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Show LIFE MAY BE SAVED. Nicholas AMci, a naturalized German Ger-man subject of Groat Britain, baa bepn sentenced to death tor assisting reservists to get out of England for the purpose of joining the Kaiser's army. He waa tried and convicted upon a charge of high treason, death being the only penalty the judge could inflir-t under the Jaw. Ahlers still bas two cbances for life. The verdict rnny be reversed on appeal and the scuteuco , may be commuted in case the appeal proves futile. It ia thought probable in Loudon that the uufortunato man will not be executed. It was perfectly natural that Ahlers should deeply sympathize with the fatherland even though he had taken the oath to support the government of Great Britain, for love of one's native country is characteristic of all true-men. true-men. Of course, ho should have stopped at that point, in view o" his naturalization. natural-ization. At the same time his offense is not so great as it would have been were he an Englishman, who gave aid and comfort to the enemy. Most people peo-ple will agree that mercy in this case would not be misapplied if the Britiah government sees its way clear to adopt such a course |