The Nenana daily news., 1919-02-26
OPPORTUNITY FOR ENLISTED MEN ID
 BE NATURAlRED

In its issue of February 18th, the Nenana News printed an article giv- ing the details of the first case in Alaska of the naturalization of an alien under the special act of May. 1918.
 The man who became a natural ized citizen under the special act was Bertram Mcdonald. native of Quebec, Canada, who is now serving with the Signal Corps de tachnent at Salcha.
 The special act, under which an alien serving in the army or navy of the United States. can become naturalized American citizen. with out the formalities required by the naturalization act, is as follows:
 Extracts from House Resolution 3l32, 65th Congress, approved May 9, 1918. entitued An Act to amend the naturalization laws and to re- peal certain sections of the Revised Statutes of the United States and other laws relating to naturalization, and for other purposes:
 Any alien serving in the military or naval service of the United States during the time this country is en- gagged in the present war may file his petition for naturalization with out making the preliminary de- claration of intention and without proof of the required five years residence within the United States
 The honorable discharge cer- tificate of such alien or person ow- ing permanent allegiance to the United States, or the certificate of service showing good conduct, signed by a duly authorized officer. or by the master of said vessels. shall be deemed prima facia evidence to satisfy all of the requirements of residence within the United States and within the state, territory or District of Columbia, and good moral character required by law, when supported by the affidavits of two witnesses, citizens of the United States, identifying the applicant as the person named in the certificate or honorable discharge, and in those cases only when the alien is actu- ally in the military or naval service of the United States, the certificate of arrival shall not be filed with the petition for naturalization in the manner prescribed; and any petition for naturalization filed under the provisions of this subdivision may be heard immediately, notwithstand- ing the law prohibits the hearing of petition for natul/ lzation dur ing thirty days preceding any cleo ton in the jurisdiction of the court.
 During the time when the United States is at war no clerk of United States court shall charge or collect a naturalization ice from an alien in the military service of the United States for filing his peti- ton or issuing the certificate of naturalization upon admission to citizenship. and no clerk of any state court shall charge or collect any fee for this service unless the laws of the state require such charge be made, in which case nothing more than the portion of the fee required to be paid to the state shall be charged or collected.
 NO dISU, NHO iS q udlIsc CilALStl, subject or denizen of any country, state or sovereignty with which tn. United States is at war shall be ad- mitted to become a citizen of the United States unless he made his declaration of intention not less thar
 
 prior to the existence of the state of war, or was at that time entitled to become a citizen of the United States, without making a declaration of intention or unless his petition for naturalization shall then be pending and is otherwise entitled to admission, notwithstanding he