Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-10
COPIES OF R Is.
FOR ALIEN ENEMY
HERE
CHIEF ZURICH INSTRUCTED ON
HOW TO CONDUCT WORK OF
COUNTING NOSES AMONG GER.
MAN WOMEN.

COUN ING MUSES. AMONG GEN
MAN WOMEN.
Starting next Monday. German wom
en who have been declared enemy
aliens under federal statute will be
ging registering in Ottawa Accord |
Ing to police estimates there are a;
least fifty Of this type Of local res;
dents who will have to 20 before
Chief of Police George Zurich anc
sign their registration cards. The
iask OF signing up enemy alien re-
males will require the week and after
saturday any who have not complied |
with the governmental order will De
turned over to the department of Jus
tee for prosecution,
An official bulletin setting forth
the rules governing registration has
been ISSUED By the attorney general.
copies OF which have been received
by Chief Enrich. Primarily these
rules set forth that all female SUD
ject of the imperial German govern
ment of the ages Of II yars and up
ward who are within the United
states, and not actually naturalizeG
Az American citizens. are required 10
register as alien enemies This does
not apply 10 subjects of the AustrO
Hungarian government unless they
also come within that classification
Penalty for Evasion.
Failure to comply with the rule a.
outlined makes the offender liable tc
detention for the period~oi the war.
Registration cards Will be issued 10
those who comply with the rules. anc
such women as are subject to the
rules aud who fail 10 have regisirr
ton card viii be label 10 arrest
Outlining in detail just wat con
stitntes an alien female enemy, the
bulletin gives the following appllca-
ion of the definition.
Citizenship is DEFINED.
L. A female irrespective of the
citizenship Of her parents. born III
the United ates and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, is an American
citizen and not required TO register.
2 A female originally a subject OF
Germany is not, il she has become
naturalzed in the United States. re.
Quired TO register,
3 Any American woman who mar.
res a foreigner takes the nationality
Of her husband At he termination
Of her marital relations she may re-
abroad by registering as an American
citizen within one year with a con-
sui OF the United States. or by re-
turning to reside in the United States,
or if residing in the United States at
the termination Of the marital rela-
tons, by continuing 10 reside herein.
The marital relation is terminated by
death or absolute divorce.
T. The naturalization of male
alien also naturalzes his wife ana
their foreign born minor children re-.
siding permanently in this country
at the time of the naturalization, anc
A.. "A. oh Z
born who become permanent residents
of the country before reaching the
age Of II years.
Rules for Children.
}, The wife Of an enemy alien Wna
has not TINS acquired citlzensnlr
and her minor female children OF the
age of II years and upward, are re-
quired to register as enemy femaif
aliens, except those Of such foreign
horn children as have. separately ac
quired naturalization or. PRIOR II
April &. 1917, have mrarled American
citizens
6. The marriage. prior to ING
above date, of a German enemy 10
male alien to citizen OF the Nnlle'
Stleas naturali2es her as an American
citizen
:. Female enemy aliens who hay
acquired American citizenship by mar
riage are presumed to retain tn
marital relationssame hrdl foy cm'N
same after the termination OF IN
marital relation By death or absolut
divorce unless she makes formal rt
J. nunciation thereof in Il court haVin
/. jurisdiction to naturaize aliens, o.
3 If she resides abroad. she may retail
n her American citizenship by registe
Il ing as citizen before a United tSale
y consul within one year after IN
- termination Of such marital rel
= ton
e \, The marriage of German allie
n widow To an American citizen prit
:; to April 6. 1917, naturali2es her ar
a any Of her children who lived in Il
T. United States a. the time of Il
marriage, or who achieved major