Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-02-23

his teeth buried in the ruffian's calr,
held Degouet till NJ. Tacail had passed
the handouts upon his wrists.
Since that occasion the ~"apaches' OF
the Twentieth ACCOMPLISHMENT have
done their best to avoid Ballon when
he takes his walks abroad, for their
experiences of his teeth has taught
them to respect him.
Tirax Is Dreaded Enemy.
TiraX, known as the enemy of the
Grenelle 'apaches," is of somewhat
small size. but powerful of limb. He is
a precious aid for the Grenelle quarter
police.
Girard and Van Latham, the two po-
licemen who hav had the opportunity
of seeing TiraX at work, are unani-
nous in praising the animal. He was
for some time Girard's escort. AT pres
ent he is working With Van Latham.
TiraX, both say, "displays cunlen and
courage
Some months ago a ~bicyclist was rid
ing at full tilt in the rue de Grenelle.
without IL lantern, With the result that
he upset a pedestrian and made off.
TiraN, however. had seen what had
happened. Unleashed by his master he
started off in pursuit of the bicyclist
and tried to stop him by swapping at
his les. The bicyclist thought that he
might rid himself of his canine pul-
suer by kicking the animal. Tirax, ac-
cordingly, changed tactics: instead of
swapping at his leg. he sprang on the
mans back and bit him somewhat Sc
Nerely on the shoulder. The bicyclist
stopped.
OAK Has a Busy Beat.
OAK is a police dog held in high,
esteem by respectable citizens of the
B~atignolles quarter. Indeed. his
"honorability' is as fully recognized
as that of Ballon in the Charonne
quarter. OAK has an expressive look:
his acuteness in his work as a police
dog is splendid, even wonderful.
This statement can easily be verified
by calling on the business firms on his,
beat, namely, the rue DIES Batignolles,
where almost every shop keeper has a
good word for the faithful and intelli-
person of Mons. Loho, of the Seven
teenth ACCOMPLISHMENT police brigade.
Mons. Loho says that his dumb COM
panion obeys him instantly. Il speak
to him.. no gesture is needed for OAK
to start work. He understands every
thing, he only lacks the power of
speech"
OAK has a fine record to his credit.
In the early hours of one january
morning OAK met a man sneaking out
of a shop in the place Clichy, carrying
a bundle. Several early birds shouted
Thief! thief" Mons. Loho, hearing
the cry. let OAK "go" and off he went
in hot pursuit after the man. who by
this time vas speeding along the
boulevard DIES Batignolles. AT this
point policemen of the Eighth Arron-
basement joined in the pursuit. OAK
glanced at their number; he was no
longer on his regular beat; nothing
doing. and he quit the pursuit.
The thief. still ON the run. unfor-
tunately for himself. recrossed into
the seventeenth ACCOMPLISHMENT. OAK
was on his own beat; he flew at the
mans legs and pinned him to the
ground until the arrival of the police.
Recently DaN met -four men at the
corner of the rue Brochant and the
avenue de Clichy.
iously in the of a stone
mason. who had Deer knocked down
and robbed by his companions outside
a wine shop near the square DIES Bat
ignolles. OAK had seen the injured
mason on the ground. The intelli-
gent animal summe up the situations:
his aggressors could only have been
the four men. OAK started off in their
pursuit and caught them.
Many n police records could be
related of OAK. He has arrested more
than $50 m~alefactors. The inhabit-
ants of the Batignolles quarter are to
present him at some near date with q
collar for meritOrious conduct. He
will have earned it.
OAK, it may be added, besides loving
Mons. Lob and his profession. shares
his affections with children and sugar.
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