The 4 Minute Men refusing to get intelligence courses for men who were just drafted. The letter later states the numbers in cities for registration of the Service. And a request more 500 more folders to be registered were asked for from Metcalf.

This letter from Dr. H. L. Avery to Herbert J. Metcalf was a respond a previous letter from Metcalf that was informed about suspicion activity of a German school in Sanborn, Iowa. Metcalf had asked Dr. Avery to investigate. Dr. Avery uncovered that…

Effects of Babel on Donnellson congregation.

Concerns over German influence on draft boards, noting the suspicious number of exemptions allowed in Bremer County--and the many new "divinity students" in Wartburg Cemetary.

Local doctor comments favorably on Babel in light of Harding's commencement speech to Cornell and his words on teaching German at university.

Kamrar congregation will continue in German.

Foreign languages are being used more since Babel than before, "if that were possible." The Marshal of Manning was using German in town and at an election hall. Marshall even paraded down streets with other citizens singing German songs. What should…

Informing on German, who said that he "hope[s] to God Germany will come over here and take this country."

Stewart recalls disloyal remarks made by local German Americans.

Watzke made the disloyal comment that "the Liberty Bonds were only worth fifty-cents on the dollar at the banks."