The Golic and Pajk families, among others, used their homes to that end. There they translated The Watchtower into German, Dutch, Italian, Polish and Slovenian. Then they made carbon copies with old typewriters. To muffle the sound of the typewriters, the Pajk family put heavy blankets over the windows, whereas the Golic family installed double windowpanes. This did not keep the neighbors from suspecting some underground activity, since the brothers were frequently coming to pick up literature.

To throw the enemy off his trail, Brother Hartstang traveled around from time to time, visiting the brothers or even going to France. In fact, for a time, Brother Hartstang secretly crossed the French border every fortnight to get the English edition of The Watchtower, which reached France via Switzerland.