Campbellsport News, January 24, 1918

ALL UNNATURALIZED GERMANS OF THIS COUNTRY TO BE
REGISTERED FEB. 4

  On Monday, February 4th up to and including Saturday, February 9th, all unnaturalized Germans of Fond du Lac  county, in fact every unnaturalized German in the continental United States, will appear for registration before police and postmasters. These dates was set aside by the department of justice, in pursuance of President Wilson's alien enemy proclamation, the danger from enemy sympathizers in the U. S.
   In cities of 5,000 population or over, aliens will appear before the chief of police, in municipalities or communities under 5,000, registration will be before the postmaster, so all aliens in this community are to appear before their postmaster for registration on one of the above dates.
   Registration will involve gathering of detailed information concerning 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 police or postmaster. Violations of the regulations will be punishable by internment.
   The orders do not apply to German women, nor to any person under 14 years old, because these are not classed as alien enemies by law. Subjects of Austria Hungary are not required to register.
   In announcing the regulations the department of justice to care to avoid creating the impression that the Government looks on each German with suspicion.
   Every German is required to go to the registrar and make out triplicate affidavit information blanks and to furnish four photographs of himself--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.
   The affidavit provides for recording name, address, age, place of birth, occupations, and residence since January 1, 1914, date of arrival in the United States, whether married, names and ages of children, whether the registrant has or has had any male relatives in arms against the United States, whether registered for draft, military training, naturalization conditions and similar information.
   Full description of the man and the prints of each finger must be taken by the registrar.The registrant must swear to the affidavit before the registering officer.
   The finger print process does not brand or disfigure a man in anyway, as has been misunderstood by many of our foreign born residents, but is a means of identification by printing upon paper with his fingers.