The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-15
Includes Americans Married to
the Foreign Born.
MUST GO TO POLICE CHIEFS
Registrations in Cities Below
5000 at PostOffices.
Imprisonment for Those Who
Fail to Comply.

Washington, June 15.-U n
States marshals, postmasters and po-
lice chiefs in every city OF the United
States will register between June il
and 26 every German alien woman
in the United States. recording finger
prints 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 under
regulations issued by Attorney General
Gregory, and women who do not COM
ply may be interned, imprisoned or
deported.
American women who have married
German aliens will also be required
to register, under the regulations. un.
less they have taken steps to get q
return of their original citizenship
status Women of German nationality
who have taken out American cltl-
zeEship papers reed not register. The
regulations also hold that the wffe OF
a German who has become naturalized
and has completed the requirement OF
American citizenship is citizen her
self. and need not register. A Ger
man woman who married an Ameri-
can before April S is also outside or
the class required to register, while
special provision is made in the reg
ulations for the treatment of natives
of AlsaceEL orraine and of Schleswig-
Holstein. Il
Register at Police stations.
Police stations in cities of 5000 in
habitants or more are designated as
registration places, and postoffices IN
the other areas. Details of local pre-
ceedure are left to the officials
charged with the work. Four pho
tographs of the registrant, each one
personally autographed, VIII De
taken, and her affidavit of personal
history must show a variety of facts
Her occupation. relationship 10 SOL
diers in the German army or to per-
sons now in Germany, length or resi-
dence and circumstances attending ar
rival in the United States are parttc-
ular matters of inquiry. The regule-
lions emphasize the fact that regis
tration will be considered giving
proof of peaceful disposition and in
tention to conform with the laws OF
the United States Each registrant
will he required to state specifically
whether or not she has ever been re-
CURED to report to or register with
any German military, diplomatic or
secret agent.
False statements or representations
in the affidavits required will subject
the woman concerned to immediate
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 photogra phs. 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
completed. 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 marshal
within the district where the women
have registered and the third is to go
into the local record.
Must Keep Officers Notified.
German women who are outside of
the territory in which they usually
reside during the period set for the
registration must apply for Temporary
cards in the place where they happen
to be and then complete their registra-
ton at home within thirty days. Aft
er the registration has been completed
no German woman. can change her
place of residence without a permit
from the officials in her original dis.
trict, and records of such changes will
be filed with the original affidavits
in three places. Power to deny such
a permit for change of residence is
given to the registration officials, tho
they must submit report Of their rea-
sons for denying it.
The regulations admonish register
ing officials to be courteous in their
treatment of the women, and to rem
der all necessary assistance in filling
out the affidavit blanks The photo
graphs required must be unmounted.
and without hat or other head cover
ing" Special provisions are made for
Hawaii, he Philippines, and other out
lying territories of the United States.
but the Ngistration is compulsory over
the entire area.