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Show French Threat Doesn't Change German Reply BKRtp. Aur. 4. Bv U. P r-miny r-miny tortny refund the demand of Franc that 10,00,0W rprtnt1nK pre-war commercial debts be paid by August 1ft. Germany's refusal, based on the i grounds of Inability to pay. will be forwarded for-warded to Paris In a note this afternoon. after-noon. The answer to the French demands de-mands was framed at a meeting of the cabinet France has threatened to sets the rem I and. Iron mci in tftm Bhbictaud-In Bhbictaud-In retaliation In case the demand e.rss not met, snd to make the flisp-jted borderland An autonomous state. The Wlrth prcvernment. in the present pres-ent crisis, has thu solid backing of all parties. PARlfl, Aug. 4. Germans In Alsace and Lorraine will -be driven from their homes snd their property confiscated unless 0rmsny gives FVanoe a favorable favor-able reply by tomorrow noon concerning concern-ing the payment of pre-war commercial commer-cial debts. It waa semi-officlally stated today. PARIS. Auir. 4 By A. P German banks within the last 4S hours have transferred to Holland snd fwHxr-Innd fwHxr-Innd between 40.000.000 and 70.000.000 French francs which had been on deposit de-posit In American and other foreign banks In Psrls. th Associated Press learned this afternoon. The money wss hurriedly withdrawn. It Is understood. In anticipation of its belns; seised bv the French government govern-ment as part of the penalties to be Im-. Im-. posed upon Germany for her refusal1 I to pay the 2.000,000 pounds Installment due for private debts contracted before be-fore the war with Frenchmen. |