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Show Photographs and Finger Prints Must Be Given Chiefs of Police. WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. The week of February 4. was set aside by the department of justice today for regis-tration regis-tration of the half million un-naturalized un-naturalized Germans in the continental H. United States, by police and post-r post-r masters in pursuance of President Wilson's alien enemy proclamation di-recting di-recting this action as a means of mln-imizing mln-imizing the danger from enemy sym-pathizers. sym-pathizers. Registrations will involve the j gathering of detailed information con- cerning the business, relatives and habits of every German, together with his photograph and finger prints. After registering he must carry a certificate card, and may not change his place of residence without approval of the po-lice po-lice or postmaster. Violation of the regulations will be punishable by in- ternment for the war period. The orders do not apply to German women, nor to any persons under 1-1 years of age, because these are not classed as alien enemies by law. Subjects Sub-jects of Austria-Hungary are not required re-quired to register. All Not Suspected. In announcing the regulations today, the department of justice took care to avoid creating the impression that the government looks on each German with suspicion. "Registrants are not to be treated as persons of evil disposition," said instructions in-structions to registrars," and the registration reg-istration officors are urged to deal with them In a courteous and friendly manner." Certificate cards will be issued only after a complete verification is made. In cities of 5000 or more population recorded by the 1910 census, the chief t of police and his assistants will ad-! minister the registration. In smaller; communities and rural districts registration regis-tration will be conducted by the post -1 masters, and the postmaster of the , largest office in the local judicial dis-. trict, in most states the equivalent of a county, will be the chief registra-1 tion officer to gather the reports from j the others and forward them to the j United States marshal and the depart-1 ment of- justice. Tn most cities the work will be done by precincts. Photogrnph Required. j Every German is required lo go to I the registrar and make out triplicate j affidavit information blanks, and to furnish four photographs of himself I 'one for each affidavit and one for his! registration card. The photograph! must bear his signature written across the front, and must not be larger than three inches square. It must be on thin paper and have a light background. back-ground. The affidavit provides for recording name, address, age, place of birth, occupation, oc-cupation, and residence since January 1. 1914, date of arrival in the United States, whether married, names and ages of children, whether the registrant regis-trant -has or has had any male rela-1 tive in arms against the United States,' , whether registered for the draft, mili-, tary training, naturalization conditions ; and similar information. Full descrlp-. tion of the man and the prints of each finger must be taken by the regis-1 trar. The registrant must swear to the affidavit before the registering I officer. One of the triplicate records is to be kept by the registration agent, one sent to the United States marshal and one to the department of justice' at Washington. Germans not at their place of residence resi-dence during the week of February 4, may be registered in the district in which they happen to be. Registration plans will be made: later for the Philippines, Hawaii, the Panama canal zone, Alaska, Virgin Islands, Guam and Samoa. oo |