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Show uu GENERAL DENIES HE ORDERED 150 PL1TT0 DEATH Trial of Lieutenant Outcome of Spartacan Riots In Germany BERLIN, Wednesday, Dec 3 Tes-i Tes-i tying today at the trial of First Lieu-tenanl Lieu-tenanl Marloh, who is accused of shooting 20 sailors on March 11 last during the Spartacan uprisings. Major-General Major-General Reinhardt. former Prussian war minister, admitted he ordered Lieutenant Marloh to act energetically and ruthlessly, but denied that he or dered 160 men shot, as had been alleged. alleg-ed. He .:iid. however, he would have considered this order as entirelv justi fled. Captain Kissel testified General, Reinhardt told him in his opinion the entire marine division should be shot Captain Kissel admitted that he in sfructed Lieutenant Wehmeyer to or dr Lieutenant Marloh to act ruthless-lv ruthless-lv even if it cost the lives of 150 men In passing on this verbal order to Marloh, Mar-loh, Lieut, nant Feymeyer testified the former replied "Shoot 150 men if you are mad." nn- |