Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 179, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1918 — Old Garments and Shoes Are Repaired for the Soldiers [ARTICLE]

Old Garments and Shoes Are Repaired for the Soldiers

Damaged garments and worn shoes are being repaired and reused in large numbers by the army, a summary of the accomplishment pf the. quartermaster corps’ reclamation division says. Wives and mothers of men in service employed in a base repair shop at Fort Sam Houston fitted for reuse .an average of 3,000 garments a day during May, and new shops for similar work are-belng established at various places. Nearly 170,000 pairs of shoes were repaired in April. Salvaging of garbage waste and metals also has shown profitable results. Mobile laundries, to travel with troops In France, have been developed, the statement adds,- following successful operation qf stationary laundries at camps within the United States.