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The European \<? Turning Point Reached ? London, IXM\ 30.--Since tho Rus sian defeat of tlie Austrians in Ga llcia, which, while not irreparable, is likely to affect tho whole Austro Gernian campaign in th?' east, there has been no important development <?n either front. Tlu> allies, although making no dramatic attacks on the German lines, are steadily hammering away with their artillery, and when op portunity offers push their lines a few yaids forward. A French eye witness describing battles from De cember Hi lo 24, gives a good idea of the lighting and records gains. Which while each is only in yards, amount in Hie aggregate to a consid erable advance at many points. A ?\ ?v yards in Flanders were taken by primitive methods. Having thc breeches of their rides choked With mud, the allies' soldiers used I ll Otu as clubs and in many cases fought the Germans with their fists. In one little French village within sound of the guns, Princess Patricia's light infantry, the first of the Cana dian contingent to go to the front, is billeted, waiting its turn to go into the trenches. The men were ac corded a splendid reception hy their comrades in arms and the French villagers. With the defeat ol' the Austrians in (?alicia and Southern Poland and the retirement of the Germans across tho Bzura, Petrograd believes the turning point has been reached in tlie battle of tho Polish rivers. Tho ehief lighting now is taking place on tim Pillea, where tim Hermans are still on the offensive and have brought up big guns. Losses in these battles, however, reached enormous Agu res in dead, wounded anil prisoners and must have been largely increased by dis ease, for the niel) fought under dreadful climatic conditions and in mud for which Poalnd is notorious. Allied l icet Reported Active. Copenhagen. Dec. '.i 1. A private dispatch received here from Berlin says that over ::u French and British warships aro at present engaged in bombarding Pola, the Austrian naval base on the Adriatic, and also the seaport of Roulgno, about i ."> miles a way. , 'IM,.,..,. ?.. reason t > es eel : I > . in t ant ?a i i ;?'. ???< . il da.- :: ago i .<???:.'? liVta . -, v'(M into the \ar it dispatch received in London last night described how another subma rine had been successfully torpedo ing the Austrian dreatlnaught Viri bus l intis, and oilier messages have indicated that an Angle-French at tack would not come as a surprise.) Herman Island taken. Melbourne, Australia, Dec. :'. 1. British forces have occupied Bou gainville, the larges! ot' tin- Solomon islands. lt was announced here to day that tlie British Hag bad beeu hoisted ov er i ho island on December 9th. The Solomon Islands lie to the southeast of the Dismarck Archipel ago. On September 11 the British Pacific Meet occupied llerbertsbobe, thc seat of government on the Dis marck Archipelago and of those members of the Solomon group ul? der Cern?an control, including Bou gainville. Several of the Solomon Islands are British possessions, but Bougainville, since 1 s??9, has been held by Germany. This island is nearly 140 miles long. Susttninetl Attack May Ile Postponed. London, Dec. :i 1.-There are. in creasing Indications, British observ ers think, that a serious allied offen sive movement against the whole German line in the west will be post poned until larger contingents of Lord Kitchener's new army take the field. Losses of the allies in tenta tive thrusts forward here and there lia ve boen heavy in proportion to the gains achieved, and lt is understood the various leaders unite in the opinion that the sacrifices entailed by a general advance at this time would bo too great. The turn of events in the east, where Russia appears to be more tlian holding lier own, necessitates, nevertheless, continued hard pres sure against the German lines in ! ho west to prevent them from moving any more of their troops to the cast ern fi tdd. In the west, the town of La Bassee, still held by tho Germans, is proving < lo be one of the hardest problems Hie allied forces have to solve. The i invaders have thrown up exception- i ally strong earthworks around La < Hasse?, and they have two anny . ; corps quartered In the city. To take 1 this stronghold by direct assault would mean a terrible loss of lifo, but its taking is essential to any concert ed move forward in order to afford protection to the allies' communicn 1 ions. AH news reaching London from J ar Day by Day. the east tends to confirm the rout of the Aus i an forces, which now ap pear to be try in K to make their way laboriously back over Hie Carpa t bia ns. Oilier Nations May Enter. There are Indication? in London thal In' entire continental political situation, which involves Creen-, liai;.. Itoumania and Portugal, is de t-elopiu; day by day. The participa tion in I lie army of at least tome of those States soon will become a real ity. Tills is tile view of certain ol' the Hirtisli commentators on '.!.. >iai ion. Arno UK the factors contrib uting to tins situation is Italy's oc cupation o? Avlona ani the reported racial unrest in Ai stria-Hungary, where tin- lt um i niai, subjects of Ktuperor Francis lose,di are said to be on the point of rebellion, as wadi as Germany's conttnuod aggression ill Angola, the Portuguese 'possession iii Western Africa. Biplane Was Winged* Petrograd, Dec. -1. Russians be sieging the Gallclan fortress of Prze niysl yesterday brought down an Austrian biplane which. Hying from the Carpathians, was nttemnting to reach the etty. The place In the biplano usually occupied by a mili tary observer was lilied with boxes ll nd bags of ca tined food. Przeiuysl, one of the most Import ant strongholds <>f Galicia, has been under siege for several weeks, and it lias been reported its Austrian de fenders are suffering from lack ol food. Henna ti reports, however stated there wore in Pryzemysl food supplies su dide nt for a year. Hewlett Pound in Sea. Amsterdam, Dec. I. A telegran from M ti iden, Holland, says a trawlei has landed lhere with Flight Com mander Hewlett, of tho British navy the British airman in the recent rai? on Cuxhaven, who was supposed t< liave been lost. Hewlett's mach I m was picked np off Helgoland. Hewlett w.is recosed off Helgolam soon alter lie fell, l)>" rough weatbe prevented th? trawler from makhij port until to-ilay. Ally Town Destroyed i\v Ciciinans. Amsterdam, Hoc I.-The vii luge ol' St. (?corges, south of NIcu pori, which was occupied by the al lies early this week, lias boon dc I ... ? ? again under way in West Flaildei'! Ten thousand German marines ai rived at Bruges from the front yes terday. British Haides' i Formidable Sun! I .oildon, .la The H ri tish ba lleship Form labio was sunk Hil morning in thc British Channel h either a minc or a submarine, ai cording to announce tuen I given oi by tho official information bu rea i The text of the hu rea n's statemei follows: "The battleship Formidable wi sunk this morning in the dianne but whether by a mine or a subini rino is not yet certain. Seventy-oc survivors have been picked up by British light cruiser, and it is poss hie that others may have been re: cued by other vessels." The Formidable had a displac? ment of 1 ",,000 tons. Slu? was HI feet long and carnied a comp le mei of 750 men. She was heavily a mored and carried lour 12-int guns, twelve 6-inch guns and sixte* 12-poU'iders. She was provided aljl with fottr submerged torpedo tube Slit v. tis laum lied in I Sil S and w: a Bister ship to the Irresistible an I inplacable. Fin hussies Transferring. Athens, Jan. I, According to Co stantinople advices, the Austrian at Cern?an embassies there are tran tarring their archives to Asia .Minc fearing action is imminent by the ?i lies' fleets against the Dardanell and the capital. Foreigners, it stated, are preparing to leave for t interior. Predicts War's End in loir,. Paris, Jan. I. Prediction th 1 ;i 1 would sec the end of the w was made bj President Poincar?' an addles.-, to-day to foreign dip' mats who went to the Palace of i BJ ly seo to present New Year's cc gravitations. "I do no doubt that next year, the traditional reception, we sh celebrate establishment of a ben? li nt peace," said the President. The British ambassador, Sir Fm :-is Bertie, as dean of the diploma .orps, presented the congratulate af his colleagues an d himself. In 1 address Sir Francis remarked tl ibo diplomats present compile "representatives of thc nations fig ing at the side of France, and other special duties in this gr; crisis." American Ambassador Sharp v among those present. Ile was companied by three former minist i;npj rlnrht. Ti ol .).//? ti:* half-doui? ia ttuuWn as tho mosaic in the vaul decorativo artists tn A, rica Panama-Pacific Interna J "C i ' 'MUS f-dc th( . Sill who aie aiding him in tasks of i he embassy du .1. W. Garrett, I!. P. C. Coolidge. Pour secretaries of t embassy, lt. W. Bliss. A. Orr and L. A. Sussdo ri. Cosby, the military Lieut. Com. VV. P. Bric' attache, also attended. President Poincar New Year's greetings with Cen. Joffre, the I britain, Belgium and Seisia I I tlie Emperor ol' Russia. KOOMI fm? ElllplO' ... lo . ? ;u nc . ibo n oxchai to eg ?rs of (i ?r, oi ad al .ed ph eat Ci .ot. 1)11! .;; sec id ; (The State. Lack of employment and in South Carolina is co particular trades. The skilled mechanic to tun some other work is caus but for the farmer thor plenty. Unhappily, t farm laborers don't km portunities when they they don't make the la cause they don't know h Tim farm, production < ulina could be quad rup a war-rended world hui will be a market for evi ..di ble. Wi- have temporary lng problems of unemp few trades, but, in tho there is no problem of t ed in Soul li Carolina, fi reason that two-thirds . a rn ..:;.!, , eloped and tnt ii it more t han half so p i should be-and the m, .. foodstuffs. ; iiibia to a io g. in )f r J p i ; r Car il there ? dist te m< i t in a rg se iso, un iploy the ample eur landa >thei third . ?uer. ..-I tiiid needs Try Mils for Neuralgia Thousands of people k i fering with neuralgin bi do not know what to do fi ralgla is a pain in tlie nor you want to do is to sooth Itself. Apply Sloan's Li . the surface over the painf not rub i: in. Sloan's Lie i pen etrates vory quickly to th tated neive and allays the 1 if] Hon. (ie' a bottle of S nient ?or 2"> cents at ai and have it in the lion, colds, .sore and swollen Join bago, sciatica and like Your money back if not st it does give almost instan i . uf . hey .\<M1 Whl : nerve ! to i's Uni dru v gist .dnal -ONNADE OF THE COURT OF FOI intioDP' ti;xp< t>'* 'on Company. t>t the Pour Stmsoiio ti pou tho eBplai e of Agriculture. One of tn? columns i ter the jpalace. Panama-Pacific Interna HE VAST EXHIBIT PALACE OF I national Kx posit lon " nipany ,? t.-T"? i per ' < ;. (jutr.'uierwa> of tn? of Vigor and ls 113 feet In height. Hi ?me, which was designed by Mr. Julee 3 left are Been some of the ornamental on opens al 6an Francisco in Februar KAHM HHS AND HOLDING PDA N. Radford Wants to Know What Mas i Heroine of Cotton Money. Peter Radford, national lecturer of tile Farmers' Union, and agricultural expert, has given out an interview I on the $i:ir>,000.000 cotton holding I plan, in which he presents the farm- i eis' viewpoint of the subject. Mr. j Radford wants to know what has he- j come of the money and invites the > co-operation of the business inter ests of the nation in warehousing and ! financing the cotton crops of the fu ture. "The value of the 1914 crop i.s six [.ents less per pound, or $480,000, 000 less than the value of last year's srop," said Mr. Radford. "This is 1 greater financial blow to the South than the freeing of the slaves. "The Farmers' Union asked Con gress to meet the emergency hy lending money on cort?n so as to en able poor farmers to hold their crop, but the request was rejected, or ra ther modified hy I he government Agreeing to join with bankers in pro viding n fund of $135,000,000 for lending on cotton. The anti-trust law h?id a special construction placed upo.i it, the patriotism of bankers was appealed to and headlines full of hope were flashed afros i the columns )f the leading newspapers of the na tion for a few months, hut - where is the money? No farmer has ever ?een a dollar of lt! "There is nothing (|uite B<> de structive to those in distress as false hope, and if this movement, which has been so persistently heralded to tho world has failed, we are entitled lo know it. "I want to call attention to the fact that the farmer--the owner of :he property .involved--was never ?unsuited In tho transaction. The dory was told him as children are told the story of Arabian Nights and lite bed-time story of the rainbow ind the pot of goid, and lt seems to )0 about the same sort of literature, rhe farmers were never taken into :he confidence or the councils of the business men and the government >fficlals engaged in the transaction. Wc do not know why. "It is perhaps Sufficient to say that UR SEASONS iv.uo oa San Francisco harbor and nf the colonnade has been temporarily t Ional Exposition, San Francisco, 1915. -00D PRODUCTS. ? huge Pa?.ico of Food Product*. The ' rllliant, riotous colors are employed in j i Guerln, one of tho most celebrated | shrubs that will bo in bloom when the ! y. 1915. a business movement having for its componen! parts the most powerful forces on the American continent made an honest and strenuous effort to help the farmer and failed, and the farmers of the South are now drinking the hitter dregs of that fail ure. Approximately three-fourths of the colton crop is now out of the hands of the producer and the poor larmer who most needed money has already squared accounts and has be gun the struggle to overcome the deficit that has taken school books from his children, shoes off his wife and threatens the shelter of his fam ily." How To Give Quinine To Children. PEHRILINK ts the trademark name given to an Improved Quinine. It is a Tasteless Syrup, pleas ant to take and does not disturb the stomach. Children tike lt and never know lt ls (juininc. Also especially adapted to adults who cannot take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor cause nervousness nor ringing in the hean. Try lt the next timo you n?cd Quinine for any pur pose. Ask for 2-ounce orlsi.ial package. The nam? FliUKH.I.N'K is blown In bottle. 25 cents. Ol tie .Me.Manigal Got $1,000. Los Angeles, Dee. 31.-When Or tie Me.Manigal, the self-confessed dy namiter, was released from jail hera in November, 1!M :i. he was given $1,000 by District Attorney Freder icks with which to leave the count rv, according to a statement Fredericks made to-day. Me.Manigal was re sponsible largely tor the conviction ol' the McNamara brothers on a charge of murder in connection with the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building. A Lititle Doy Killed. Aiken, Dec. 2!).-A sad accident haoened on the place of Mr. Tyler, near Aiken, on Christmas day, when a shotgun was accidentally dis charged, the load taking effect in the side of little Broadus Crajg, who died alunit two hours afterwards. Stop the Cl?ld's Colds; They Often Result Seriously. ('(dds, croup and whooping cough nie children's ailments which need 1 ni med late attention. The after-ef fects are often most serious. Don't take the risk -you don't have to. Dr. King's New Discovery checks the cold, soothes the cough, allays the Inflammation, kills the germs and al lows nal ii re to do her healing work. 50c. at your druggist. Buy a bottle to-day.-Adv. AMERICA'S NOTE TO ENGLAND. ConmieJiis Abroad und ut Home. Regarded in Friendly Spirit. London. Dec. 31.-Walter Hines Page, tlie American ambassador, bad an extended conversation tbls after noon with Sir Edward Grey, tlvs-Brit ish secretary for foreign affairs, jil the subject of President Wilson's note of protest against the detention Of American shipping by British war ships. As the note had been discussed by the members of the British cabinet, yesterday, Hie foreign secretary was able to present to the ambassador the combined views of himself . nd his A colleagues. The official Information bureau this afternoon gave out the follow ing statement: "An answer to the American note will be drawn up as soon as possible, lt will be in the same friendly spirit in which the American note is writ ten." Speaking for the foreign ofllce, the press bureau this evening denied the suggestion published, in the London Times, that its previous statement of the time the American note was received by the foreign office was is sued with the intention of charging Hie American government with dis courtesy in giving the contents of the note to the newspapers before it had been received by the foreign olllce. The stateniest of the bureau says this suggestion is "totally unfounded." Continuing, the announcement says: "There has luven no discourtesy whatever on the part of the State De partment at Washington or Hie American embassy in Loudon: On Hie other hand, it must be clearly understood that when this note was sent to the foreign ollice Hiere was no discourtesy or delay there either on the part of the officials or of the sec retary of State." Germans Commend Berlin, Dec. 31.-in the absence of any striking battle news to-day all Berlin newspapers print in a promi nent place dispatches dealing -with the American protest to (Heat Bri tain regarding the detention of American ships. The Lokal Anzeig er declares (Heat Britain will be obliged to grant all of America's principal demands, since sile dare not .>> ?i.-,. opponent of the United St.ui s, wi n could cul oil ii great part o !ng] nd wu importai loud. A imn outatoj . on i tie H nation in I (nul un . V nt ta hlus ".'tl; I ni p?n nice io l'tt !. |.<>:t ol ltussia'& gain in Galicia. i hey declare the outcome will be decided further to the non h. where Hie German ad vance, they assert, is proceeding ac cording to plans. Prom army headquarters comes a denial of the report that the Bel gians captured I'.OOO Germans in the lighting around Lombaertzdye. The denial says that Germans in the long battle around Lombaertzdye and Nein port lost altogether in dead, wounded and missing only about 1,200 men. ;ll Copper Cargoes Seized, Washington, Dec. 31.-Thirty-one ships bearing 19,350 tons of Ameri can copper, worth $5,500,000, des tined to neutral nations, have been detained and their cargoes seized as contraband since the European war began, Senator Walsh, of .Montana, told the Senate to-day. Four shijKs were consigned to Hol land, 14 to Italy and 13 to Sweden, he said, and at Gibraltar, 9,350 tons Of American copper "have been piled up." "The British government might well avoid a course calculated to make it appear as an offensive fact," said Senator Walsh. "Cod grant that our relations may always remain friendly. The feeling engendered by the aggressions complained of is akin to the surprise and regret expe rienced by one who has been cruelly wronged by a friend and who re mains confident that a personal ex planation and candid conference will \vl|)e out all differences and bring a Bpeedy reparation. lt is in this spirit the American people await the result of the well timed note of tho President. "What is needed now is the releaso Of every detained shipment against w li ich a prima facie case of guilt can not be made out, carrying with it an assurance to the trade that so long as lt is honest it is safe." Lee County Woman Suicides. Hishopvillc, Dec. 31.-Mrs. Bertha Atkinson, wife of Furman Atkinson, of the Elliott section of Lee county, committed suicide late yesterday af ternoon by blowing tho top of her head off with a double-barrel shot gun, according to a report received ' ere. Mrs. Atkinson was formorly a Miss Proctor, from near Sumter, aud was married last September, She had been suffering for some time with some nervous trouble and it is supposed this caused her to take hor ovn life.