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Show FRANCE TO RAISE BIO WAR FUND Bank of France to Increase Note Issue to $2,400,000,-000 $2,400,000,-000 Emergency Fund. PVTPWn llOD A TADIt IM j H.A. 1 L-iyU iyiKJi.f i wrviviv I German Ambassador in Formal Form-al Letter Lays Blame for War on France. Paris, Aug 4. Tbe French govern ment intends to introduce In pari. a ment todav several bills to meet the expenses of the war and to regulate business One of the measures will authorize the Baak of France to Increase In-crease its note issue to 12,400.000,000. j On July "0 the notes in circulation amounteO to about $1,340,000,000. This measure is to exempt the Bank of France from paying out coin in exchange for its notes In other words, as the semi-official summary of the bill Bays "to authorize th iv stitution ol forced currency." A second measure to be introduced j will extend the moratorium 'o other ! debts, including bouse rent. Von Schoen Blames France. Before diplomatic relations between France and Germany were formally several last night. Baron Von Schoen. the Gorman ambassador, in an official letter tn the French government de clared French aviators had f low n over j German and Belgian territor and i that in presence of these premeditated premedita-ted acts of aggression b the French I the German government considered it self as in a state of war with France Premier Viviani's Protests. Premier iviani in reply protested j against the allegations regarding the French aviators and reminded the German ambassador that France had presented a note on Saturday last in reference to the violation of French territory. In reply to the ambassadors declaration decla-ration tltlt a state of war existed, Premier Pre-mier Vivlanl asked the German government gov-ernment to hand to the French am bassador in Berlin his passports. rtrt |