Le Mars Congregation
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Liberty Bonds; Red Cross
Vollmar notes the "old men and women weep[ing] aloud when I announced that this would probably be the last service in the german language [sic]."
J. J. Vollmar
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/2/1918
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Letter
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-02; Plymouth County; Le Mars, Iowa;
Jacob Russ to Lafayette Young, November 9, 1917
Patriotism; Loyalty; Iowa Council of National Defense; R.R. Taintor, Iowa; Russ, Jacob; Young, Lafayette; Liberty Bonds;
This letter is in response to a letter from the Chairman of the Iowa Council of National Defense, Lafayette Young, dated November 9, 1917. Jacob Russ is responding to the accusation that he does not whole-heartedly support the United States Government during the war effort on the home front. He lists three points that support his reasoning for not buying a liberty bond. The first is that his actions are in alignment with his conscience, which, is guided but God
Jacob A. Russ
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
11/9/1917
Letter
English
Box #6, Herbert J. Metcalf
Taintor, Iowa;
German-Language Services Continue
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Babel Defiance; Religion; Liberty Bonds
Burling notes several churches which have continued to speak in German, under guise of submitting formal request to Governor to do so.
C. G. Burling
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/8/1918
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Letter
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-08; Clarksville, Iowa; Butler County; Aplington, Iowa
German-American Loyalty
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Banking; Liberty Bonds; Religion; Elderly; Red Cross; German-American Loyalty
Prominent local German appointed to write regarding the loyalty of Arcadia's Germans as well as their difficulty in abiding by Babel.
J. C. Pruter
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/24/1918
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Letter
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-24; Carroll County; Arcadia, Iowa
Disloyal on Bonds
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Informants; Liberty Bonds; Banks
Watzke made the disloyal comment that "the Liberty Bonds were only worth fifty-cents on the dollar at the banks."
S. B. Hillier
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
11/24/1917
N. R. Louven
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N/A
Affidavit
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1917-11-24; Floyd County; Charles City, Iowa
Butler County Council of Defense
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Liberty Bonds
Burling writes regarding county Council of Defense business.
C. G. Burling
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/12/1918
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Letter
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-12; Clarkesville, Iowa; Butler County; Aredale, Iowa; Greene, Iowa; Dumont, Iowa; Allison, Iowa; Keeley, Iowa; Bristow, Iowa; Shellrock, Iowa; Austinville, Iowa; Aplington, Iowa; Parkersburg, Iowa; New Hartford, Iowa
Bi-Lingual Services
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Religion; Liberty Bonds; Lutheranism; Y.M.C.A.; Red Cross
Pastor asks for concession for sake of older congregation memebers, noting his own loyalty and sacrifices.
H. Bruckner
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
3/3/1919
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N/A
Letter
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Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1919-03-03; Johnson County; Iowa City, Iowa
Anti-Germanism as Babel Support
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Liberty Bonds; Red Cross. Y.M.C.A.;
Colorful denunciation of local Germans, who persist in "continually blabber[ing] their slop bucket dutch."
DeWitt Burchard
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/20/1918
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Letter
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-20; Parkersburg, Iowa; Butler County