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31 - 3 - "You son of a bitch, you half-Jew", among other things. In a further exchange of words, which focused mainly on whether the door was locked, the innkeeper was asked by the government commissioner to bring his representative, since he himself could not stay there until early. W. further explained that the local group leader had knowledge of the dance and that he had been instructed by him to stop the conversation. The non-commissioned officer then explained that every shoemaker could infect himself the party badge. The government commissioner finally managed to come home, but he looked from his apartment, because: in the inn still light was burned and music was played. At 1.30 o'clock they left the inns and were then still to be heard at the village square, as they musiced and sang. According to the special report, the ban on entertainments and pleasures of all kinds had found the people of Hummeln's deepest appeal, the more shameful the German population of Hubeln found this evening the behaviour of the soldiers."