The above report appeared in the April 12, 1918 edition of the San Angelo Standard newspaper. Tense times during WW1 saw several threats toward German-speaking residents of Menard including the flyers mentioned above and a similar threat to the German-speaking minister of the Lutheran Church in Menard.
“Patriotism is supporting your country all of the time and your government when it deserves it.” -Mark Twain
A look back at the anonymous anti-German propaganda of 1918 war-era Menard
“There will be no conversation or jabbering of any kind in German in the public places or in and around Menard for the duration of the war.'
April 8, 1918 - San Angelo Standard Times quoting pamphlets placed throughout …
