AMENDED BILL INSURGENT DEMOCRATS RE FUSE TO SUPPORT HOUSE SHIPPING MEASURE FAILS TO GAIN *> tonight and may culmin?t.' vSa'tlic senate meets tomorrow. ^| Senators Norris, Kenyon and I^arol lette, progressive Hepubllcuns, who favored the senate hill, would not sup port tho .Veeks-Oore measure cs lt passed tue house becauB? they beliv ed It to be too temporary in character. Insurgent Democrats ? opposed the measure because they thought its character too permanent. Senator Harwick sought to amend the motion to send the bill to 'conference with the instruction that it be mada, termi nable two yeurs after the war. This was defeated with progressive Repub lican votes. Despite the uncertainty of the sit uation, senate and house leuders felt confident there will be no extra ses sion of congress and that the ship purchano bill, if not sent \o confer ence, would be displaced in tho s?n ats by appropriation bills. The re port persists that as many of the sup ply measures that as can be passed before March 4 will bo disposed of and that joint resolutions continuing existing appropriations for other de partments will be adopted wherever necessary. , Administration leaders held a long conference late in the day and con sidered several proposals to the Re publicans for ending the filibuster by sending the bill to conference. No agreement was reached, however, and the Democratic leaders Bought to hold tho senato in seuslon for the night, thinking this might bring about some compromise. They wero unable to get progressive Republicans to stand with them and a motiaon to adjourn car ried. FIFTY THOUSAND MADE PRISONERS Mauy Cannon and Machine Guns Captured by Germans in East Prussia fBy AwoeUtMt Fraa.l BERLIN. Via London, Feb. 17. Pitty thousand prisoners and many cannon and machine guns were cap tured by the Germans when the Rus sian tenth army waa* defeated in Masurian Lake district, East Prussia, according to a general headquarters today. Its text follows: In a nine days battle In the Masur ian Lako district, tho Russian tenth army, consisting of at least ll infan try and several cavalry divisions not only was driven out of strongly en trenched positions east ct the Masur ian Lakes plateau, but WM forced back , across the frontier. Utterly defeated at almost every point, only the reniants of the army managed to reach the woods east of Suwalkl and Augustowo, where they ure being pursued. Tho number of prisoners taken has not been ascer- i tatned, but certainly? exceeded 50.000. More than 50 canno and 60 machine guns besides an unknown quantity of ? war material were captured. Emperor William was present dur- ( lng the decisive fighting in the cen- ; t3T of ou? liso. The victory waa won ? by ventaran East Prussian troops as sisted by other troops who were young for such work, but proved .their worth. The achievements of these troops under fearful weather conditions, marching by day and night and fight ing against such a stubborn enemy, ire beyond all praise. - Field Marshal von ?Hindenburg di rected the operations with masterly skill and he waa brilliantly assisted .y General von Elchhorn von Bulow. Begla Hearing on Ownership. SAVANNAH, Qa., Feb. 17.-Inter state Commerce Commissioner B. H. Meyer today began hearing testimony >n the petition of the Central of Geor gia Railway and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad to continue ownership >f the Ocean Steamship Company and he Peninsula and Occidental Steam ship Company, respectively. Under the provisions of the Panama Canal ict unless the interstate commerce commission'sanctions auch ownership, the railroads must dispose ot the ilvamship lines. Dollar Day TODAY in \nder*on. Be here! RC?LY LK ABOUT euere I would have died ll 1 hadn't ikentt. Alter I besan taking Cardui. 1 waa really helped, and ail three bottles re ieved me entirely. i ?a?cHcd up, and grew so much traeger ia three months, I felt like aa? ther person altogether." Cardui ia purely vegetable and gentle cttog. Ita ingredients have a mild, tonic licet, oo the, womanly constitution. Cardal makes for Increased strength, inproves fha appetite, tones up the nets ?us system, sad helps io make pale, allow cheeks, fresh and rosy. Cardui has helped more than a mink? seak women, during thc past SO years* t will surely do for you, what lt has lone for them. Try Cardui today. WWI* te Chatumca Mtgdt* Co* U4f?* Af rtforyDo*-. Ch?(Unoe??. T*??.. ter t?tstcinl lrv ie MWMI o? yoof CSM SSS S4-BjsM fwawwn tm w****." tm ta tJmtm saatsw. *? * ELECTRIC CIT * _ * Items off Interest ?nd Person. * Wireless on the Si ************* *: Night School Han Larg?. AI tendance. The Glenn street night school has opened up with u larjse attendance, the enrollment on thc opening night being something like 76, lt is expect ed that the number uf attendants will roach 125 before the school hus been In session many days longer. The classes arc in charge of MrB. Lottie EstoB. principal of tbs Glenn street school, who has some three or four assistants. The night school is con ducted for the benefit of employees of the cotton mills who work during the duy und do not have un opportun ity jf attending the duy school. -o JUN. N. Pearroun Was Stricke 1 ut Office. Clerk of Court James N. Pearman became quite 111 at his oflice in the court house at 11:45 o'clock yesterday morning, ile lias been suffering for some days with a rather severe case of tonsilitis, aud Tuesday he com plained of pains about his uppendix. he having suffered previously several attucks of appendices. Yesterday morning, tho'ugh feeling very badly, he returned pa bia desk, hut was un able to discharge his usual duties. He was sitting by the fire when he was seized with a fainting attack. Assis tant? in the office hastily summoned medical assistance, and in a few min utes ho had been revived. Mr. Pear man was later removed to his home, and from last reports he was resting well. tiwi Drug Stur,. Being Improved. The Owl Drug Co.. A. Glenn Evaim manager, is having its quarters, at the corner of North Main and Earle streets. Improved by painting the in terior of the building. The painting 1B being done by thc C. M. Guest Paint company. When completed, tho store will be ohc of thc most attractive in thc city. A number of business bouses about the city are being improved just now by means of the painter's brush, and, to say the least, they are attrac tive In their new spring dresses. No Session Of Recorder's Court, For the first time In several days, there was no session of the recorder's court yesterday. Monday the docket showed quite a lengthy string of cases. Tuesday there were but two cases, but they were of such nature that they netted' the city substantial fines. . Indications up to a late hour last night were there would be a dearth of cases again today in re corder's court. o W. D. Sf?Lesa Leases McConnell Bangalow. Mr. W. D. McLean, ot the Realty Trust company, has leased tho hand some bungalow of Mr. George Mc Connell, on West Franklin street, and be and Mrs. McLean will take posses sion of lt March 1. Mr. and Mrs. C. Frank Reed, who have boen oc cupying the- bungalow, will take a souse on Sast Orr street Touring Car vr?s Damaged Ly Fire. The 7-passengor touring car ct Mr. lohn Tate waa badly damaged by fire In the yard of bis home on West TThlt ner street yesterday afternoon about t o'clock. Mr. Tate had rolled the sar out of the garage and waa In the ict of craklng lt when lt "hack fired." \lmost instantly the car was wrapped In li?mes, from the front seat hack. \t first Mr. Tate attempted -to ex tinguish the fire with a garden hose, mt, seeing that this waa of little ser rice telephoned for the automobile ire hose wagon, which responded to tho scene and quickly checked the lames. The car waa valued at about 12,000. and was Insured with the Citi zens Insurance agency, nias Oarllogtea's ' Program This Week. Miss Maggie M. Carlington, super visor of rural schools tor this county,' visited the school at the Honea Path nill yesterday. Today she will visit ho school at. Pendleton, and from hero will go into the country, visit ng the Fairview school on Friday. hi Saturday ahe will be in her office id joining the quarters o? the county superintendent of education, In the ,'ounty court house. o- ' ? ! Heh way Commission WAI Meet Today. The Anderson County highway ?ommlsslon will meet this mroning at ll o'clock In the office of Chairman I. S. Fowler. The other members ot he commission are: P. R. Barle, le n ry Ccly, J. M. Broyles, C. E. Har rcr and J. Mack King. Aa generally mown, thia ls the commission which a to have charge oT the proposed bond sane of $7f>0,000 for improving the ilghways ot Andorra County, iae flection cn the bond issue wHI he told on March 30.' , ditton Ramslas At Eight Cents. There was no change yesterday In he price of coll oh on the local m?r tet; the staple remaining at 8 cents. There were few balea offered for sale m the streets and buyers were not usbed at any time during the day. Those who have the staple seem to be inwitUog to turn lt loose at present >rtcee. -o- / ira. Amanda Ailee Ia Very UL Mrs. Amanda Allen, one of the old; tat residents ot the commun Ii/, Is lotte Ul at the r?sidence of Mr. Ban Mien, some two miles below tho city, dre. Allen is tue oldest sister sf Capt. t*. K. McCully, Sr.. of this. city, aa veil as nts only living sister, fine isa numerous .relatives la the eily sad county, who are very anxious iver her condition. Mrs. Allen is over 10 years of age. V* ^ *1F V & V ^r* V IF ^ v ^ I V SPARKLETS * _, * ? Mention Caught Over tim * ?reeta of Anderson * Anderson To Be Adertised. Editor Leake Caraway of the South ern Public Utilities company maga zine, published In karlotte, was a visi tor In the city yesterday. Mr. Carra way was here for tbs purpose of mak ing arrangements for publishing a page of data concerning the city of Anderson in the March issue of the magazine. The copy is to be prepared by the chamber of commerce sec retary, Porter A. Whaley, and will be free so far as costing anyone here anytlting. Fine Weather Is Enjoyable. Yesterday's splendid weather was responsible for more good feeling on 'Ahe part of humanity in general than .anything that hm come io pass in many moons, fl cloudless sky and gust enough cofliess in the atmos phere to make thc day crisp and dry did much towo-'.^ banishing the blues that were brought on by the Inclement weather of the day before and Mon day. Some ventured the belief that Jupiter 'PluviuB was thoughtful enough to give Anderson a good duck ing and stir up the mud again on the day the petitions for the calling of an election on the bond issue for pav ing were in circulation. More Names Being Added to Petition. Though a sufficient number of sig natures of freeholders were placed on the petitions calling for a bond elec tion for pavinsTu insure its being or dered by clty~!!^ Dajr- TODAY in \nderson. Be here!