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Buffalo Center Commercial Club Members to State CoD, Feb. 26, 1918_Metcalf.JPG

The members of Buffalo Center Commercial Club are trying to eliminate German within their town and schools. But they have tried to be diplomatic and have failed to meet the standards. They are asking the Council of Defense for help in order to…

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The Black Hawk, the student newspaper of Davenport High School, reported on the' burning of books in German "by about 50 lower classmen."
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This letter was a reply to an earlier demand to remove all possible pro-German propaganda from public libraries. It defended the loyalty of the library itself, and asserted that the current librarian had burned most of the pro-German books the…
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Chairman of Republican County Central Committee writes regarding enforcing Babel in German-language parochial schools.
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Can Germans continue their parochial school, even if switching to English? And a merchant, H. F. Haesemeyer, speaks German daily.
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Long-winded question regarding whether students may take final exam in German, as they began studies before Proclamation.
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Letter from R. H. Williams to H. J. Metcalf regarding a letter he received from H. J. Metcalf. It states:
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Clarksville lawyer notes Council of Defense response and German Americans requests for more time in which to speak German.
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