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Show FEW ENEMY BONDS i IN NATIONAL BANKS; WASHINGTON. March 11. Nation- j al banks of the United States will hold'" comparatively few bonds of the enemy governments. Comptroller Williams " today made public figures showing that on December 31 banks $709,000 being securities of Germany or Austria Hungary. Only foreign bonds held by the banks amounted to $69,990,000 making the total of foreign securities $350,644,000 as compared with -$297,-233,000 on November 7, 1916 at $158,- 500,000 May 1. j |