Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1920 — FIRST CAPTURE BY YANKS [ARTICLE]

FIRST CAPTURE BY YANKS

Two Michigan Men Lead In the Taking of German Prisoners in the War. Washington.—The first German prisoner taken by American forces was captured by Adam Blazlkowskl and John Cochanskl of Ironwood, Mich., Representative James of Michigan was informed by Adjutant General Harris. — The men were members of company C. Eighteenth infantry. The capture was made on the night of October 27-28, 1917, in the vicinity •of Bures, in the province of Meurthe and Moselle. The prisoner was a company mail carrier and was on his way back to his company when wounded and captured. Oldest Dog Registered. Sandusky. O.—The oldest dog in Erie county was registered for taxation here recently. It has just passed its nineteenth birthday and is the property of Et M. Andress of Vermilion. When he came to the Une In the application for registration referring to color, Andress wrote: “He was black but he now has so many gray hairs that be le an Iron gray In color.”