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Show BRITTISH OFFICERS ON TRIAL IN GERMANY LEIPSIG, Gertnary. Dec. 21.' The trial of the British officers. Captain Trench of the Royal marines, and I... T. Brandon or the Royal navy, who ar. charged by the German - authorities with espionage upon the fortification ; at Borkuni, was legnn in the Imperial j court today. j The officers were defended -by Ger- 1 man attorneys, llerr Von Gordin and ' llerr Otto. The government was rep- . I resented by lis own counsel at Hamburg Ham-burg The defendants admitted they were gathering military Information at the time of their arrest. |