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Show Former Alien, Now Good Yankee, Takes Name of Pershing CAMP I JO WIS. Oct. 14. More than a thousand aliens were naturalized here today by United States District Dis-trict Judge J. Netterer of Seattle. Of this number approximately one-fifth one-fifth were' born in enemy countries. Joseph Zaculovic, a soldier here, who was born in Austria, will be known as Joseph Pershing a 1 tor he. receives his citizenship papers this month. Zaculovic when he went before the camp naturalization natural-ization board said lie wished to have his name changed. "I want an American name." he said. "What name do you want?" asked the examiner. "Perching," said Zaculovic. "Can I have it?" The examiner said he could, and Zaculovic Za-culovic now says he is the happiest man in his organization. |