The Holt County sentinel., 1918-06-14
ALIEN WOMEN MUST REGISTER
Those Who Are Citizens Of Germany.
Living in America, Must
Register.

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genera rules and regu ations tor Ire
registration Of German alien women.
and has fixed me time for such reg :.
trtation a. June 1925. 1915, both in.
elusive from 500 a. N TO 5 90 q. H.. or
each Of said days.
The pos.ofiice department has teen
designated to execute the detai.s o.
registration in communities Of ie..
;han 5000 population.
IL is estimated that there are about
10000 German women, classed - en-.
envy aliens. This number includes wo-
men torn in the United States, bst
married 70 unnstaralized Germans.
Since women assume the nationa ~
q their husbands. these women vii.
have % be considered subject 70 reg.
.sira,on. Women whose husbands y
fathers have been naturnlized or wso
have become naturalized in their ov-r
names. are no, included in the Ca
required 20 enroll.
The women will b asked 70 give ri.
Information concerning their .ar
relationships. their ages, places o. re-
idence and occupation. After regists'.
ing they will not be permitted 70 r9'e
from one locality 20 another with:
notifying the registration officer ard
obtaining his approval.
The details looking 70 this regs.-4.
iion nav. been Issued By the depart.
uent ard are D. follows. and We l'sa
al. interested - heed the ins;r4ctI....
.ha: hey may save trouble:
Under the law. any American =.
woman who has married a Germa'. o..
required g register a. an enemy q. go.
Hh..e German woman who has . a..
RED ar American prior 70 Apr e..
1911. il regarded a. an American c..
zen and does not have 20 register.
The restriction applies 70 all "a.
iiyes, citizens or subjects OF the G.r.
man Empire, being women Of tire az
% - years and upwards. who are
within the United States or is
sessions and are not actually nat.!l
lsed a. American citizens" Thi. doe.
no; apply 20 citizens Of Austra.H -.
gary or other allies Of Germany.
A German alien woman failing -
complete her registration within me
time fixed. who violates, attempt. %
violate or Of whom there il reasorare
ground 20 believe she j. about 20 10.
late, any government regulation ia 90.
di,l9n n legal penalties. IL lab" =
detention !or the duration % the saF.
or deportation from the United STAT.
ana Z possessions. or 10 being re- 70
- 20 furnish bond .nsgring gooi DO.
havIor. Any German women REQ 'sd
% reg s,er found within the Limit. ~
the United States without q reg "a.
ticn card IN her possession also O. u
be liable % those penalties.
A woman. irrespective Of the c'.
zcnsHip 81 her parents, born IN the
United States. Is an American CT zen
and Is not required 20 register, VI .ss:
!. She has become naturalizes or
taken al oath 0! allegiance TO Ger
many.
9. She has married a citizen Of Ger.
many who has not acquired natural
ization in the United States. and the
martial relation has not been terIni.
tier American citizenship may be r..
sumed by registering within one year
With AZ American consular represen-
ta;ivc, II in foreign country, or by
continuing 10 reside in the United
States, Il IN this country, or by return.
ing 20 and residing in u" United
States.
Exceptional Cases-A woman orig.
inally a native or citizen 0. Germany.
J., not q German alien u she has be-
come naturalized in the Cni;et States,
unless.
!. She has later resumed her Ger.
man citizenship,
.. She has married a German citi-
zen and the martial relation has not
been terminated by death or absolute
divorce, or, II such termination mas &C.
Cured she has not resumed her Amer
lean citizenship.
Some Of the rules for exceptional
cases follow:
The marriage Of q German alien
widow 20 an American citizen prior 10
April 6, 1917, naturalizes a. az Ameri-
can citizen herself and such Of her
foreign born children as were iv'' ing
within the United States ut the ne
such marriage, or who became pe-!.;-
nent residents OF the United Sta
before reaching their majority.
II the second or subsequent husba T.
OF a German alien widow becomes na o.
uralized as an American citizen, sue.
widow (if she might herself be law
FL.l. matt rhl4ltND anu Htf lOf'lgu uotu
minor children residing permanently
in the United States at the time Of the
naturalization Of such husband, or who
become permanent residents before
reaching their ma ority,are here there
by naturalized as American citizens.
A woman native or citizen Of Ger
many, who has not become an Ameri-
can citizen by marriage, remains a
German alien required to register, al
though she has declared her intention
Of becoming an American citizen by
taking out first papers, or has been
partly or completely naturaized in
any country other than the United
| States.
Naturalization as an American citi-
zen OF the widow Of an alien natural
ICES her foreign born minor choildren
who reside permanently within the
United States at the time Of her nat
uralization, and also those of her
minor children SO born who become
/ M manept residepts Of the limited