GERMANS ATTACK OFFICER

Taihape Daily Times, 2 October 1919, Page 5

GERMANS ATTACK OFFICER

AMERICAN PROVOST MARSHAL. Two Germans recently attempted to assassinate ‘Major George Co‘ckl-iel, Provost Marshal of ‘the American fo;.es in Germany, at Cozlenz,

The attack would seem to have been premedit-ated, as Major Cockriel is on the German secret list of “Marked Americans,” and had received five threatening letters, one of which gave him only 24 hours to live. Major Cockriel, accompanied by an American golice officer, was walking along gheidark streets of Coblcnz at ten in the evening when he met two Germans, who began firing as soon as they passed the Americans, bla7ing away over their shoulders and firing ag they: kan. '

This probably aiecounts for their poor marksmanship, as neither of the Americans were hurt. The Germans, in fact, proved better runners than shots, as they made good th‘eir «escape in spite of a hot’ chase. .