The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-09-07

Provost Marshal General Crowder has pointed
out that failure to register makes one liable to trial
in the United States court and Imprisonment up
to one year upon conviction. The convicted
Stacker also will be registered and required to
serve his military term after release from prison.
There will be twenty questions on the registra
ton card, which is somewhat different in form
from the card used in registration of men between
the ages of II and 81. Between now and regis
tration day, prospective registrants strongly
urged by General Crowder to study carefully both
the questions and the instructions in order to be
able to give prompt response to the registrars.
Similar request is made Of the registrars.
Following are the questions and instructions:
Question Name The name must be given in
full, thus First name, middle name, last name.
For example, "John Henry Smith,
Question 2-Permanent home address. This
means where you have your permanent home NOW,
not the place where you work the place where
you were born, unless that is your permanent home.
Be prepared to give it this way "2614 Elm avenue.
Zion City, Lake County, Illinois, "R. F. D. No. 2,
Zion City, Lake County, Illinois"
If the registrant lives in an apartment house he
should state the number of the apartment in which
he lives.
Question S-Age in years. State your age in
YEARS only. Disregard additional months or days.
Must Tell Your Color.
Question 4-Date of birth If you do not remem-
ber the year, start to answer you would if
asked
say, ION my birthday this year will be Cor was)-
year old. The registrar will then fill in the of
| birth.
Question 5-White?
Question 6-Negro?
Question 7-Oriental?
When Is an Indian?
| Question S-Citizen Indian? An Indian born in
the United States citizen if CD he his father
mother prior to his birth before he attained the
age of FL allotted land received patent in
fee prior to May 8, 1906 (2) if he was allotted land
subsequent to May s, 1906 and received patent
in fee to his land; CO if he residing in the old
Indian territory on March g. 1901; Cd if he lived
separate and apart from his tribe and has adopted
the habits of civilized life.
Question 9-Non- citizen Indian? An Indian born
in the United States shall be classed non-czen
Indian unless he falls within of the classes of
citizen Indians described in the instruction ques
ton g.
Native Born Americans
| Question 1O-Native born United States citizens?
If you born in the United States, including
Alaska and Hawaii, you native born citizen of
the United State irrespective Of the citizenship of
your parents Any nhabitant of Porto Rico who
Spanish subject April II, 1899, and who
resided in Porto Rico that date, and continued
to reside therein until April H. 1900 is held to be
natives Of the Spanish peninsula, who elected to
| preserve their allegiance to Spain on or before
April II, 1900, by making declaration before
court Of record of their decision to do so. Any
citizen of Porto Rico above defined and any
tive of Porto Rico who temporarily absent
from the island on April II, 1899, and has since
returned, and is not citizen Of any foreign
try, is held to be citizen Of the United States pro-
vded he did not elect to retain his political status
by making declaration under oath of his decision to
do within six months after March 1917. If you
born abroad you still citizen of the United
States if your father a citizen of the United
States at the time you born, unless you have
expatriated yourself.
Question 11-Naturalized citizen of the United
States? You naturaized citizen if you have
completed your naturalization; that is, if you have
taken out final papers" but you not citizen
if you have only declared your intention to become
citizen (that is if you have only "taken out first
papers); in the latter case you declarant.
Was Father Naturalized?
Question 12-Citizens of the United States by
fathers naturalization? Before registrants' major
ity? The children of persons who have been duly
ing under the of 21 at the time of the naturali
zatiOn of their parents, are, If dwelling in the
United States before attaining their majority
| sidered citizens thereof
Question 13-Alien declarant? You are a de-
clarant it, although citizen subject of some
other country, you have declared before naturali-
zation court your intention to become citizen of
the United States This is referred to as taking
out first papers"
Question 14-Alen non-declarant? You are
non-declarant alien If you do not fall within of
the classes described by questions TO- II, IL and
1 3, and not Indian In other words, you
non-declarant alien If you citizen subject
of some other country than the United States and
intention to become citizen of the United States
that is, have not taken out first papers,"
How Aliens Reply
Question 15-If not citizen of the United States