New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 4, 1917, Page 3

v NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1917. Boston Store ARTISTICALLY BEAUTIFUL. . Are the New Fall Designs in CRETONNES Just Received These Are the Product of the Famous Puritan Mills Conceded to be the leading manufacturers of this class of goods in this country. o Eureka Geneva Cloth Sonder Cloth Mercerized Rep Radium Cloth Mayflower Chints and others will be found in our stock. Also an Extensive Variety of New SILKOLINES See Window Display —0— McCALL PATTERNS 10c, 15¢, 20c PULLAR & NIVEN REICHSTAG TO TALK PEAGE EXCLUSIVELY Government Exected to Yield to Negotiations Under Pressure Amsterdam, Sept. 4.—(British Ad- miralty, per Wireless Press)—Accord- ing to the most reliable authority, the next session of the German Reich- stag will be devoted exclusively to the question of peace. . The majority has decided to chal- lenge the statement of the govern- ment regarding its minimum peace program and it is said the govern- ment will yleld with a view to peace negotiations before Christmas. Began As Tool Maker and Is Now General Superin- tendent—Active in Fra- ternal and Political Circles Twenty-five years with one manu- facturing concern, a quarter of a cen- tury of honest endeavor, that Is the record of Ernest N. Humphrey, super- intendent of the Traut & Hine Mfg. Co. It was 25 years ago this month that Mr. Humphrey came to this city from ‘Waterbury, the city of his na- tivity, having resigned his position as tool maker with the Waterbury Buckle Co. to start at the bottom of the ladder on whose top rung he is now ensconsed. If vou should stop at random any- one who is acquainted with the life of New Britain and inquire who is the busiest man in the Hardware City he would be almost certain to award that title to Mr. Humphrey. Students of science who are continually seek- ! ing perpetual motion should pause in their efforts and shake hands with Ernest N. Humphrey and announce that they have reached their goal. It is doubtful if there is a man in the city who has crammed more activity into 25 years of life. His first name showldd be spelled “Earnest.” ‘When Mr. Humphrey came to New Britain the Traut & Hine Mfg.. Co. was in its infancy, having embarked on the sea of manufacturing scarcely two years. Its active head at that time was J. A. Traut, now deceased, and it employed about 80 hands. To- day it is one of the vertebrae in New Britain’s industrial spine and its prod- ucts are known wherever civilization hag left its mark. Fully 600 men and women now find employment there and it was never so prosperous. For this success, much of the credit should be given Mr. Humphrey, who has devoted the best years of his life to teaching this former baby indus- try to crawl, then to walk and finally to sprint down the lanes of com- merce. The concern is a monument to his integrity, untiring spirit and his willingness to ignore the clock when the hands announced that a day’s work had been done. Five years after Mr. Humphrey en- tered the employ of Traut & Hine he was placed in charge of the tool room. Fifteen years ago his energy and spirit were recognized and he was appointed mechanical superin- tendent. Ten years ago he won his spurs and was made general super- intendent, which position he has filled with credit to himself and to the concern. < B. P. O. Ernest. Despite the fact that he has de- voted the greater bart of his mental and physical energy to the Traut & Hine Co., Mr. Humphrey has found time for play hours with his fellow- men. Fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Pythias and New Britain lodge, No. 967, B. I’. O. Elks. It is with the latter organization that he has been more closely associated. He was a member of Hartford lodge before the Elks spread their antlers over New Britain. He was also one of the organizers of New Britain lodge and a charter member. In rec- ognition of his services, the lodge elected him the second exalted ruler, George E. Bunny being the first and, _The German government, according to this authority favors, the plenipo- tentiaries meeting at The Hague, Berne, or Copenhagen, but prefer- ably The Hague. London, Sept. 4.—A Reuter dis- patch from Amsterdam says: “According to reliable information, President Wilson’s reply to Pope Benedict’s peace proposal has made a profound impression in political . circles in Germany. “Mathias Erzberger, member of the Clerical Center of the Reichstag, who believes he is backed by a ma- jority of the Reichstag members, is expected at the next sitting of the Main Committee of that body to de- mand legislation for the immediate introduction of a government respon- sible to the Reichstag, and the aban- donment by the government of its plea of inability to act regarding Al- sace-Lorraine, to the extent of pro- posing that the decision regarding these territories shall be left to their inhabitants. It is expected also that he will advocate general disarmament after the war. 3 “It i8 considered possible that the Relchstag will be dissolved soen after it reassembles and that general elec- tions will be ordered. “Of noteworthy interest is the statement of Dr. Eduard David, so- cialsit leader of the Reichstag, in yes- terday’s Vorwarts, the German so- cialist organ. Dr. David maintains that the Reichstag has constitutional means of enforcing its will, as no government can continue to rule @gainst its veto. He says that new elections, in which the soldiers at the front would participate, would clear- 1y show how the ship of state must be steered. He confidently expects a crushing defeat of the Pan-Germans | and annexationists.” ENGINEERS CHANGE HALL. Connecticut No. 7, Natlonal Asso- clation of Stationary Engineers has moved from the room formerly occu- pled in the Booth building and future meetings will be held in Wahrenber- ger hall, 114 Arch street, on the third floor. This change has made it nec- essary to change the meeting nights from the first and third Tuesdays of each month to the first and third ‘Wednesdays. The next meeting will be held tomorrow night at which time election of officers will take incidentally, the only one to hold that office twice. Until a few months ago, Mr. Humphrey was a member of the house committee of the Elks and for many years its chairman and the erection of the present building of the lodge was, in a great measure, due to his efforts. As house com- mittee chalrman—any Elk will agree to this—he created a spirit of good fellowship that has enabled the lodge to become the largest fraternal body in the city, from a membership stand- point. When he retired recently from the house committee, the lodge ten- dered him a banquet and presented him with numerous costly gifts as well as pledging its undying friend- ship. “Humphrey Night” at the Elks was a never-to-be-forgotten occasion. Successful As City Official. So much activity would seem suf- ficient for the average man. But Mr. {Humphrey is not an &verage man. Don’t forget the reference to per- petual motion. Politics appealed to !him as| early as 1900 and in that year he was elected a councilman. For four years he served in that capacity and his constituents thought so well of him they elected him alderman for the six years following. Before the board of flnance and tax- ation was organized, Mr. Humphrey was a member of the old finance committee and when the new board was selected he was one of the mem- bers chosen. He has continued up to the present to occupy a place on the board and his advice is always sought on financial matters. About 12 years ago he was appointed to the board of public works by George M. Lan- ders, who was then mayor. - In this capacity he has also continued to serve and for the past six years he has been president of the board. Under his leadership New Britain’s streets have been made to compare with the best in any small city in the nation. Mr. Humphrey was ap- pointed & member of the water com- mission about three years ago by Mayor George A. Quigley and in this position, also, he has given meri- torlous service. Politically, Mr. Humphrey is a re- publican although he does not per- friendships. He is a member of the Fourth Ward Republican club and has been chairman of the Republi- can Town Committee for more than a year. Of course the stars are uncertain, but political , astrologers say Mr, Humphrey will be mayor some day. place. Ile has been in the field before and, mit his politics to interfere with his | HUMPHREY 25 YEARS WITH TRAUT & HINE MFG. CO. ERNEST N. HUMPHREY. while unsuccessful, feat gracefully. Mr. Humphrey took for his bride 25 years ago next November Miss Mary Robertson, a Maryland young woman. Three children have blessed the union, Eunice, Virginia and Ernest N. Jr. Little Ernest is three and a half years old but has become infected with the military spirit and appear like a real “Sammy” in his new un form. The Humphrey family resides at 322 Chestnut street. POLA BOMBARDED BY ITALIAN NAVY Austria Base Attacked by Moni- fors Equipped With Great Guns he took his de- Aus- where Washington, Sept. 4.—Pola, tria’s greatest naval ' base, since the beginning of the war the dual monarchy’s main fleet has been bottled up, is being shelled by the great new Italian monitors and their consort British monitors that, pro- tected from submarine attacks by a large fleet of destroyers, motorboats, and mine sweepers, have been oper- ating in the Gulf of Trieste. Unofficial advices received at the Ttalian emb: indicate that the at- tacking warships have advanced down the coast to within eight miles of the stronghold where it is be- lieved the Austrian general staff has had to keep several hundred thou- sand troops for its protection, be- cause of its investment from the sea. It is announced officially from Rome that the German reinforce- ments which were rashed to the Ts- onzo front to stiffen the crumbling Austrian linés are faring no better than their allies at the hands of the Italians. Unofficial estimates place the Austrian losses during the present Italian offensive at 128,500. The text of the official dispatches received from Rome follow: “A hard battle is still progressing around the northern slope of San Ga- briele and stretches south to the Bres- tovizza Valley. These two points con- stitute the strongest defenses of the Austrian line. Only by holding them can Austia hope to prevent a com- plete envelopment of her eastern wing and the advance of the Italians over flat ground. “The Italian forces are advancing everywhere, slowly but surely, de- stroying all the obstacles in way and breaking down, the defenses of Trieste. “Austrian reinforcements are con- tinually being brought to the front. but they have been of no avail thus far. The Austrian papers are full of details of the arrival of large German forces on the so, where they have relieved the battered Austrians and where they are being beaten as com- pletely as were the Austrians. “It is confirmed that after the first Austrian reverses General Boreovic, Austrian commander in chief on the Italian front, appealed to General von Hindenburg to have a Bavarian division sent under the command of General Kraftenstein, at present on the Rumanian front. According to the Vienna Fremdenblatt, Emperor Charles of Austria visited the Italian front on Aug. 22 and did all within his power to prevent the Austrian troops from retiring fromn their posi- tions. He saw the Italian troops ad- vancing on Monte Santo. When the debacle appeared in all its wastness the garrisons of all Austrian cities were reduced to one-third of their strength and the other two-thirds of the troovs rushed to the front in or- der to furnish fresh elements for the fight. “From Switzerland comes the news that thus far the Austrian losses amount to 125,000 men, besides 3,- 500 officers. “It is rumored that General Koe- vess will succeed General Boroevic as commander in chief of the -Austrian troops on the Italian front. the latter being held responsible for the Aus- trian defeats. This information comes from Hungary.” DISCUSS NEW ENGLAND FORESTS Hanover, N. aftecting New England forests changes brought about by the estab- lishing of a national forest in the White Mountains will be discussed at a meeting of forestry experts opening at Dartmouth college today. The meeting is the annual joint conference of the New Hampshire state forestry commission and of the Society for Protection of New Hampshire Forests. and their” H., Sept. 4——Conditions | 'WAR HASN'T TAKEN EVEN IN <'e WARTIME THE THEIR Although the bluejackets of the United States navy realize fully that it is wartime and that there is extra work to be done, they are not neglect- ing the mascots which help them to OCCUPATION | FROM NAVY’S POPULAR SCOUTS , b 252 mFova\"}fg»«o.N i BLUE SLLE JPgReTS_UST pass the leisure hours pleasantly. Some of the bigger ships have more than one mascot. The goat and the dog in the picture are the pets of the boys on a battleship. SIX HOUR DAY I§ URGED FOR BRITAIN Baron Leverhulme Would Also! Make Workmen Partners London, Aug. 20—(Correspondence of The Associated Press).—Adoption of a six-hour Wworking day for labor and general establishment of copart- nership betWeen British employers and ingmen after the war are urged ron Leverhulme, formerly Siv Lever, a large employer of | labor and formerly a member of the Central Board of Control to deal with the drink problem. “Whatever attempt is made at set- tlement of industrial troubles.” said Lord Leverhulme in a statement on labor conditions after the war, I think the wages tem cannot be abolished, it must continue to be the | basis of the new conditions. But it needs improvement and modification. Wages should be on the highest pos- sible scale, but no change ought to impair the supremacs of manage- ment. “The first thing we must note in any effort at improvement of working conditions is the tediousness of me- chanical work. The remedy I pro- pose is the shortening of the day's task from eight to six hours. I think hours at monotonous work is long cnough for any man or woman. It is a noteworthy fact that in the history | of labor the shortening of hours has | meant not a decrease but an in- | crease in production. The successive changes from thirteen hours in the | day to twelve and again to ten so re- sulted. Even more marked were the results of the change from ten to eizht. Production was. augmented, loss of time from sickness and in- efficient handling of machinery was lessened. The loss under the old s tem owing to absence from sickness alone was 25 per cent. I count on similar advantages from the reduction of working hour to six. i “How is that saving of hours to be turned to the workman's advantage? With a six-hour day he will not be | too weary to take advantage of edu- cational opportunity. The state should insist on two hours daily be- ing spent in self-improvement. The ! voung workman should have his mind cultivated and his body exercised. In early manhood these hours might be partly used for military exercised. Beyond thirty he will find time for some hobby, say gardening. And all this time he will be gaining in efi- ' ciency and character. “So we shall be opening up fresh resources for the good of the nation. | The precious plant of inventiveness is not grown in a close atmosphere of prolonged labor, it is the product of | leisure hours, when a man's mind fs | free from taskwork. “The six-hour arrangement must not, I need hardly say, involve any reduction in wages. Personally speak- ing, I want to see wages go higher, for higher wages mean more effi- ciency and more production. The more machinery we have the greatei the output. “Along with shorter hours I look ro-partnership as a great remedy Such a system brings employer and employed into family relations: gives the workingman a personal in- terest in his work. Strict care should be taken that it is not used as a de- vice foy reducing wages, so t any advantages are neutralized. That j would be a fraud and a sham. The fierce objection men had to the piece- work system was their fear of such a device. “There ave critics who would sub- stitute higher wages for the henefits | of partnership. That is not my idea. to { and athletic sports Increase of wages adds to cost of production; sharing of profits does not. Besides, the latter system gives the workman a personal concern in the firm’s affairs. It is so, I think and hope, that the gulf between cap- ital and labor may happily be bridged.” Demand for Typewriters. Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 31. —After-war orders for typewriters are already being booked in Austria in large numbers, says the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger, which adds that the Austrian depot on an American com- pany is making special offers of ma- chines for post-war delivery on an initia] deposit of $50. The Germany typewritter makers are unable to supply machines under six,months owing to scarcity of lahor 1d lack of raw materials. Never- theless they are overwhelmed with orders, one firm having as many as ten thousand on its books. An una- voidable result of this state of af- faire is a reckless and not always over-honest traffic in second hand ma- chines, at prices far exceeding those for new ones MISS RANKIN AND SEC’Y WILSON IN LABOR DAY PROGRAM Miss JEANNETTE RANK!N SECRETARY W, B.WILSON Representative Jeannette Rankin of Montana was one of the chief speakers and guests of honor at the labor day celebration arranged the committees representing Brooklyn and Queens Central i union and affiliated locals, hrotherhoods and sanizations, New York city. The celebration’included a picnic ot the labor men and thelr fan Prospect park, Brooklyn, with g Miss Rankin pre- sented the casc of woman suffrage to the men in the evening at a dinner in Brooklyn at which 1,200 labor dele- gates were present. Secretary of T.a. hor William B. Wilson was the speak. er at the pienic, the wor railroad i army, by building trades or- | RIGA FALLS INTO | SERBIAN OFFICE HANDS OF GERMANY Important Russian Seaport Key to Petrograd Captured Berlin, Sept. peror William 4, via london.—Em- has sent the following !to the empress: ield Prince Leopold of ria reports the capture of Riga our troop: which is a new mile- stone of German strength and uner- ring will to viceory. May Gold help s further.” On the occasion of the capture of Riga, 1 express to you and the Eighth my and the fatherland’s con- gratulations and thanks. Far seeing leadership and steel-hard will to vie- tory guaranteed this fine success. On- ward with God.” Mavshal by Riga Lmportant Commercial Washington, D. C., ‘Sept. 4. cven the greatest optimist can fail to realize the seriousness of the blow to Russian arms in the fall of the Bal- tic seaport of Riga”, says a bulletin issued by the National Geographic so- ¢ from its Washington headquar- s, With an import and export trade totaling $160,000,000 two years before the outbreak of the world war, Riga became the third seapert of the Rus- sian empire, and the second seaport { of the Baltic, being surpassed in vol- ume of business by Petrograd. | “The city is divided into several ifl ctions. The old town has narrow, winding streets, while the Petrograd l4nd Moscow suburbs are well-bullt, modern sections. All three of these divisions of the city are situated on the right or east bank of the River Dvina, while the Mitau suburb is on the left bank. The two banks are connected by a long floating bridge which is removed during the four months in the vear when the river is frozen over. “Riga is situated ten miles above the mouth of the Dvina, and is 863 miles by rail southwest of Petrograd. Vessels of light draft reach the city proper by means of a canal, but the chief harbor is on the shores of the Baltte. “The importance of Riga as a sea- port is due in very large measure to the fact that by means of the Dvina and numerous canals it is connected by water with the basins of the Volga, which flows Into the Caspian, and the Dnieper, which enters the Black sea. Thus, practically the whole of South- ern, Central and Western European Russia can find an outlet into the Baltic through this port. In addi- tion to the cheap water transporta- tlon, a railroad runs across Russia from Riga to Smolenek and Tsaritsyn, almost bisecting the empire. “Riga is a great store house for Russian wheat, oats and hemp, three items which . constitute a large por- tion of the city's ‘experts. It is also the ¢thief port for the vast timber products of the province of Volhynia, Flaxseed, eggs, hides, and skins are shipped from here in great quantities. The chief articles of import are ma- chinery, cotton goods, coal and gro- ceries. .. “The shipping industry did no constitute Riga's sole activity before the war, however. Its manufactured products included machinery, leather, railway cars, candles, tiles, and glass, mounting in value to $30,000,000 an- nually. “The growth of Riga during the last 35 years has been phenomenal. In 1881 its population was 169,000; today, it has more than half a mil- lion. Of this number 47 per cent. are Germans, 23 per cent. are Letts, and only 25 per cent. are Russians. It is not hard to imagine, therefore, how difficult has been the problem of the citizens loyal to the. new republic during the last few months. It is also worthy of note that the Germans of Riga are on the whole of the most prosperous merchant class together with a considerable number of the Prussian aristocracy. The Letts are an Indo-European people, about 1,- 300,000 in number, dwelling in the western provinces of Russia and northeastern Poland and Prussia. Lit- tle is known of their origin nor is it known when they migrated to their present home. “At the time of its fall Riga was the capital of the province of Livonia and the seat of the governor general of the Baltic provinces.” RATIFYING BOSTON’S QUOTA. Boston, ept. 4.—The istrict ex- emption board, which has jurisdiction over the Boston local boards, met to- day to certify the names of regls- trants in three divisions needed to fill the city’s quota for the first ten men summoned by the draft who will go 'to Camp Devens at Ayer tomor- row. GIVES VOTES TO WOMEN. Mexico City, Sept. 4.—The legisla- | ture of Guanajualara has grantt‘dl woman suffrage with the restrictions that voters must be able to read, write and be self-supporting. GOING BACK | Government Wlll Be R to Beloved Balkans A Corfu, Island of Corfu, August (Corréspondence;of the I1=’reu)-—’l‘he Serbian govetnmo preparing to move its entire ment establishment§ pack: to ti kans, going first té’Saloniki and} on to a point on_ Serbion soll. Monastir. The Gregk & govern| has already granted the reques] the establishment of the Seybl ministration at Saloniki and Peter, Crown Prince Alexander several of the cabinet mlmm now installed there. There is much scntiment this shift of Serbia back to i tive soil. Since their tragic fil fore the invading hordes fro! north, King, Regent and Gove! have found a temporary asyl this island. They have Mved and the whole establishment has: located in o modest building for used as a hotel. The royal® ments and the ministry of for fairs occupied the first floor, W finance, interior and other were on upper floors. Th military authorities of the isk given every aid, and vet the have constantly longed to be their own soil. Government Property Lag This shift of a government b the Balkans does not involve moving of government propel practically everything was lost flight before the invader . Th ister of foreign affairs, Mr. told the writer that all the fo! chives were lost or abandoned the exodus, and that not one © old treaties or papers still exists. the precious secret treaty bef Berbia and Greece, on which depended for united Balkan against the Central Powers, in the whirl of flight. 8o 't foreign department has had to' all over again and piece something like a record of foreign relations. b The minister of finance w fortunate and managed to have] of the financial archives. W of most importance, he saved th ernment treasure, amounting eral million dollars, whiéh to Marseilles and finally land Paris bank. The minister of the interior ready gone to Saloniki and is out the extensive work of structing the new Serbla,, Serbs confidently look torwu'd occupying their old territe: building up a new and greater; The minister has outlined ' plan reconstructing the rnfl'm bridges, most of which haves ruined by war operations, and building the towns and cltlu;.J The minister of educatfon Ik hard at work, trying to hold the scattered remnants of vout bla. Thousands of refugee Serb dren have been gathered up in and England, and ferbian proft have been provided for them in ¢ that Serb teaching ai trad might be maintained, and the: of Serbia preserved from being { lowed up- in the general dis which has overcome the coun The American gaw!tnrhm' ' vance of 5,000,000 francs a'mont 60,000,000 francs a year, has co an opportune moment to permié authorities here to carry on work of relief and reconstructio government revenues had virts come to an end. There were na celpts from customs or internal enue, nothing from the governsg postal and telegraph system ‘was in the hands of the enemyj property of any kind to tax; ang people capable of paying taxes, S0 the American help /was esssel and came in the nick of time. the Berbian officials express deepest sense of gratitude for A the United States has done for W both*in this advance, and in the® amount of private relief sent in the war. H. Percival Dodge, the new pointed American diplomatic sentative to the Serbian governt has arrived with his family, and’ had his first audiences with the clals. They are glad to have this rect relation re-established with United States, and it was considg so urgent that telegraphic nego tions were opéned with Mr. Lang to bring it about. 2 LEONARD STOPS RECTUR. | Champion Torces Rival's ca Throw in Sponge in Fifth. Toronto, Sept. 4.—Benny Leof world’s lightweight champion, st Young Rector of Jersey Cit; fifth round or a six-round yesterday. Leonard overwhelmed his ™ nent with his speed and skill, ut | punches on him frem all angles: the fifth round after Rector had b forced to his knees for a second his seconds threw in the sponge. —SEE—BUY AND of Odds and Ends in SUMMER DRF $1.98 and $5.75 Cloth Skirts, $5.75 Sport Skirts now $5.98 to $8.75 Wash Dresses BE O WEDNESDAY, A. M. SES, TUB SKIRTS, COA (following gives an idea how we've cut prices.) $12.75 to $24.98 Coats now $5. $19.98 to $29.50 Suits, now $9.98. Leonard snd Herrma=nn Co. NO. 165. MAIN STREET PROFIT! FINAL CLEARANCE SUITS, WAISTS, WIC, | 8. now $2.98. $1.98, now $2.98. $8.98 Silk Sweaters now $4.98. $1.98 and $2.98 Silk and Lingerie Waists now $1.69. And other odd lots marked down at same proportion. HAND EARLY—LIMITED err\\"l'm-—gflbE STAR