Metcalf writes to the president of the Iowa Evangelical Lutheran Orphans home, where he asks him to abstain from teaching German-language classes during war time.

Mother of son in service writes of Germans continuing to speak in German, even in light of recent soldier funeral.

Kerfuffle over lecture on a "German subject" by an "enemy alien."

The letter is written by Herbert J. Metcalf, Secretary for the Council of National Defense in Iowa. He is targeting German-Americans and any German sympathizers. He wants to collect a list of any book that is in any way pro-German.

Is it permissible to maintain our German liturgy?

Repeat request for permission to alternate languages weekly.

Germans hold meeting place where they "gather to talk play cards [sic] and discuse [sic] all topics of the day." How do we shut this down?

In support of Babel, and on the local pro-Germans.

German ministers in O'Brien.

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