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Anticipating a Patriot.

TT HE following illustrates the per-
u emptory way in which affairs are
conducted during q war crisis:
y man who lives at southampton,
England. and who owned a speedy
power boat. wrote to the commander at
Portsmouth, offering his boat for the
service of his country. In reply he
was considerably surprised to receive
this letter:
Your offer of power boat to His
Majestys government is received and
has been noted. 1t will not be neces-
sary for you to make a formal trans
fer. as the boat is already in use by
His Majesty's naval forces
Difficulty has been experienced in
getting some one who understands run
ming her properly. and you could render
your country service by returning and
operating her for His Majesty's navy
The man was SO much pleased at the
way his craft has been commandeered
that he volunteered and is now an
assistant engineer. ferrying naval Of
ficers about in the craft he used to
own.
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Of horror as the thing dawned on US
one by one the customers slipped
away.
Another time princess was going OF
in her house. Avenue kleber. just
heard her voice on entering:
1T was during the retreat of the al
lies from Mons, when ruin and disaster
don. In particular, there was one cor
ner. a salient, where hurricane OF
German shells kept pounding on u
thousand men to crush the angle. turn
the English left and make new Sedan
Scarcely 800 were alive. There was nc
hope. An ocean of German infantry
was pressing on them. World without
end. Amen" said a British soldier, as
he continued to fire mechanically.
1T sounds like book, | said.
1T is book replied the princess
Il have just brought it over from Lon
don, where it is making stir from
one end of England TO the other Listen.
And she read:
The soldier who said Amen was
hungry in the face of death. He sud
denly remembered vegetarian restau-
rant i'll London. where figure or 81.
George is printed in blue on the plates
with the motto: Adsit Anglais Sanctua
Georgius-May st. George be a present
help to the English. AS he happened to
know Latin, he repeated the plous
motto. while firing against the gray
wall of Germans, only 900 yards away
1t seemed the end. Men called goodbye
to each other. a failing comrade
thumped him on the back, but the cleo
trio shock that he felt was not that,
for the roar of battle died down to
gentle murmur, as he kept repeating
'Adsit Anglais.' and he heard great
voice crying: Array, array, array.
His heart grew hot and cold within
him, as a tumult of voices answered
st. George, ST. George"-'Ha. messire
Ha. sweet sain, grant us good de-
liverance" Harrow. Ha' st
George! Ha. st. George. long
bow and strong bow" And as the
soldier heard these voices. he saw,
above the trench. beyond. long lines OF
shining shapes, like men who draw the
bow, their flights of arrows tinglinS
toward the Germans"
His companions in the trenches mar
veled equally.
Help u.s." they beloved, but were
blooming marvels! Look at those Ger
mans! They're going down by thou
sands. Look, look. there's a regiment
gone while I'm talking to ye:'
Others stared into the sky in ecstasy.
And all the while the Latin-bred SOL
der heard the cry: Harrow! Harrow.
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the South American field quickly saw
the necessity of becoming an advance
agent of American trade and invest
ment. and the result was the CONNER
cial department, which has adopted the
German idea and is adapting it to
American conditions.
The commercial department not only
aims to increase American trade, but it
also hopes to save financial loss to Amer
lean manufacturers who might be unwise-
ly induced to go in for South American
business when an expert on the ground
might tell them in advance that there is
no chance for their products in the South
American market.
Shortly before tine American bank was
established in Buenos Aires large har-
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partment which has no cc;"t cInart in
any bank of the United States. lin this
. work seems to lie great promise for
our trade in exports to Argentina. Like
the credit rating department. the serv-
, ices of the commercial department are
free to any American manufacturer
who applies.
: The commercial department of the
Buenos Aires bank is under the direc
tion of Mr.. NJ D. Carrel. a young man
who had previously had considera-
BILE Latin American experience. He had
served under the American government
;; in Porto Rico, and had been one of the
- American fiscal experts sent to the Re
public of Santo Domingo to readjust
the finances of that nation.
= The purpose of MIR. Carrefs DEPART
. ment is the extension of American bus
mess i'm Argentina. In the prosecu-
tiOn of this work the department
conditions in various lines. similar to
! the work of the commercial agents
: sent out by the State Department. But
in addition the American bank aims
to make Investigations and give ad
vice applicable to individual cases, and
in this line the department has had
some striking experiences to demon
strate the value of its work.
. II was Immediately patent to the pio-
neers OF the National City Eank, who
went TO Argentina in the summer OF
. 1914. that the bank would have to en-
gage in this sort of work if ii expected
TO make Roadway against its European
competitors. All of the other foreign
banks in Buenos Aires are doing it. If
one of the leading German bankers, for
: instance. hears of a business oppor-
- tunity. his first thought is to turn the
information to the advantage of some
one in Germany.
This applies not only to valuable tips
which come to the German banker in
the ordinary course of his business. but
he even turns to account information
received in casual conversations in and
out of his business hours. The German
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Dear Saint, to our aid. St. George: St
George! High Chevalier. defend u.s.
More machine guns Bill yelled to
Tom. Don't hear them Tom yelled
back to Bill, but, thank God, anyway
they've got it in the neck" In fact,
there were ten thousand dead Germans
left before that little corner of the
English, and consequently there was
no Sedan. In Germany. a country ruled
by scientific principles, the general
staff decided that the contemplate
English must have employed shells con-
tanning an unknown poison. as no
wounds We're discernible on the bodies
of the dead Germans. But the man of
the vegetarian restaurant knew that
st. George had brought the Agincourt
bowmen to help the English
The princess closed the little volume.
ut is called The Bowmen and Other
Legends of the War by Arthur Ma
chen" she said.
Here was a Russian lady. as far re-
moved from ordinary English folk as
you please Princess EuZbeg of khiva.
descendant of Tamerlane, of the cos
mopolitan set of Biarritz and Monte
Carlo, read, translating. to Rumanian
railroad magnate, a Spanish banker. a
Polish physician. giggling French
countess and gray-haired acade-
mician. The countess ceased to glggie,
the doctor paced the salon thoughtful
ly, banker and railroad man stared at
each other and the aged academician
sighed.
I'VE all want TO hear about the an
gels he said. gently.
1.-The Bowmen" sums UP in literary
form vague tales and formless anec-
dotes which have stirred up craving
that only grows with what it hears
All want to hear about the angels,
and there is feeling that surely there
is something behind it.
AS Machen says: 1T has been rumored
and limited in all sorts of quarters
that before writing THE Bowmen' he
had heard something" One said: 4
know for a fact that the whole thing
was given him in typescript by lady
in-waiting.
He says that it was not.
A week after THE Bowmen" APP
peared Originally as a sketch in the
London Evening News) the editors OF
Light and The Occult Review asked
him for his authorities. He told them
that he had nome Requests came from
editors of parish magazines for per-
mission to reprint. One desired to is
sue it as a pamphlet, with proofs. He
was astonished that Machen claimed
to have none-his part being obviously
the elaboration of true history. OF
which everybody had heard rumors
and details.
Machen seems to claim. indeed. that
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ing permanent relations through CIV
ing better terms and otherwise accom-
modating our business methods to the
convenience and custom of the coun-
tries here.
"Only after careful investigation OF
the market conditions should any
American merchant enter this field.
would advise owners themselves to
come here in person and study the
field, or, at least, send their next best
men. After studying the market, then
the manufacturer should investigate
the standing of the merchants with
whom he must do business.
Manufacturers of the United States
have in the past been mis1ed to the
credit standing of Argentine business
houses. There has been the general
impression that they were not to be re-
lied upon to make good their obliga-
tions. This is entirely erroneous. In
proportion there are just as many
reliable houses in the Argentine as
there are in the United States. Ameri-
cans who have been in business here
for many years have just as much con-
fidence in the mercantile houses OF
Buenos Aires as they have in those OF
New York.
81 believe that firms here which re-
spect their credit are as reliable as
firms of the same class in the United
States. if not more so. The National
City Bank can now furnish credit rat
ings on these firms, and Americans con-
templating business with them need
hold them in no less esteem than they
would regard substantial houses at
home.
AS another feature of its trade de-
velopment propaganda in South America
the bank has issued in Spanish. and has
under preparation in Portuguese, a d.
rectory OF. North American manufactur-
ers and exporters. This directory VIII
be placed in the hands of South Ameri-
can merchants who are assured by the
bank that dealings with the firms there
in listed may be conducted with fnan-
cial safety.
Copyright 1915, by Robert +. Wilson,
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BY ROBERT F. WILSON.

6N1HE service that American for
eign banking can render to
American foreign trade is
clearly illustrated in the work
of the new Buenos Aires. Argentine.
branch of the National City Bank of
New York. Although this branch.
which was the first American bank es-
tablished in South America. is still
considerably less than year old. it
has already taken its place among the
most important factors in the Ameri-
can trade increase in the Argentine
Republic.
Among this banks early successes in
the Argentine banking field may be
noted particularly its feat inv build
ing up an efficient credit rating de-
partment which has enabled American
merchants to obtain the first reliable
and. friendly credit information they
have ever been able to obtain in Ar
Scntina.
To an outsider. with no particular
knowledge of the technical side of
banking. by far the most interesting
phase of the Argentine banks work is
in it's commercial department., de-
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Strange Anecdotes of European

put the kibosh on them" Gina Brozia
speaks English perfectly. and has been
several times in Arnerica.) A Con-
naught ranger knew that il was ST.
George because he was exactly like the
figure of st. George on the gold SOW
ereigns. Hadn't they seen him with
his sword on every duid the'd ever
had? A French infantry sergeant saw
Monseigneur St Michael. in shining ar
NOR. talking with the other chiefs in
yellow mist, or cloud of light"
asked if she knew the mems names.
1T was Miss Campbell" she answered.
When one is excited. listening to Won
derful things, how can one interrupt
and ask what is the mans name and
where does he live? The men were
living at the hospitals. and now l am
back in Paris. But there will be many
to testify
AS to dead Germans with no wounds,
| heard some strange things at the
Klein dressing king establishment of
the Rue Royale. Nine. Millerand, wife
of the French minister of war is a
client. But don't bring her in. | beg
of you" exclaimed Nine. Klein. just
before she started across the Atlantic
to the San Francisco exposition. She
is there now, and any one can interview
her.
Nine Klein has a country place be-
yond Compiegne. where one can still
hear the distant thunder of cannon.
During the German descent on Paris.
the villa was looted and sacked, and
there are German graves all over the
grounds.
Those German dead with arrows
said madame. Il heard that their gen
eral said, 1T is true, the men Were dead
with arrows them. The buryinS
parties could not be mistaken
Her husband spoke up.
Red marks of arrows. lie corrected,
uneasily. only servants and villagers
talk Of arrow shafts. They had it from
German prisoners, who tell all kinds of
things to explain why they were cap
tured. 1t is true that quantities were
found dead without wounds, as from
soVe awful shock. Many seem to have
had red marks on their skin shaped like
arrows. Certainly the French army had no
weapon which kills by red arrow
mark on the skin That is all We
know.
Evidently he desired her, to stop.
An elegant woman INTERVIEWED. Never
mind her name.
Concerning German Stories, she
said. there is one strange thing-yes.
really very strange. At the prisoners
camp of X they declare that the
French 'cinematographed them-threw
moving pictures on the clouds to
brighten them"
But it's not possibie." ! blurted out.
impetuously, not realizing.
so my niece Helene told them. It's
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been invested in Argentine enterprises
Is the consequence of this particular
activity. Recently Mr.. Carrel located
a promising Argentine industry need
ing capital for expansion. He investi-
gated the concern and found that the
proposed investment was safe and
promising of large returns.
1t happened that there were in
Buenos Aires at the time two American
capitalists touring South America pri-
marily for pleasure and secondariiy to
look over the field for investments.
Naturally they had visited the Ameri-
can bank. Mr.. Carrel introduced them
to the concern which needed money,
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considerably lower. and besides. the
ocean freight rate differential is
against the United States.
AS result of the reports of the
banks commercial department. Ameri-
can jewelry is about to invade the
Argentine market for the first time.
The Argentines are fond and extensive
purchasers of jewelry. The wealthy
cattle raiser. coming into the city
from his estancia, will buy jewelry
with a lavishness and disregard of
price that would startle the proprie-
tors of the jewelry stores on 9Th
avenue. The blazing jewelry shops of
the Gale Florida. Buenos Aires. are
one of the glorious sights of that city,
and the street has been called the Rue
de la Paix of South America. The trade
is largely in French and German
hands, and it has been assumed in the
past that American manufacturers
would have no chance in the market.
The Investigations of Mr.. Carrel con-
WINGED him otherwise, however, and on
the basis of his report New England
jewelry manufacturers have recently
sent designers to Buenos Aires to learn
tine people in jewelry. Incidentally,
this is a clear instance of the willing
ness of American manufacturers to
comply with the styles of foreign
market although it has been frequent
ly alleged against them that they
could not be brought to this attitude.
In jewelry Argentines demand an
ornateness of design that does not har-
monte with American ideas of the
best taste However, the New England
jewellers. in seeking this business. have
taken the advice of the bank to give
the Buenos Aires market what it
wants.
:.
The men in the commercial depart
ment have made it point to become
personally acquainted with the leading
business houses of Bpenos Aires. and
through these acuua intances they are
able to render valuable services in in
PRODUCING American statesmen when
they first come to that city. These in
Productions often save statesmen days
and weeks of time that otherwise
would have to be spent in studying
the market and becoming acquainted
with the merchants.
The department also has it's eye con-
tinually on the lookout for profitable
investments for American capital Con-
siderable American money has already
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ness manufacturing company of Mil
waukee. Wis. decided to go after Latin
American business 1t sent it's agents to
Argentina mad other countries, and spent
several thousands of dollars before it
finally withdrew defeated and without
business.
The commercial department of the
Buenos Aires bank could have saved the
Milwaukee manufacturer this wasted time
and financial loss. Its subsequent investi-
cations, undertaken at the behest of other
American harness makers, have shown
that there is no market for American
harness in Argentina. The reason is that
harness is made in Argentina cheaper
than it car possibly be manufactured in
the United States and shipped to Argen-
tina
More satisfactory than the experience
Of the Milwaukee harness man was that
of New York manufacturer of woman MS
readymade clothes. This firm was at
tracted to the idea of Latin American
trade after the establishment of the Amer
lean bank in Buenos Aires. and it wisely
applied to the bank for information.
Mr.. Carrel made the investigation, and
found that because of the prohibitive
Argentine customs duties On wonans
clothing it would be impossible for Amer
lean manufacturers to get a foothold in
the market. This information undoubtedly
saved the New York manufacturer
futile and costly Campaign for Argentine
trade.
Investigations of this sort have been
made of the markets for tools. salt, hard
ware and mems readymade clothing
Manufacturers of the latter were advised
against seeking business for the same
reasons applying in the case of women's
clothing. AS for tools and other hard
ware, Mr.. Carrel has made an extensive
investigation. and he has assured Ameri-
can manufacturers of some lines of these
competitive goods that they have oppor-
tunites in South America.
American tools have better reputa-
tion in Argentina and Brazil than
those made in Germany, Mr.. Carrel
found. although Germany now has the
bulk of the tool trade. This is due to
the fact that American tools are higher
priced than the German. However, the
superior quality of the American tools
is beginning to win for them in Brazil.
and the investigation has been encour-
aging to the sale of American tools in
Argentina. In the competition with
Germany for the sale of tools Ameri-
can manufacturers are at a double dis
advantage: German labor costs are
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and the result was that the Americans
engaged to invest between two and
three million dollars in the enterprise.
The expansion of the business thus as
sured means a new plant. which will
undoubtedly be equipped with Ameri-
can machinery. BY this transaction the
bank not only benefited American
trade. but also secured a new and i'm
portant client for itself.
The activity of the commercial de-
partment has come prominently within
the attention of the leading Argentine
business men, greatly easing the work
of investigation. which was arduous at
the start. Many an Argentine mer-
chant now comes to the bank to tell of
his ambitions to deal in American
goods or to present his claim for
American investment.
The department hopes to become by
process of evolution the general clear
ing house of Argentine commercial in
format ton, so that Americans will hear
of opportunities speedily as such
informal ton reaches the competitors
in Europe. The war has given, per-
haps, some artificial stimulation to the
interest of Argentine merchants in
American goods.
This is particularly true in the case
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the National
Trade With South Amca-Wo
observation-disclosures South American Trade
Along Well Planned
Without Charge-Suggestons for Prospective Traders
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
PARIS, September l6. 1915.
e THESE strange anecdotes are all
Over France and England
They crop up in the most UNI
- * expected places.
Here, it is the son of a French radical
deputy who tells of "a shining wind
and noise of arrows which helped
u TO beat back the Germans beyond
81 Juilly; and the irreligious father listens,
grave and silent, with a queer look on
. his face.
Here. it is a Moutrouse wine shop
:, proprietor who comes home, mvaIided.
breaks up the stock and starts a green
grocery. The neighbors tell round that
'he saw Jeanne dare and Monseigneur
st. Michael"
s..
All up and down France. YOU can
:, hear of legions of angels and bright
squadrons in the sky, which interviewed
- during the retreat to the Marine, Or
= turned the scale and routed the enemy
under the walls of Paris They are
still seen, now and then. beyond the
trenches. novering above Lille" or. on
mysterious errands. speeding east
ward" through the sky.
ley Henson. Bishop Taylor Smith the
. chaplain generally and many other
%. clergy have occupied themselves with
the matter. DIR. HortaR preached about
e. the fighting angels at Manchester. and
g Sir Joseph Compton Rickett. president
Of the National Federation OF Free
-. Church Councils. stated that soldiers
at the front have seen visions and
dreamed dreams and given testimony
. of powers and municipalities fighting
q for or against them.
In France people are moi SO out
spoken when IT comes to getting into
print
The strange anecdotes run from per-
son TO person. No one has taken notes
:, None expected to be witnesses Names
are forgotten. Soldiers return TO the
front. are killed neglect to answer
letters. The effect, only. remains-im-
mense. And then--"Dou't put me in
Don't mention our family.'--"I real
ly couldn u. There are adorable
modesties. as of shame at unworthi-
ness to speak of angels. There were
tears in the eyes of my opera star
Yes, j found three willing to speak
= And one is an opera star.
- Everybody knows IT, murmured
- Zina Brozia. st. Genevieve helped drive
them back from Nancy and Paris
1t is a grand old story of grand old
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not possible. especially in broad day
light" she said: but they replied they
surely knew what frightened them
with flaming swords and glittering ar.