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Show OFFICER DEGRADED FOR KILLING SUBORDINATE. BERLIN, May 27. The attention of Germany, was centered on the public court-martial of Naval Ensign Huss-ner, Huss-ner, who was tried yesterday before five Judges and sentenced to four years syd one week's imprisonment and to degradation degra-dation for the killing of Artilleryman Hartmann, at Essen, on Good Friday. The ensign's excusrt was that the artilleryman ar-tilleryman had noy saluted- him prop- erly. . ( Hussner's replIesvto the president of I the court were straightforward. He said ' that, while regretting ' that his l sword strokes killed the artilleryman, ! he affirmed that h acted within the service 'instructions, and that he was I obliged by. honor to compel obedience. |