The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-05-28
Official Set of Questions and
How They Must Be
( Answered.
MUST REGISTER ON JUNE 5
All Who Have Reached Age of
.Twenty-One Since Last June
5 Will Be Required to Reg
lister.

The following information rela-
tive to the filing out of registration
cards by all young men who have
become twenty-one since June, 1917,
has been issued by headquarters:
Questions will be asked for you
to answer in the order in which they
appear on this paper. These ques-
tions are set out below with detailed
information to help you answer
them.
Do not write on, mark, or other
wise multilate these instructions. Do
not remove them. They should be
carefully read so that you will have
your answer ready when you so be-
fore tNxNegistrar.
All answers will be written on the
trar, VIII psnouId b be 'a careful i"u to speil
all names correctly and to write
legibly.
1. Name in full. Age in years.
This means all your names spelled
out in Dll. Disregard additional
monthsSor days.
2. Home address.
This means the place where you
permanently reside, not the place
where you York. Be prepared to
give the add Ass in this way: "2S2
Main street,E Ehicago, Cook County
Illinois; or "R. F. ID. No 2, Jones'
gille, Ohio"
3. Date of birth.
To be required to register you
must have been born in 1896. in a
month and on a day subsequent to
June 8, or in 1897, in a month and
on day thereof prior to or on the
date set for registration.
a. Where were you born?
First name the city or town, then
the State, then the nation; as "Co-
tphhus, Ohio; vienna, AUSTRIA:
"Paris, France; Sophia, Bulga-
ria
5. Are you (D a native of the
United States; CD a naturalized
citizen; CD an alien; (4) have you
declared your intention to become
a citizen; go or are you citizen or
non-citizen Indian? (Specify
Yhdch)
90 If you were born in the United
STATES, including Alaska and Ha-
waA you are native of the United
STAYS, no matter what may have
been the citizenship or nationality
of your parents. Any inhabitant of
Psrto Rico, who was a Spanish sub
fe4t on April IL, 1899. and who re-
,ss85d9 in Porto Rico on that date.
and continued to reside therein un-
til April IL, 1900. is held to be a
citizen of Porto Rico, except ssuch
inhabitants. natives OF the Spanish
peninsula, who elected to preserve
their allegiance to Spain on or be-
fore April IL. 1900. by making a
declaration. before court of record
OF their decision to do So Any citi-
zen OF Porto Rico, as above defined
and any native of Porto Rico who
was temporarily absent from the Is
land on April II, 1899, and has since
returned, and is not a citizen of any
foreign country. is held to be a citi-I
zen of the United States. provided
he did not elect to retain his political
status by making declaration under
U3fh OF his decision to do so within
si*>,sSnths after March 2, 1917. ri
you were horn abroad YOU are still
a citizen of the United States. ifI
yoYE 8ther was citizen of the
United States at the time you were
born, unless you have expatriated
yourself.
(2) You are naturalized citi-I
zen If you have completed your ma
turalization; that is, if you have
"taken fnsD papers" But you are
not a citizen (that is. If you have
only taken out first papers"D; inI
the latter case you are only a declar-
ant.
You are also naturalized citizen
If, although foreign born, your faith
ar or surviving parent became fully
naturalized while you were under
21 years OF age, and IL you were in
the United States at the time you
attained the age of 21.
CD You are a declarant If, al
though a citizen or subject of some
other country, you have declared
before naturalization court yourl
intention to become a citizen <ofsthe |