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Yellow Paint in Donnellson

Account of recent bout of 'coat of yellow' in Donnellson.

Tags: 1918; Anti-German Sentiment; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Vandalism; Violence; World War I

Rich German Not Pulling Weight

Reporting on rich German, Simon Snittjer, Sr. [sounds Dutch], who won't display flag or donate money. Someone subsequently defaced his property.

Tags: 1917; Agriculture; Anti-German Sentiment; Babel Proclamation; Class; Council of Defense; German Language; Informants; Liberty Loans; Red Cross; Vandalism; World War I; Y.M.C.A.

Snittjer Arrested

Sheriff arrested Snittjer and he'll be put on trial.

Tags: 1917; Agriculture; Anti-German Sentiment; Babel Proclamation; Class; Council of Defense; German Language; Informants; Liberty Loans; Red Cross; Vandalism; Violence; World War I; Y.M.C.A.

On Those Signs

Requesting information on the legality of those "English-only" signs.

Tags: 1918; Anti-German Sentiment; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Signage; Vandalism; World War I

Coming to a Boil

Noting a number of seditious comments, Babel Defiance, and exhortations to resist the placement of anti-German-language signs by local Germans.

Tags: 1918; Anti-German Sentiment; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Informants; Pro-German Sentiment; Signage; Vandalism; Violence; World War I

Yellow Paint in Sully

Sjaardema wants investigation started into yellow paint on his building.

Tags: 1918; Anti-German Sentiment; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Vandalism; World War I

Babel Defiance in Lyon

Germans ignore Babel after contracting lawyer, take down signs, noting that "the proper place for them was the toilet, as there was where [they] talked English."