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Show GERMANS CREATE STATE CREDIT BANK IN POLISH TERRITOR Y "WARSAW, Saturday, Dec. 23. via Rt- lin and wireless to tho Associated Press to Kayville, Dec. 26 Governor-General von Beseler has signed an order creating the Polish state credit bank, which shortly short-ly will issue new paper currency in Polish Po-lish marks of a value equivalent to German Ger-man marks and guaranteed by the German Ger-man government. The step was taken after long delihera- : lion on the problem as to how the fman- : cial and credit situation in Poland could: be Improved with a view to stimulating! the development of the economic life of, that country. The bank will operate for tiie duration of the war and until Po- ! land Is on a peace footing. It will be I opened as soon as the currency can be prepared. The operation of the bank will be extended ex-tended to the portion of Poland occupied by Austria-Hungary as soon as an agreement agree-ment with the dual monarchy to that effect is adopted. |