▁however , ▁Sh allen berger ▁became ▁pro - Pro hib ition . ▁ ▁Tem per ance ▁was ▁strongly ▁supported ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁Neb r aska ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁national ▁Pro hib ition ▁movement . ▁A ▁state wide ▁election ▁seeking ▁a ▁prohib ition ▁of ▁alco hol ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁won ▁in ▁almost ▁every ▁county ▁across ▁the ▁state , ▁except ▁O ma ha ' s ▁Douglas ▁County . ▁The ▁German ▁vote ▁there ▁was ▁cred ited ▁for ▁keeping ▁the ▁state ▁" w et " ▁during ▁that ▁period . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁leading ▁up ▁the ▁US ▁entry ▁into ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁t ensions ▁in ▁Europe ▁were ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁During ▁a ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁address ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁German - American ▁Alliance , ▁Val entin ▁Peter ▁said , ▁ ▁Such ▁expression ▁of ▁pro - G erman ▁feelings ▁by ▁German ▁imm igr ants ▁ar oused ▁anti - G erman ▁sentiment ▁in ▁the ▁many ▁Americans ▁who ▁fav ored ▁the ▁British ▁as ▁al lies . ▁Non eth eless , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁the ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁German - American ▁Alliance ▁open ly ▁ch ast ised ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁for ▁pro - Al ly ▁actions ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁War . ▁Peter ' s ▁son , ▁Val entin ▁J . ▁Peter , ▁Jr ., ▁S J , ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁Bo yst own ▁( F ather ▁Fl an ag ans ▁Home ▁for ▁Boys ) ▁for