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Show KVI0.1B OV TRatTOH. l.ElltHO, Kept, tt (By A. P.) Germany's highest court shows llttl mercy for men arraigned before be-fore It for treason la th great war. Gerhard Stray wa recently given a life eentenoe for having betrayed hie commend tn March, ltlf. The evidence ehowed that he deserted I th Herman army and went over ! to the French. A ehort time later 1 concentrated French artillery fire ; agalast the entrenchments where Hlrey hsd been serving showed that he had revealed all detail of the poelt lona to the enemy. Htrey returned to Germany Is II JO. and wae arreeted at hla home In Ma4jehurg and charged with high treason which he admitted. His defense wa that he waa badly bad-ly treated by superior, and could not endure further military service. |