Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1918 — Soldier's Cobbler Kit. [ARTICLE]

Soldier's Cobbler Kit.

Our soldier boys learn many things besides actual soldiering. “ When they return to their prosaic tasks after the war, there will be ifaany a bank clerk, for instance, who will be eligible to join the cobblers’ union. Of course there are shoe-repair stations all along the lines of battle, but so much depends upon the condition of his shoes and his consequent foot-comfort, that most of the boys carry a little cobblers’ kit and make small repairs themselves. The kit consists primarily of a hollow handle, the top of which unscrews to disclose the awl, screwdriver, cobblers’ tacks, and other essentials for repair work. At the opposite end of the device is a spool of waxed twine, which threads immediately into' the awl when the awl Is screwed into place. When some other tool, such as a screwdriver or knifeblade, is to be used, it is screwed into place instead of the awL In addition to his, shoes the soldier may mend his torn leggings and his saddle straps.