Hertha
the goddess of Earth, worshiped by the ancient Germans. In astronomy, an asteroid, the 135th found. It was discovered by Peters, Feb. 18, HERTLING HERZEGOVINA German Chancellor from October, 1917, 1905 and several times thereafter for opposing compulsory military service. Public opinion, however, brought about German Chancellor from October, 1917, to September, 1918. Born at Darmstadt in 1843 and died in 1919. After studybecame in 1882 professor of philosophy became in 1882 professor of philosophy at Bonn University. He was the author of several works dealing with phiand Aristotle's Definition of the Soul"; "John Locke and the Cambridge and Aristotle's Definition of the Soul"; "John Locke and the Cambridge School"; "The Principles of Catholicism and Science"; etc. He served in the Reichstag from 1875 to 1890 and again from 1896 to 1898. In 1912 he was made Bavarian Minister of Foreign Af- fairs and Prime Minister, a position he held until his appointment as Imperial Chancellor. In both of these offices he upheld the war policies of Germany and as Chancellor proved to be under the powerful influence of the General Staff as Chancellor proved to be under the of the Army. He did, however, attempt while Chancellor to bring about a reform in the methods of electing the Prussian Landtag which was intended to make that body more representative of the will of the people. These measures, however, were never enacted into law. His foreign policy was equally unsuccessful, though not similarly arly liberal. law. His foreign policy was equally un- Belgium would be evacuated by the Germans, nor did he attempt in any way to stop the excesses of the Imperial army and navy. While he was in office the Brest-Litovsk peace with Russia army and navy. While he was in ofto be in syn sympathy with the war aims of the Prussian Junkers. The defeats of 1918, the German army in France and Belgium in August Au and September, 1918, marked the defeat also of his policy and brought about his resignation.