![]() Remove all enemy aliens from Washington D.C. Locate possible places of detention for large numbers of enemy aliens.Īrrest military deserters assist Bureau of Investigation in locating deserters. Protect Selective Service centers arrest draft evaders or those disrupting selective service.Ĭomplete issuance of passes to enter restricted zones and arrest draft resistors by June 30. Marshals and their Deputies have sole authority to arrest enemy aliens. explosives, and radios arrest any who do not.Īrrest specified enemy aliens and turn them over to War Department for internment.Įstablish restricted zones around docks, factories, arsenals, etc. Warn Germans to "Obey the law."Īdvise Germans to surrender all weapons. ![]() Marshals during World War I DateĬooperate with local police take precautions against hostile acts. On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war against Germany. GUARDED restricted areas around docks, ammunitions factories, military camps, and other sensitive areas.INTERVIEWED 2,300 enemy aliens in military camps.ARRESTED 6,300 enemy aliens under Presidential Arrest Warrants.INVESTIGATED 222,768 violations of the selective service laws.From the declaration of war on Apto the Armistice on November 11, 1918, U.S. We must all speak, act, and serve together." While American troops fought in the trenches of Europe, United States Marshals protected the home front against enemy aliens, spies, saboteurs, and slackers. ![]() ![]() When President Woodrow Wilson issued the declaration of war against Germany April 6, 1917, he told the American people that "the supreme test of the nation has come. ![]()
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