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Virtually nothing is known about Mitchell's life from that point until [[1914]], when he attempted to enlist in the [[U.S. Army]] in [[Los Angeles]] after the outbreak of the first [[World War]] but was rejected for reasons unknown. Dejected, he found work as an extra in the unquestionably racist film [[Birth of a Nation]], but as a Southerner, was seen as a valuable addition to the work and was promoted to the cast soon after.  

Virtually nothing is known about Mitchell's life from that point until [[1914]], when he attempted to enlist in the [[U.S. Army]] in [[Los Angeles]] after the outbreak of the first [[World War]] but was rejected for reasons unknown. Dejected, he found work as an extra in the unquestionably racist film [[Birth of a Nation]], but as a Southerner, was seen as a valuable addition to the work and was promoted to the cast soon after.  

Upon its [[1915]] release, Mitchell was a hero in his home state. He became a rabid xenophobe and leading opponent of U.S. involvment in what was thought of as an exclusively European war, and at times even expressed open support for the German government. It was said that he openly admired [[Kaiser Wilhelm II]], to the point of breaking his own arm to imitate the Prussian's own disability.  

Upon its [[1915]] release, Mitchell was a hero in his home state. He became a rabid xenophobe and leading opponent of U.S. involvement in what was thought of as an exclusively European war, and at times even expressed open support for the German government. It was said that he openly admired [[Kaiser Wilhelm II]], to the point of breaking his own arm to imitate the Prussian's own disability.  

After the war came an event astonishing to Mitchell and his followers: inexplicably, he was named ambassador to the [[Free City of Danzig]] (today the [[Polish]] city of [[Gdańsk]]). It has been speculated that his extensive knowledge of German and German culture were key in his naming, and that it was part of an overall strategy of the United States to tacitly endorse German domination of the city (and region). He held the post for two years, but was recalled in 1921 after public scuffles with Bolshevik sailors in the port and threatening the Soviet consul with "a thrashing two within an inch of (his) life."

After the war came an event astonishing to Mitchell and his followers: inexplicably, he was named ambassador to the [[Free City of Danzig]] (today the [[Polish]] city of [[Gdańsk]]). It has been speculated that his extensive knowledge of German and German culture were key in his naming, and that it was part of an overall strategy of the United States to tacitly endorse German domination of the city (and region). He held the post for two years, but was recalled in 1921 after public scuffles with Bolshevik sailors in the port and threatening the Soviet consul with "a thrashing two within an inch of (his) life."