Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-24
french PEOPLE RESPOND TO
CALL bring ON YOUR G0LD''

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
Paris, Aug. l4.-There have been
some remarkable scenes at the Bank
Of France since Alexandra Felix Ribot,
he French minister Of finance, issued
his call for the mobilization of gold.
we are spending two billion francs
/ month" he said. It's a frightful
I'M and we've got 10 keep it up an
Gher winter-brine on your gold" The
all spread rapidly, and the response
Asben prompt.
. tGsieur Ribot is only one month
\ than Monsieur Colin, Of the Rue
Tours, who was IS this spring.
nme Colin so wrote on the slip she
kssed in the Bank of France with
kndred francs of gold to be ex-
aased for national defense bonds.
Nd saved it to make a present TO
saisur Colin on our golden wedding
n she added. but we decided that
telld both get more pleasure and
Eaotion out Of that gold by turning
sser as a sort of homage to Mon
M Ribot."
Hundreds Of school children will as
ksriate ihs name Of the venerable min
1T With their first visit to that mys-
fcus and awe inspiring institution,
eays = inpressively guarded by the
Omsly unifosped republican
Ms Their teachers lift them UP to
= tsller's window where gold is ex-
q, and they are generally dis
laased not to ses the patriarchal
No Monsieur Ribot" somewhere
the counter.
woman showed a pile of coins
laans to $50 francs through the
i. window at the Bank of France.
ne concise explanation, For
g Ribot." She turned to go
Co. Aout her bank bills and had
afsuaded that Monsieur Ribot
J. - AZ seeking gold without giving
az equivalent in exchange.
= man who had spent years collect
Ivy nunored-franc gold pieces, and had
tive astss ssne, hundred of consecu-
t. Ne naIes' including the rarest efieies.
oIuusnt IL to the bank. Worth As a
.unee'ion hve times as much, he went
swaS satisfied with ,oooo francs in
ss.r s no'es Another numismatist
s J. a unique collection of aoo
uouoie iouis-N fyanc n;eces
Another man, in the fsu;,;o
, ala,. blue frock, came in, took his
40; s.aSe hssitatingly in the line ana sda
~. ,s eonunually while waiting Ne
s ~. Inc line once and %, ~ ~. d. ae
nis, ,.a.sa' turned back and took his
e e,aev again at the foot Whe, n,s TINS -s
III. sa.s came he cast fond glance -,
, ~. soek he pulled out Of vss $40 49, al
gold r poa,eo seven thousand francs in
,. Tie Counting o. the nj,,,o,. =. ..
also h. W. would take too long, it Would
luis LOO complicated since with ,hs
there aspoleons-" and "renubli ess
don, a. are "sovereigns, ..earles.
every pa, s,es i'm fact pieces Of ner,v
quen,Ir IAs asa. that coins gold. conssy
weight weight Something's ep0 Ss,u is valued by
case Of I'M means ans of valuation, as s'' in 0 ths
France :, ne branch Of the VINO Bs 1sp0o $,
less d Chalons sur. NJ DaaA u
ashes ss ,h he had recovered tro sna Ise
Urea, Urea, Of the e ermsosy after the re-
ed and run Of Is. francs had ssen 81 me the
s ssunass'ssioa The million III sns heat of the
public s shs, piece s Of the sgy Of In sas
German bullet teeh hearty pierced by
.Al s.s,s movement anntA v.a the gold
been esnst on the ost ass t zmassled into
now hand and retalsn several 'h, t has
s Of IN The pe 90 BE- occupied by the
The one ss s', s, .as drew lots to cDo5ss
s,su, s'1 g. i, through , nass the honor Of
Aa''s minded AN I ask" 8, said Mon On.