Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 225, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1914 — 10-Year-Old American Boy Piloted Family to London. [ARTICLE]

10-Year-Old American Boy Piloted Family to London.

The Chicago Herald of Monday published a story which shows the pluck and resourcefulness of n American boy. Tom Taperzer, not yet 10 years of age, whose home is in Philadelphia, was on a visit to relatives near Budapest when the war broke out. He made !his way across Austria and Germany and finally reached London all alone. In the railway station at Budapest be found a Hungarian woman with six children. She had gone from America on a visit to her native land. Her husband died while : there and she was trying to get back to America. Tom took up the task and finally reached London with them. He spent about ail of his money. When he reached London he hunted up the American relief committee, secured money by drawing a draft in his father's name and then procured raid to have the widow and her six kiddies sent to America. He personally procured the sailings for them. The story is published to show the resourcefulness of American youth And to discredit some of the stories told to the effect that all American bQys are “freshv” “irreverent,” and “disrespectful to elders.” ,