Campbellsport News, January 10, 1918

GERMANS LOSE THEIR PAPERS
FOURTEEN RESIDENTS OF THIS COUNTY AFFECTED BY RULING OF FEDERAL COURT

  German residents of Wisconsin who were granted citizenship after war was declared by the United States, against the imperial government of Germany, must forfeit their naturalization papers, according to a ruling made by Judge Geiger in the federal district court at Milwaukee Thursday.
   The ruling was the outcome of the three test cases brought against Henry Grahl of Eden and residents of Waukesha and Winnebago counties by federal agents and which were tried before Judge Geiger. Thirteen residents of this county besides Mr. Grahl are affected by this ruling.
   Attorney W. W. Hughes of Fond du Lac, who appeared for Mr. Grahl and the other German residents, stated that the cases would be appealed to the court of appeals at Chicago.
   The fourteen residents of the county involved in the ruling of Judge Geiger made application for their citizenship papers prior to the declaration of war against Germany. However, their papers were not granted by Judge C. A. Fowler of Fond du Lac after the war was declared.