Show ALONE IN SYRIA FOR YEARS W al joseph J jr r twelve year old son of J S of boston mass Is once inore with ills father after a separation of five years during which time lie wondered wandered alone in syria depending entirely on his own resources in 1914 with tits his mother two brothers and a sister lie went on it visit to hig hi grandfather the war came on food bocane scarce ills his mother died then ills brothers and tits his sister ills grandfather iio ho did not survive ions iong strangle strang the boys infant sister saying she were better dead than slowly succumbing to the pangs of hunger the boy tagged on to the syrian turk nil german french and t nd british arrates armies in turn A british captain questioned him communication with an american consul started search sear cli and the father was found senior sent tor for ills his sous sons passage to america and in charge of a red cross worker bound home he started on his way |