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icopardized or destroyed the lives of
American citizens ON board.
Detention Of Americans.
Moreover, since the severance Of
relations between the United States
and Germany certain American citi-
lens in Germany have been prevented
from ermoying from The country
While this is not a violation of the
terms of the treaties mentioned it is
a disregard of the reciprocal liberty
intercourse of the countries in time
of peace. The treaty of 1893 pro.
yIdes, in effect that merchants of
either country residing in the other
shall be allowed a stated time in
which to remain to settle their affairs
and to depart freely, carrying off all
their effects without molestatlon or
hlndrance and women and children.
artisans and certain others may con.
tinue their respective employments
and shall not be molested in their
persons or property II is now pro-
posed by the imperial German govern.
ment to enlarge the scope Of this ar
ucle so as to grant to German sub.
lects and German property remaining
in the United States I'm time of war
the same treatment in many respects
as that enjoyed by neutral subjects
and neutral property in the United
States
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MOVE GERMAN CREWS
Men Of kronprinz Wilhelm and Prinz
Eitel Friedrich to Fort
oglethorpe.

Philadelphia, March 26-The seven
hundred members Of the crews of the
German auxiliary cruisers Kronprinz
Wilhelm and Prinz Eitel Friedrich,
interncd at the Philadelphia navy
yard since last October, started today
under a heavy guard Of marines for
Fort Oglethorpe, and Fort Mcpherson,
Georgia, whore they will be kept until
further orders from Washington. The
first section Of fourteen ears left short.
ly before o'clock, and another sec.
tion of an equal number of cars de.
parted later.
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An Appeal for Reernlts.

Chicago, March 26.-Captain Frank.
lin r. kenney Of the u. s A. recruit.
ing station here, today sent an appeal
for 'Onc hundred patriotic citizens
with stores In different parts OF the
city who wish to serve their country
as auxiliary recruiting officers in OBJ.
tainIng men for the United States ar
my. during the present crisis"
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The Turkish Vilayet Of Mosul has
an area Of about $4,000 square miles
and a population estimated at 100000.
It takes in the region north Of the
Vilayet Of Bagdad and west of the
Persian border, the Bagdad Vilayet
bounding 1t In part on the south ana
the Persian frontier on the east. To
the northwest lie the mountains and
the Vilayet Of Diarbekir. The British
are advancing toward the Mosul dis.
trict from the south, moving up the
Tigris from Bagdad, while Russian for.
ces In two or more columns have been
pushing westward from the Herman.
shah and Sakkl districts. A junction
between the armies of these two en-.
tente powers has been forecast as a
PROBABILITY and the Russian advance
indicated today points to its possible
contamination at an early date.
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ON CRIMINAL DOCKET.
siSty.Five Cases Set TO Be Heard This
Week Before Judge
Champion

The criminal docket IN county court
was taken up this morning by Judge
Champion and will continue through.
out the week.
SiXty-fye cases have been set but
others will be added for trial the last
day OF the session. Most OF the cases
are for violating the liquor laws. and
several are appeals from the city
court
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Germans Repulsed.

Petrograd, March 26-(British Ad.
miralty per Wireless Press) After
the discharge of our gas wave the
Germans yesterday attempted to make
an advance near Postovy, on the other
part OF the Russian front, below
Dvinsk. The war office announces
that the Germans were repelled.
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FRENCH CONTINUE
ADVANCE IN WEST
PATROLS LAST NIGHT REACHED
FoLEM5RAY, SOUTH OF
CoUCHY FOREST.
RUSS PURSUE TURKS
OFFICIAL Announcement from Petroqrad
Tells Of Crossing Of Persian Border
Into Turkish Viayet Of Mosul -
Germans Repulsed

Paris, March 20 Notwithstanding
the bad weather and the difficult state
OF the ground. the French continued
last night to advance south OF the
Oise. The war office announces that
French patrols reached Folembray
south Of the forest OF Coucy.
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Sailed March II.

New York, March 26.-The St Louis.
owned by the American line left an
American port on March II, with 81
passengers, OF whom II were Ameri.
can citizens Among her crew of 394
persons We're l31 Americans.
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RUSS INTO MosUL.
Pursuit Of Turks Takes Army Over
Persian Border.

London, March 26.-12:25 D. NJ
Russian detacnments in Persia, pur-
suing the Turks, have crossed the Dor.
der into the Turkish Vilayet Of Mosul.
according to an official announcement
as forwarded in a Reuter- dispatch
from Petrograd.
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CH pTER 10

Az ACT to Amend Section Fourteen Of
Chapter Fifty-elght OF the Revised
Statutes. Relating to the Extension
of Charters OF Street Railroads.
Be 1t enacted. eto-:
Section fourteen OF chapter nifty eight
of the revised statutes Is hereby amend
ed by striking out the words, "a period
not exceeding three years" In the sec
ond and third limos thereof. and insert
Ing in place thereof the words, sue
cessive periods OF not exceeding three
years EACH so that said section al
amended shall read as follows:
Section a. The public utilities com
mission may extend the corporate exist
ence and powers of such corporation
for successive DDS of not exceeding
three years each. or may rovive such
corporate existence and powers for a
like period after the same shall have
ceased o. provided In tho preceding sec
ton. Said commission. II they deem
It expedient. and II the same be prayed
for, may include in such extension any
rights or powers granted to such cor
poration by special law, and in such
case all rights and powers OF such
corporation. whether existing under
this chapter or under any special law
shall continue in full force for the
period not exceeding three years do
termined by the commission: provided
however, that before decreeing such
extension or revival. notice shnll bc
given and hearing had as provided by
section seven
Improved March Is, 1911
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of said sessions. And on the last of
said secular dayx, At fvs o'clock in the
sfterr noon csrtdnsd ooY.:s Of SAID v9 rot.
therefor, sToept thak on tho last
Of e1s said Sn day w.. devoted rs ssSs lon
voted to the. records as above. the
Ave o'clock In the AFTERNOON. but no
name shall be added to or stricken from
said lists after Ave O'Clock In the aft
ernoon OF the last Of said days devoted
to registration as above Said board
shall not place upon said iisu during
said revision Of the same, thu name Of
any person who shall not personally
appear before said board and request
It. and during said time said board
shall revise and correct the voting
lists. Nothing In this chapter shall be
SO construed as to require any voter,
whose name " eady upon any ward
list and who afterwards moves from
said ward 10 my other ward in said
city. to appear personally before said
board during tho revision OF the list
IN order TO transfer his name from one
ward List to another The wardcus Of
cities shall be governed by said revised
and corrected lists; ana no names shall
be added to or stricken from said lists
on the day OF election, and no person
Ia not on said lists. No board Of regs-
tration shall be answerable for any
omission OF name or residence from
the voting lists or for any error IN tho
same. unless Buch name and residence
are correctly entered In the general
register OF voters; but on the day OF
election said board shall be IN session.
and shall give TO any registered voter
whose name has been omitted from tie
voting list, or In whose name OF resi-
!
clerical error has been made, certl1-
cate signed by n majority OF the hoard,
giving the corrected name and resi-
dence Of such person and directed 70
the officer presiding over the election,
such officer shall on receipt or such
certificate allow the person therein
named to vote and shall check his
name on the certificate, and securely
attach the certificate to the voting list
[Approved March g. l9iil
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CHABIInIl L.

Az ACT to Amend section -Four
Chapter Sixty-tSo OF Tho Reviss
Statutes. Relating 70 Recording
Certificates of Incorporation of g..
Payment OF Fees for Same by c
porations without Capital stock.
BE II enacted. etc;
Section four Of chapter aixty-two .
the revised statutes Il hereby amend
so as to read as follows
Section 4. Before commencing buss
ness. the president. treasurer and
majority of the directors or trustees o
every corporation organized under To-
foregoing sections shall prepare a Ger
tihcate setting forth the name and pur
poses OF tho corporation. the tow
whore located. the number and name
OF tho officers. and shall Bign and max
oath to It; and after II has been eI
amined by the attorney general. IN
been by him certified to be proper
drawn and signed and to be conforla
able TO the constitution and laws. 4
shall be recorded in tho registry
deeds In the county where said corp
alton Is located. In book kept for thu
purpose and within sixty days att
the day Of the meeting at which 81
corporation ia organized, a copy thefe
OF certified by such register shall 3,
1led in the secretary OF states Office
who shall enter the date OF filing there
be kept by the corporation, and shl
record said copy tn a book kelt =
that purpose. 10 fee shall be reQui
hereunder 10y the attorney general =
secretary of state hut registers
deeds shall receive for recording 8,
certificate tho fec Of one dollar.
Approved March g. 1alT.1
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ever. that IN case of failure to oon-
Wet in any prosecution for any viola
ton of any provision of this aot. the
costs of said prosecution shall be paid
out of the fund created by this act
Section 7. The possession of any
fishing tackle In the fields or forests
or on the waters or Ice OF the state by
any nonresident required to be IL
censed by virtue of this act, unless
the person, having such hshing tackle
In possession has In his possession q
fishing license. as herein provided,
duly issued to him and covering the
period the fishing tackle Ia found in
his posse ssion, shall be prima facte
evidence of fishing in violation OF this
act.
Section .. whoever violates any
provision of sections one. two, four or
seven OF this eot, or who shall furnish
10 another person or permits another
person to have or use any license Is
same IN any manner. or who has or
uses any license Issued 10 another
- = o. . 1ever kuo 1y guides
any nonresident for inland fishing
who has not a license fer fishing a
herein provided shall pay a fine OF
not less than ten or moro than thirty
dollars and costs for eaeh offense and
one dollar additional for each FISH
taken. caught killed had IN possess
sion or transported I'm violation OF
any provision OF this act
Section 9. The provisions of this
act shall not apply TO the taking or
transportation OF hsh under tho pro-
visions Of section twenty seven OF
chapter thirty-three Of the revised
Approved March % 1911
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AN Az 70 Anlehu 1hapNef one huhu
ded Forty-seven OF the Revised Stat
uts~. Relating to the state Board OF
Charities and Corrections.
Be It enacted etc.
Section L Section two of chapter one
hundred forty-seven OF the revised
statutes. u hereby amended by strik-
ing out q d. end Of u thG 6s section Sd.ra tho
the salary and expenses Of tho score
tary or OK any agent employed by the
board not exceeding in all the sum OF
six thousand dollars shall be paid pro
rata by oil institutions coming within
tho scope of this chapter, whIch re-
ceiven state aid in the following man
ner. viz: each of such Institutions shall
pay such proportion of said total sx-
pensos for any one year as Its own APP
preparation for that year bears to the
total amount appropriated for that year
for the benef1t OF all such institutions, "
SO that as amended the section shall
read as followsi
Section O. The board shall appoint a
secretary. not OF their own number,
who shall have been a resident of the
state for at least five years, and shall
be qualified by special knowledge and
experience in charitable. correctional
and institutional work; he shall receive
for his services. In addition to his tray
Cling and other necessary expenses,
such salary as may he greed upon by
the board. with thu approval OF the
governor and council Tho accounts OF
such secretary for his travelling and
other necessary expenses shall he mp
proved by the board. audited by the
state auditor and together with the
salary Of euoh secretary not exceeding
paid out OF tho state treasuIy upon
certificate OF the state audltol.'
Section g. Section nine Of aald chap
ter ono hundred roels seven "a hereby
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CHAPTER II.

AN ACT to Amend Section Seventy
four OF Chapter Forty five of the Re
vised Statues, Relating to Fishing for
Smells in West Bay md West Bay
Stream
Be It enacted etc:
Section seventy-four OF chapter forty
Ave OF the revised statutes Ia hereby
amended by striking out the words
nor to amelts taken In West Bay and
West Bay stream, so-called, In the
town of Gouldsboro. Hancock county,
In the thirty-fret and thirty-second
lines OF said section, so that said sec
ton as amended shall read as follows;
Section "a. No smelts shall be taxi
en- or hshed for in tidal waters. nor
in any brook stream or river empty
sand feet of tide water. except by hook
and line. between the first days OF
April and October. under a penalty OF
not less than ten, nor more than thirty
dollars for each offense. and further
penalty Of twenty cents for each smell
Of smelts shall BIO open and SO remain,
and all nets used In the smelt and
tonlcod fishery shall be taken from the
water on or before said first day OF
April under a penalty OF not less than
twenty, nor more than Atty dollars.
and q further fine OF Ave dollars for
each day that any suoh weir or net
remains in violation OF the law. But
weirs with catch pounds covered with
nets, the meshes of which are one inch
square In the clear. or greater or welrs
with catch pounds covered with nets
which are erected and used for tho
catching OF herring are not subject to
this section But no smelts caught in
such weirs after the fret day of April,
shall be sold or offered for sale In this
state, nor shall smelts caught I'm any
manner between tho first day of April
~ ~ oil ntxi,, q
be offered for sale. sold or shipped
from the state under penalty OF TWEEN
ty-five dollars for each offense; pro-
vlded. however. that dip nets may be
used between the first day OF April and
the first day Of May. and ali smelts
may be lawfully offered for sale and
sold In this state: provided, further,
that this section does not apply 10
smelts taken in tho Androscoggin river
above the Merryfne Getting Bay bridge. or
in Narraguagus bay or river between
Der, nor to smelts taken In the PEN
obscot river and it's tributaries be
tween the first and thirtieth days OF
April, nor to Bmelts taken in Casoo bay
between the fifteenth day Of September
i, and the first day OF October, nor TO
srnelts taken in Franklin bay. between
the first day OF April and the first day
OF May, nor to smelts taken IN Little
Kennebeo bay. so called, or In Mar
raguagus bay or river. in the county
OF Washington, between the hrst day
Of April and tho twentieth day OF May.
nor to smelts taken In Tunk stream and
Parritt and Whttsn stream, so called.
In the town OF Steubsn. in Washington
county. between the frst day OF April
and the first day of May. nor to smelts
taken in Pessamaquoddy bay, ST Croix
river and Cobsoook bay and the coves
and inists tributary 70 these bays be-
tween the nrt day of September and
tho hrst day Of October
Ikpproved March %. 1871
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CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT TO Amend Section Twenty
four Of Chapter Flfty-two OF the Re
vissd ete*utes, Rotating to tho With
drawai by a Minor OF Deposits II

AN ACT TO Amend Section Twenty
four Of Chapter Flfty-two OF the Re
vissd etstutes, Rotating to tho with
drawai by a Minor OF Deposits In
Banking Institutions
BE Il enacted. eto;
Section twentyfour OF chapter nifty
two Of the revised statutes 10 hereby
amended by inserting after the words
"pay the same to such minor In the
second sentence the words or upon his
or her order 80 that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section a Money deposited In q
bank, institution for savings, or trust
company, by a married woman Ia her
property and she may maintain an
action In hsr own name to recover Il
Money deposited In the name OF a
minor 10 bis or her property and the
corporation may, in the discretion OF
the officer making the payment, pay
the same 10 suoh minor or upon his or
her order or 10 hs or her guardian.
and such payment shall lie valid. The
foregoing provisions rs to ownership do
not apply to money heiuuciuR 10 a third
person and fraudul,utly deposited by or
In tho name OF "A married woman or
minor, but payment to such married
woman or minor by said bank institu-
ton for savings. or trust company.
without notice OF such fraud shall be
valid The receipt Of such married
woman or minor for such deposits and
interest or any part thereof is a valid
release and shall discharge the ooFpor-
alton
Approved March %. 1s1T.l
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CHAPTER 80.

AN ACT Amendatory Of and Add
tional to Section Twenty-Five of Chap
ter Fifty-f1ve OF the Revised Statutes,
Relating to the Annual Closing OF
Accounts and Filing Of Balance Sheets
by Public Utilities
BE II enacted. etc:
Section l. Section twenty two OF
chapter tlfty-nve OF the revised stat.
Utes is hereby amended so as to read
as follows;
Section % The accounts of all pub
lie utilities shall he closed annually on
the thirty first day Of December, I'M
less different date Is fixed by the
public utilities commission. and bal
ance sheet OF that date, or Of tho date
so fixed, promptly taken thsrefrom.
Within two months after said data, or
the date 30 fixed, such balance sheet
together with such other information
as tho commission shall prescribe. veri-
fed by an offloer or owner Of tho pub
Ito utility, shall be filed With tho com
mission, provided. however, that said
commission may by general order OK
tend said time not exceeding one
month
Section 2. This aot shall take effect
on the thirty-first day Of December. one
thousand nine hundred and seventeen,
and require a report as Of that date
for tho year then ending. notwtthstand-
ing a portion Of that year may have
been included in any annual report
made. or required to be made. under
the aforesaid seotlon of the revised
statutes. But tho commission may re-
qure any classes Of utilities. a. defined
in section fifteen of said ohaptsr nifty
FIVE. to draw OFF q balance sheet ~ OF
December thirty-nrst nineteen hundred
and sixteen. and to fils said balance
shoot and other information In manner
aforesaid. for the year then ended
within such time as II may presoribe
In lieu OF closing said accounts and
fling said returns on the dates now
fixed by law.
IApproved March "a 1884,
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Mai Reports Of state Cha1tabas and
Correctional Institutions.
Re N enaoted sto

Correctional Institutions
Be II enacted. eto,
Section L The books OF accounts and
record of the Maine state prison. the
reformatory for women. state school
for boys, state school for girls, Angus
Ia state hospital. Bangor state hospital.
school for tho feeble minded. the state
sanatoriun1s for the treatment Of tu-
heroulosis and the Bath military and
naval orphan asylum. shall hereafter
DO closed on the thirtieth day Of June
OF each year. and the annual or ben
NAL reports which are now required by
law to be made by the inspectors, com
mlssionera, trustees and officers having
charge of the said Institutions shall
hereafter be made annually to the gov
ernor and council on or before the
thirtieth day OF September, for the year
ending on tho thirtieth day OF June
preceding. said reports shall be print
cd biennj ally for the use Of the leKiBls=
ture in such numbers ard In such form
as the governor and council may de
termine
Section z So much OF section thirty
one Of chapter three, revised statutes.
sections eight. twelve and sixty OF
chapter one hundred torty-two. revised
statutes, section thirteen OF cha pier
utes, sections seven and forty-Hsven OF
chapter one hundred forty-hvs. revised
statutes and section six Of chapter one
hundred forty-six. revised statutes, or
Of any other lave IN relation TO annual
or biennial reports Of the aforesaid IN
situations as are inconslsten t with the
provisions of this act arc hereby re-
pealed.
Improved March 2. 1871
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payable during the month of Dse~zzssS
next succeeding
Improved March o. 1sf5-l
CHATTER IN.


AN ACT to Amend Section Tweuty-6vS
Of Chapter Thirty Of the Revised
Statutes, Providing for the Election
OF inspectors OF buildings
Be II enacted. etci
Section twenty-five Of chapter thirty
OF thu revised statutes u hereby amend
Cd by striking out the word appoint
In the fourth line Of said section and
inserting in place thereof the WORD
elect 40 that said section. a. s1nsude Cd
shall read ea follows
Section Il. In every town and city
OF more than two thousand inhhb.tsn1
and In every town u Two thousand
inhabitants OF less Il such town shall
so vote at an annual town meeting. ths
municipal ofioerp alaii annually q ths
month Of April .c'aet an inspector OF
buildings. Who sAah be Fl uan skAled
IN the construction II bindings, and
shul. determine ia = mpe.zation- The
MUM pal ofiioeIs a4sa .e1ac The lin
rs within which -Ae peeIar Of build
lngs shall haYa 54-#a5.. .on. which ahal.
include the fhle.y fued portion OF
each such eItg w q. cacu village in
each such clfs cor town.
Approved March Is. l9l7-l
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y ACT - Refund "a r.atn 8ond Is
sued In Favor q .he Trustees - ~
Maine Insane Hospital
BE II enacted. etc;
For the purpose Of refundinR aua pay
ing an unavoidable Registered fsrd -
the State q Maine FOR the sum - afty
thousand doiisrs, bear.ug intefe st a
the rate OF four per ceat per ennun
issued to the TrlIsfees % the Maine In
sane Hospital. provided IN chapter
seventy ~ the resolves o, q gf> een hun
dred eighty-seven. The treasurer q ~.
state tie. and hereby Is. authorized az
directed TO issue 10 the hasp.ta trustees
for the benefit u he Augusta state
Hospital. formerly The Name Iusat-
Hospital an unneEpt!able reE.stere-t
bond. for the sum Of flfty thousand dol
lars. bearing interest at lie rate u four
per cent per anuum. payable semi an
lually. on the frs. dsHs g: January
and July Of each Year. * the t5eas-
urer's Office: said tr'j ssaN - pay
able in thirty yeafs lr.u the h.s' Gay
Of July Ia the yea Z cur Lord one
thousand Inc huHdee4 seventeen. ana
shah be signed by he .seasurer. cQun-
tersigned by the governor md attestet
~ the state auditor. - he stat
treasurer and his success s IN Office
shah pay 70 the treasurer = said hosp
tai, tho interest "a -el3 t.i IN. rs
maturity
[Apfsav :. ~ = BIZ