The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-08
ALIEN ENEMY
SENTENCED FROM
FARGO TO PLAZA
Sentence on Joseph Schin-
ageWill Expire on Mon
day Evening
PECULIAR CASE
IN FEDERAL COURT
Mountrail County Farmer
Makes Up For Failure
to Register

''To Plaza, Mountrail county, by
o'clock Monday evening
That sentence, unique in the annals
Of the federal court, was pronounced
this morning on Joseph Schinagle,
arraigned before Judge Charles f.
Amidon to plead to the charge Of
violating the draft act, in failing
to register.
1t was the humane hand of the
United States government that
reached out in this particular case to
aid an alien resident, and also his
parents, who are in destitute condi-
ton on farm.
BY this sentence, the United States
government will pay the expenses in
getting Schinagle to his home where
he win be registered.
Worked to Purchase Seed Grain.
"Are you guilty or not guilty?"
asked Judge Amidon when the pris-
Oner was arraigned this morning,
after Judge John Carmody, assistant
United States district attorney, read
the bill OF information.
Then poured forth a story of the
hardships experienced by the young
man, his leaving the United States
TO work in the woods Of Canada to
send home money that his parents
could purchase seed grain for the
coming years work, and of the eff
forts put forth by his brother, IS
years old, to have the young man
registered.
Through the story. one Of the most
interesting told in the federal court
for several months. IL was learned
that the charge OF failing to register
was strengthened by his confession
that he was not citizen Of the
United States, but of Austria. His
father came to the United States
when Joseph Schinagle was IA years
old. The young man has been living
in MountraiI county for thirteen
years. In view of the fact that his
father is not a citizen of the United
States, because Of war conditions,
Sehinagle is automatically in the
same. class, he never having declared
his intention OF becoming citizen.
Not Wanted as Soldier.
Following his return home from the
woods in Canada, Schinagle was ar
rested at Stanley on Jan. IL and in
generated at Williston on Feb. 4. He
was brought to Fargo this morning
by Deputy G. d. Scott. Schinagle
stated he was in ignorance Of the
registration law until upon his re-
turn, and that his brother took the
matter up with Washington officials,
who wrote that they did not want
aliens as soldiers.
Il was willing to register but they
did not want me-, said the prisoner
at bar.
Although Austrians are enemy
aliens within the meaning Of the law,
they are not required to be register |
ed by the police and postmasters with |
German male residents, because they |
were not named in President Wilson's |
proclamation. This excuses Schin- |
agile from being registered by the |
postmaster at his postofiice address, |
Plaza.
Upon his arrived in Plaza and upon |
the expiration of his Fargo to |
Plaza" sentence, Joseph Schinagie |
will nm out a QUESTIONABLE to be |
furnished him by the United States |
district attorney and which win be /
filed with the draft board of Noun |
tran county. He win then be free to \
help his parents put in the spring /
crop, and even though an alien Of the \
United States, to help this country /
win the war by crop production.
See the New Spring Garments