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Show SOCIALIST PARTY CHIEFS FOR TRIAL Ey Universal Sendee. CHICAGO, Dec. 8. Five Socialist party chiefs, including Victor Bcrger, will go on trial tomorrow before Federal Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landls, charged with conspiracy to hinder war work and discourage enlistments. Mr. Berger is a native of Austria, rrp- j resentatlve-elect of Milwaukee and editor i of the Milwaukee Leader. The others ! are: j Adolph Gerner. national secretary of the Socialist party and one time leader j of tho union coal miners of Illinois. lie Is a native of East Prussia. The Rev. Irwin St. John Turker, pac- i i fist and speaker, who was defeated in the recent election for the United States ! senate from Illinois. J. Louis Engdahl, editor of the Amor- j lean Socialist and candidate for In- numerable offices on tho Socialist ticket. William F. Kruse, peace speaker and secretary of the Young People's Socialist league. They wli! be rt1 fended by Seymour Stedman. former Socialist candidate for mayor of Chlcacn; Morris Hillqult of New York and William F. Cunnes. a Socialist So-cialist lawyer of Chicago. ' Mr. Berccr also will have special counsel from Mli- United States District Attorney Clyne and his firpt assistant, Joseph B. Firming, Firm-ing, will handle t;ie case for the government. govern-ment. They caused the conviction of the I. W. W. leaders in the recent sensational sensation-al trial before Judtre Landls. It is not expected that a jury win be i sworn before the latter part of the week. I |