Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-01-25
GERMAN ALIENS
MUST REGISTER

At the request of the Attorney-Gen-
eral of the United States, the public is
informed by United States Marshal AL
of German Alien Enemies, that is all
Natives, Citizens, Denizens or Subjects
of the German Empire or of the Im-
periaf German Government, being
males of the age of fourteen years or
upwards, who are within the United
States and not actually notur0tiSed as
American citizens, are required 10 reg
lister as Alien enemies. The registra-,
ton of Alien enemies is fixed to COM
mence at six a. m. on Monday, Febru-
airy 4,h, 1918, and to continue each day
successfully thereafter between the
hours Of six a. m. and eight p. M, up
to and including the ninth day of
February, 1918, at eight O'Clock p. m.
Postmaster George N. Smith will
have charge of the registration for
Wildwood and Wildwood Crest, and
that part of North Wildwood south of
18th street. At Anglesea Postmaster
Loire Shivers will register all aliens at
the Anglesea post office. Every Ger
man residing on the island who is not
a naturalized citizen should appear at
the post offices and register, so as to
avoid any possible trouble. The fol-
lowing instructions are issued by the
United States Government:
Persons required to register should
understand that in so doing they are
giving proof of their peaceful DISPOSE
lions and of their intention to conform
to the laws of the United States.
Every registrant should read care
fully the form of registration affidavit
handed to him and ask the reistration
officer for explanation on all points
not clear to him before attempting to
fill out the blanks. Registration officers
are instructed to give registrants all
possible aid in the way of ex PLANTATION
and advice.
Each registrant is required 10 furnish
four unmounted photographs of him.
self, not larger than 8 by 3 inches 10
size, on thin paper, with light back
ground. All four photographs should
be signed by the registrant across the
face of the photographs, so as not to
obscure the features, If the applicant is
able to write.
Three blank forms of registration af-
Efidavit must be completely filled out
by the registrant or his representative
with the exception Of the blanks in
dictated to be filled out by the registra-
ton officer and the description of the
Tegistrant and the placing Of finger
prints on the blank and must be pro-
duced by the registrant personally to
the registration officer and be signed
and sworn to by the registrant in the
presence of and before the registration
officer, who will fill In the description
ing of the finger prints and the attach
ing of the photographs. IF the regis
trant can not write he must make his
mark In the signature space and afix
his left thumb print in the space pro
vided opposite the signature space.
The finger printing is a method of
Identification and follows the practice
observed In the military and the naval
service of the United States.
The registrant is hereby informed
that he must again present himself be-
fore the registration officer who took
his oath after 10 days but before Is
days from the last day fixed for regis
tration In his registration district to
obtain a registration card, upon which
he must sign his name, or make his
mark, and place his left thumb print
In the presence of the registration
officer.