The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
REGISTRATION OF
 ALIEN ENEMIES
Germans in That Class Must Regis- ter at PostoiIice Between Feb- ruary ( and February 9--In-
 structions to Registrants.

The following is published at the request of United States Marshal J ii. Parker for the guidance of any persons who come under the desig- nation of German alIen enemies, or Germans wlo have not taken out naturalization papers anu thus be- anne citizens or lnis country:
 In accordance with the pr0clama- tl0n Of the President of the United States, of November l6, i9l7:
 All natives, citizens, denizens or subjects of Germany, being males of .he age of fl years and upward, who are within the united States and not actually naturaIized as American
 ILizens, are required to register as alien enemies.
 This registration will commence at six a. m, of February 4, 1918, and continue on each day thereafter be- tween the hours of six a. m. and eight p. ma up to and including the 9th day of February. 1918, at eight o'clock. The place of registration will be the registrant's postoflice. Where an aliens place of residence is so located that he receives his mail from two postofIices, he may elect which postofliee he is to regis ter i'll, but must immediately notify Inc other postoffice of his election suggestions and Instructions to Reg
 istrantS.
 Persons required to register should understand that in so doing they are giving proof of their peace full dispositions and of their inten- tion to conform to the laws of the United States.
 Every registrant should read care fully the form of registration affida- vit handed to him and ask the reg istration officer for explanation on all points not clear to him before at tempting to fill out the blanks. Registration officers are instructed to give registrants all possible aid in the way of explanation and advice.
 Each registrant is required to furnish unmounted photographs of himself, not larger than by 3 inches in size, on thin paper, with light background. All four photo graphs should be signed by the reg istrant across the face of the photo graphs, so as to not obscure the fea- lures. if the applicant is able 10 write.
 Three blank forms of registration affidavit must be completely filled out by the registrant or his repre- sentative with the exception of the blanks indicated to be filled out by the registration officer and the de- scription of the registrant and the affidavit must be comeletely filled blank and must be produced by the registrant personally to the reg istration officer and be signed and sworn to by the registrant in the presence of and before the registra- ton officer who will fill in the de- scription of the registrant and su- 1ervise the fixing of the finger prints and attaching of the photographs. If the registrant cannot write he must make his mark in the sigma .ure space and affix his left thumb print in the space provided opposite he signature space.
 The finger printing is method If identification and follows prac ice observed in the military and 1 laval service of the United States.
 The registrant is hereby informed | hat he must again present himself | Defore the registration officer who ook his oath after 10 days but be- ore i5 days from the last day fixed or registration in his registration Iistfict to obtain a registration card, ipon which he must sign his name, r make his mark, and place his eft thumb print in the presence of he registration officer.
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