The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-23
REGISTRATION Of
ALIEN GERMANS
All Males over Fourteen Years of
Age Must Register and Have
Their Pictures
Taken.
WEEK OF FEBRUARY
This is Time Set for This Task and
All Who Are Affected
Here Should Take
Notice.

All male German alien enemies
over fourteen years of age must
register at the police station at Keo-
kuk cCmmencii. ...y--r4 Blanks
for registration Will be found at the
station, and there will be provision
for taking care OF aihk. alien enemies
VINO come under the regulations pro-
posed by the president. c. III. Hen
nemann, chief of police of keokuk,
has received letters from n. +. Reed.
u. S. marshal for this district. con-
corning the registration.
1T is very important that there is
an early registration Of all these
people from the fact that after regis
tration is over, those who have not
complied with the presidents proc
iamation may expect to hear from
the department of Justice" Marshal
Reed says in his letter. The de-
partment does not wish to work an
injustice or an embarrassment to
anyone. therefore they should COM
ply with the order"
The following suggestions and in
structions to registrants have been
sent out from the department of JUS
tice, and should be carefully perused
by all German alien enemies over
fourteen years of age:
Persons required to register should
understand that in SO doing they are
giving proof of their peaceful dispo-
sitions and of their intention to con-
form to the laws of the United States.
Every registrant should read care
fully the form of registration affida.
Wit handed to him and ask the regis
tration officer for explanation on all
points not clear to him before at
tempting to fill out the blanks. Regis
tration officers are instructed to give
Registrars all possible aid in the
way of explanation and advice.
Each registrant is required to furn.
ish four unmounted photographs Of
himself, not larger than by 8 inches
in size, on thin paper, with light
background. All four photographs
should be signed by the registrant
across the face OF the photographs,
so as not to obscure the featrues, II
the applicant is able to write.
Three blank forms of registration
affidavit must be completely filled
out by the registrant or his represent
tative with the exception of the
blanks indicated to be filled out by
the registration officer and the de-
SCTlptlOH VI LIE IcSlSlTduLr anu The
placing Of finger prints on the blank)
and must be produced by the regis
trant 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 Of the
registrant and supervise the fixing
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 affix
his left thumb print in the space
provided opposite the signature
space. y
The finger printing is a method of
Identification and follows the prac-
tice observed in the military and the
naval service of the United States
The registrant is hereby informed
that he must again present himself
before the registration officer who
took his oath after ten days but be-
fore fifteen days from the last day
fixed for registration in his registra-
ton district to obtain 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,