Show 8 FACE DEATH FOR SABOTAGE Western Siberia Nov 20 Eight 21 UP Eight men seven men seven Russians Rus Rus- and a German engineer- engineer faced death sentences today on charges of anticommunist sabo sabo- tage The government announced yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- the men pleaded guilty to deliberate attempts to wreck th the great coal mines which cost the lives of 14 miners A ninth defendant pleaded guilty in part to the offense for which th the penalty is death According to the indictment on one of the defendants I. I told the prosecutor Our work was directed at disabling disabling disabling dis dis- dis- dis abling mines We used a number numbe of different methods principally allowing mine chambers to be overfilled overfilled overfilled over over- filled with gas and turned thus Into explosive cellars ready to be blown up up The indictment said laid another al sI alleged alleged conspirator a man named Drobnis confirmed testImony testimony mony and explained the idea was to destroy the economic success o of the soviet government The prosecution accused Leon exiled former minister o of war var and German Gerian fascists of conniving conniving conniving con con- directly with the nine de de- de- de The chief defendants were E E. Sticking a German citizen L Pes Pes- chief engineer of the mines and The others were F. F M M. I I. LIashenko Liashenko Liashenko Lia- Lia V. V I. I and N. N Leonenko who admitted partial guilt |