Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1919 — FRENCH BOY STOWAWAY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FRENCH BOY STOWAWAY

When the big transport Leviathan docked nt Hoboken the other day there wks one passenger Woard who was not on the passenger lists. He was fourteen years old. Fernand Dornier, formerly of Verrons, France, and later , the mascot of our boys at Brest. The little fedow’s father was killed at (’hateau-Thierry. His mother and little sister were later killexi by » bomb from a Hun airplane. Little Fernand then cast his lot with the American troops near his former home. When the detachment of which lie was mascot left for Brest to embtirk . for home, he went along and managed to smuggle himself aboard file great ship. He.is.now in charge of the Children’s^Society home in Jersey City and efforts are being made.to find a home for him.

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