The garden pamphlet is sent to schools to encourage school-age children to grow their own food in order to save food during the war.

National Defense is asking Mr. Avery to go investigate a situation in which they believe a school is teaching only German. They also ask him to be on the lookout for other similar situations.

This letter wants what is best for the country during times of war. The author believes that everyone should be as patriotic as possible and show their support for their country.

Enclosed in the letter were some reports from different counties regarding the work that is being done there and request for suggestions.

In this letter the librarian at Cornell college writes back to inform HJM that while they do have pro-German war books at the library they are keeping them under close watch but will not remove them entirely because the modern history classes sill…

In the letter the president of a German Savings bank writes to inform HJM that they were not aware of the German Coat of Arms on their bank notes. He states they have ordered new drafts without the symbol and concludes with a statement about a…

In this letter HJM writes to a senator asking for any recommendations of information he can give to a nineteen year-old boy he knows that would like to enter West Point Military Academy.

In this letter Metcalf writes to a Davenport newspaper to thank them for all of their pro-war efforts and doing the best thing for the country.

Letter from The Grinnell Register explaining the steps they took to encourage application to the U.S. public Service Reserve. They are at a loss as how to proceed beyond what they have done.

This is a letter to a Dr. H.L. Avery asking him to investigate a German School that opened in Sanborn, IA. Metcalf suspects that it might be a cover to teach secular subjects in German language which is illegal but asks to check them out and make…