations also hold
that the wife of German who has
become naturaliZed and has COM
pleted the requirement of American
citizenship is a citizen herself, and
need not register. A German woman
who married an American before
April is also outside of the class
required to register, while special
provision is made in the regulations
for the treatment of natives of AL
sace-Lorraine and of Schleswig-
Holstein.
Police Station the Place
Police stations in cities of 5000
inhabitants or more are designated
as registration places, and post
offices 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 variety of facts.
Her occupation, relationhip to SOL
diers in the German army or to per-
sons 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 be considered as
giving proof of peaceful disposition
and intention to conform with the
IL
registrant will be required to state
specifically whether or not she has
ever been required to report TO or
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 within
fifteen days after her appearance. 1t
will carry one of the signed photo
graphs and print of her left thumb.
The printed forms provided for the
registration have been distributed to
the proper officials.
When the registration has been
complete three sets of the affidavits
will be prepared. one of which is
to be sent to Washington, the second
to be held by the United States mar
shall within the district where the
women have registered and the third
is TO go into the local record.
Must Retain Residence
German women who are outside of
the territory in which they usually
reside during the period set for the
registration must apply for tenn
porary cards in the place where they
happen to be and then complete
their registration at home within
thirty days. After the registration
has been completed no German
woman can change ner place of resi-
dence without a permit from the
officials in her original district, and
records of such changes will be filed
with the original affidavits in three
places. Power TO deny such a permit
for change or residence is given to
the registration officials. though
they must submit a report of their
reasons for denying ii.
The regulations admonish regis
tering officials to be courteous in
their treatment of the women and
to render all necessary assistance in
filling out the affidavit blanks. The
photographs required must be un-
mounted and without hat or other
head covering" Special provisions
are made for Hawaii, the Philippines
and other outlying territories of the
United States, but the registration is
compulsory over the entire area.