Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1916 — SINGS HIS WAY TO FREEDOM [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SINGS HIS WAY TO FREEDOM

Boy Wins Release of Parents Who Were Prisoners of Villa’s Band of Cutthroats. Philadelphia. Little four-year-old Harry Jollne of this city sang to Villa’s ferocious guerrillas and brought about the release of his imprisoned parents. This youthful traveler Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Joline. With his father, who is a mining engineer, and his mother he has traveled during the last 45 days a distance of 14,000 miles, passing through the United States. Canada and Mexico. At the time of the Columbus raid he and his parents were in Juarez, Mexico, and were subjected to considerable affront

and finally were incarcerated in a bull pen. Young Harry was allowed to roam about, and soon succeeded in capturing and holding the affections and imaginations of Villa’s fierce soldiers, who showered him with Villa currency and released his father and mother and saw them safely to the border. - Harry is also a young hero in the eyes of traveling men and doctors who consider his feat of traveling 14,000 miles in ever-changing altitudes without becoming sick, a truly remarkable achievement. He has imbibed all kinds of spring, soda and mineral waters, and has changed his clothing on some days, twice, and occasionally three times, to suit the climate through which he was passing. Changes varying from freezing to summer heat, traveling on 23 railroads and sleeping on railroad trains and in different hotels each night have left no ill effects upon this youngster.

Harry Joline.