The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record., 1918-06-13
Essential Features and Rules Rela.
tive to the Registration of Ger
man Alien Females.

Beginning June ", 1918, all Ger
man women an dali who have become
citizens of Germany and are living ir
the United States or its colonies
must register at police stations il
they live in cities, or at their post Of
fices if they reside in country dis.
tricts. Those living on city rural
routes must register at the city post
office. This registration must be
completed by June 26, 1913.
Under the law, any American born
woman who has married German i:
required to register as an enemy
alien, while German woman who
has married an American prior to
April f, 1917, is regarded as an Amer
ican citizen and does not have to reg
lister. .......
The restriction applies to "all ma
tives, citizens or subjects of the Ger
man Empire, being women of the age
of ID years and upwards, who are
within the United States or its pos
sessions and not actually naturalized
as American citizens" This does not
apply to citizens of Austria Hungary
or other allies of Germany.
A German alien woman failing to
complete her registration within the
time fixed, who violates, attempts to
violate or of whom there is reason
able ground to believe she is about to
violate, any government regulation, in
addition to other legal penalties, is
liable to detention for the duration
of the war, or deportation from the
United States and its possessions, or
to being required to furnish bond in
surfing good behavior Any German
woman required to register found
within the limits OF the United States
without registration card in her
possession also will be liable to those
penalties.
A woman. irrespective Of the citi-
zenship of her parents, born in the
United States, is an American citizen
and is not required to register, un-
less
1. She has become naturalized or
taken all oath of allegiance to Ger
many.
2 She has married citizen of Ger
many who has not acquired naturali-
zation in the United States, ard the
marital relation has not been termin
ated by death or absolute divorce, or
she has not resumed her American
following such death or
absolute divorce. Her American cit
may be resumed by regis
tering within one year with an Amer
foreign country, or by continuing to
reside in the United States. if III this
country, or by returning to and re-
siding in the United States.
Exceptional Cases-A woman. orig
inally native or citizen Of Gernlansc !
is not a German alien ii she has De
come naturalized in the United
States. unless
I. She has later resumed her Ger
man citizenship.
,. She has married German citi-
zen and the marital relation has not
been terminated by death or absolute
divorce, or, If such termination has
occurred. she has not resumed her
American citizenship.
Some Of the rules for exceptional
Eases follow:
The marriage OF German alien
widow to an American citizen prior
% April 6. 1917, naturalizes as an
American citizen herself and such OF
Ter foreign born children as were
lwelling within the United States at
he time of such marriage, or who be-
,ame permanent residents of the
United States before reaching their
majority.
If the second or subsequent hus
,and of German alien widow be-
.omes naturalized as an American cit
zen, such widow (if she might her
elf be lawfully natilralized) and her
oreign born minor children residing
in the United States at
he time of the naturalization OF such
or who become permanent
esidents before reaching their ma
ority, are thereby naturalized as
american citizens.
A woman native or citizen OF Ger
many, who has not become an Ameri-
an citizen by marriage, remains a
ierman alien required to register, al
hough she has declared her intention
f becoming an American citizen by
aking out first papers, or has been
artly or completely naturalized in
ny country other than the United
tates.
Naturalization as an American citi-
en- of the widow of an alien natural
.es her foreign born minor children
Tho reside permanently within the
United States at the time of her nat
and also those of her
linor children SO born who become
residents of the United
tates before their majority.
German Girls-A girl born in Ger
laay of father at the time of such
hild's birth citizen of Germany, bu,
.naturalized as an Amer
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