Show M MANY NY CITIZENS H HAVE VE TROUBlE OVER PIPERS PAPERS IN EUROPE Naturalization Papers Being Burned in San Francisco Francsco Causes Complications The total taW de destruction of or n naturalization ul luton Papers during durin th thc tho San Francisco earthquake earth earth- quake has hu worked great t discomfort and considerable grief Iret to adopted sons of Unde Sam who ho happened to be bc in the several European countries when the war ar broke out according to a communication received ed by Paul Armstrong naturalization tion agent in this thi cl city from his hi Washington Washing Washing- ton Iou tOi superiors superIor Man Many instances Instance have ho c been reported to Washington ton b by our ambassadors and consular consular con con- sular solar agents abroad where naturalized citizens cit et- et were arrested ItS as u spies spIt or h lucId held l to serve tr c In Iii the armies of their native natho land who received ed their thell tn final I papers In San n FrancIsco As ts tho tIre original papers had lurid been destroyed during the thc earthquake I Jr great 3 t difficulty was wag experienced In proving pros pro ing log citizenship to tho the satisfaction of or the respective countries concerned Prior to 1907 1907 duplicate papers were not r required of or clerks clerk of ot courts courto Since that time a n congressional enactment makes make it I obligatory obliga tor tory on such clerks to f send nd a duplicate cop copy for file Hie In Washington ton For Fol their own convenience con and saCe safety Inn i-Inn department In Washington advises es all aU tw naturalized in San Francisco prior to tho the earthquake to secure R a A certified copy cops of their ther papers from torn tho the clerk cerk of or the court who accomplished them |