Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-01
JUNE II TO IS FIXED WHEN ALL
GERMAN ALIEN FEMALES
MUST REGISTER.
ALL WHO ARE IA AND OVER
ARE INCLUDED IN ORDER
Must Have Married American Citizens
Prior to April 6, 1917 in Order Not to
Be lncluded-Those Not Complying
Will Be Taken Into Custody-Resis'
tration Locally at City Hall.

German alien females living in this
county will be registered beginning
Monday, June II. and continuing unit.
Wednesday, June IS, inclusive. accord
ing to an announcement just made by
Charles w. McCarty. OF Ottumwa, chief
registrar for the southern judicial dis
trict of Iowa In this city registration
will take place at the city hall, in
charge OF Chief of Police c. F. Breckel.
In the smaller towns of the county reg
istraJion is at the postoffices. How
ever. in this city, the postmaster is an
assistant registrar, and will answer
questions and help in the registration.
The registration begins at in the
morning and will continue each day up
to and including June &c with the ex-
ception OF Sunday, June %. The reg
istration each day closes at 5 o'clock
p. m.
Must Register if "a Years Old.
The registration Of all German alien
females Ii years old and upward is
required. The rules as laid down by
the chief registrar follow:
''All female natives, citizens, deni-
Gems or subjects of Germany or the i'm
perial German government, Of the age
of II years or upwards, who are with
in the United States and not actually
naturalized American citizens, will be
required TO register as German alien
females.
"A female. irrespective of the cit-
zenship of her parents, born in the
United States and subject to the juris
diction thereof, is an American citizen
and is not a German alien required to
register, unless she has become nat
uralized in or taken an oath of allegi-
ance to Germany, or she has married 4
citizen or subject Of Germany who has
not been naturalized in the United
States, as any American woman who
marries a foreigner takes the national
ity Of her husband.
"a female originally a citizen or sub
iect Of Germany who has become nat
uralized in the United States will not
be required to register, unless after
such naturalization in the United
States she takes the oath Of allegiance
to Germany or otherwise resumes her
German nationality by marrying q
subject Of Germany who has not ac-
quired naturalization in the United
States.
The wife Of citizen or subject OF
| Germany who has not been naturaiizeG
! in the United States, Is an alien and
must register. Also all female children
of II years and upwards. unless prior
to April S, 1917, they married Ameri-
can citizens, are aliens and must regis
ter
"All German alien females should
consult with their postmasters, who
are assistant registrars, for instruc-
ton and advice concerning this regis
tration. Any one not complying witt
these requirements will be subject tc
be taken into custody by United
States marshal.
"Postnaasters should notify theil
chief registrars Immediately Of th'
number of registrants they may hav.
! in their respective communities. The
( United States marshal will forward Il
all postmasters a book of rules anC
regulations IN order that they may
( famiIiaHze themselves with the regula
I items governing this registration"