Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1918 — NAVY GIVEN U-BOAT CHASER [ARTICLE]

NAVY GIVEN U-BOAT CHASER

Mr. and Mrs. Stotesbury of Philadelphia Announce Gift. Palm Beach, Fla., March 8. —Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury of Philahelphia announced here that they had presented the navy department with a submarine chaser specially built for their son, who is un ensign In th* navy. Vagaries of Fate. Hannnond, March 8. —John Kronkovicii and James Hart wig are comparing the vagaries of fate. Kronkovlch was sitting in a chair reading and when he crossed his legs broke his left femur. Hart wig, an ironworker, fell 90 feet at the new Chapin plant and was uninjured. Charged With Stealing Fox. Covington, March 8. —Fred Black, forty, is in Jail in default of bail, charged with stealing a pet fox from George Weigle. Black was arrested when be offered a fox pelt for .sale to a local buyer, and later the fox's collar was found in bis possession. Charged With Theft. Fort Wayne, March 8. —Walter Meibers was fined $5 and costs and received a ten-day sentence, which was suspended, on a charge of taking three valuable glasses and a match case from the Alt Heidelberg.