Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-08-26

An unusual sight was 70 b seen ut
the Bank u France on the 0rst 0aA1
day the bank opened to receive 1osd In
exehanss ~ paper monsy. From 10
NJ the.asseniAe until Z In ~ aflsrnesG
IN unenilag Drossssica aewiy 0lsd
into IL buls1lns. Al wore tAslr SAN
day ejokheo-<ho women n DART eeeess.
little gieis n bright drssssA Cd men.
not Z few soldiers iron the fro1t (sasi-
" Recognized BY their war worn CON-
plexions and uniforms, bringing some
Of The goid eolns they had taken 70 The
lighting linn end found no occasion to
usA lncidenkally It may b mentioned
that most men when 6rst mobilised
obtained - many gold coins - they
could. thinking that gold Il useful ~.
erywhers. Many on their nrst return
loft their gold At home. - they had
little occasion to spend Il They also
learned that n wounded and found BY
the enemy the flrxt thing done 10 them
was to be searched for their money by
bands Of marauders who spring ny the
day after 4 battle.
Osy Wanted Ticket ~ hener.
Pleasant scslDes occur In the bank ~
the change b effected. A little boy
says. "M0thsr. want ticket Of HIM
or" His mother. who n changing I'M
francs ($40y. has the peceipt made Ou:
half for the boy and half for hess~k.
An I'd woman has brought . belt made
VI hundred franc pieces Joined tOaesth-
Ct BY geld Hnks. To her GRIEF N EN-
ployee explains that the bank eann"'
take piece Of jewelry.
An octogenarian pays in $4,000 france
(@2, 40O,. all IN gold coins Of the time
Of Napoleon l. and Louis XVIII. Eve.
since 1870 his family had kept this
treasure untouched. In case something
might happen"
The mother Of Alexander See. All
artillery officer killed in the war. has
sent to the Figure a gold medal WORT:
500. which was awarded to her son
in 1910 In recognition OF his work Ii,
the science Of aviation. The Figaro
hopes the bank will take II and that
its equivalent will be given to one Of
the funds which aid aviators and their
widows.
pf' Provinces to the Rescue.
The provinces IRE also bringing gold
70 the branch banks Of the Bank Of
France. At Marseilles over $46O. 900
has been received, at Rouen $4,000.
at Havre sos. Loo. from 1890 persons
only: at Poffiers $4,000. at q small
town Ike Creil $4,000. at another
small town In the same department.
Montataire. $500. At Nancy steadily
Increasing exchanges are made. $2.O0O
the first day. $4.4OO week later. then
$15.4OO. $29.40O. $50. 900. $33 400. &43..
200. $42.S00. $4,000. ETC.. until . total
Of 100000 was reached.
The municipality Of Paris has paid
In to the Bank of France ito gold re
serve Amounting tn &1HoOOO. Father
Patureau. vicar Of st. Pierre. In Mont
mnrtre. has exchanged $500 collected
among hia pa rishi0nefs. He has asked
that the receipt be made 0ut In the
name Of his parishioners and intenda
70 hang II In the church.
The Northern Railway company
which turned IN &0OO.OOO IN gold ~
early - May "a, has arranged to r..
ceive gUid at it, hooking Offices On b.
half Of the bank.
Cherb0urg had exchanged over $12O..
100 BY July 10 and Dieppe over $40.-
COO BY July II. At TA Mans some
$ld0.O00 was paid in. much By moth,
crs Of families who brought the gold
,ieces blessed on their wedding days
and preserved 40 family treasures ever
since. in accordance With an old Gus
rom IN that part Of the country.