The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-29

Keep Jackies Warm.

effort. commendable as the latte
may be.
Keep Jackes Warm.
Each sailor serving in European wa
tiers will have an outfit of ,pecia
clothing designed not only to Keep on
the cold but also Windproof and water
proof Careful studies were made o.
the heavier winter clothing worn bJ
sailors in every allied fleet. and alSC
the special warm adjustable garments
used by aviatorS flying at attitudes OF
$1,000 to 10000 feet on the western
front so that the American sailor will
not only be as dry warm, and com
f0rt;tble as sailor ever was but will
have the freedom Of movement and ali
Spnce of the sense Of weight enjoyed
NY the birlmen. The winter outfit
consists of a windpronf suit with hood,
the outside of which is made of imita-
I ton leather and tn" inside lined with
shpepskin with thc wool left on. His
! feet will be protected with heavy arc
/ tics to be worn over ordinary shoes,
and If he serves on destroyer these
will be replaced with heavy leather
sea-boots. His hands will be kept
warm with heavy wooden mittenS, and
underneath he will have heavy WOODEN
understands. drawers, socks. and finally
thick wooden blanket overshirt with
IN additional hood. This IS the stand
ard winter outfit for general use, and
every condition of service and wealth
or will be met by every type and
weight of garment designed from the
sailor working on deck In ordinary
cold climates to the special outfits for
navy ayiators.
Free Of Charge.
Uncle Sam has not only adapted
every good idea In winter clothing
found in other navics, hut his added
improvements ~ his own. and on top
of that is issuing these winter clothes
to the men free Of charge for their use
rs long as they are exposed to wealth
er where the regulation navy uniforms
are not adequate. Getting this winter
ready In time, upon short no.
tice, and the disturbed conditions of
wool supply and factory facilities
brought by the war was a mans sized
job.
The navy has n clothing factory in
New York city where it is able to sup
ply the fleet in ordinary times with
everything required in the way Of Win
ter uniforms. But when this factory
was expanded to the utmost extent ii
could not provide emergency winter
garments for the navy in war. So n
great many contracts were placed with
outside factories for overcoats, blue
and special garments. Even |
hen there was difficulty in obtaining |
such as raw wool and uni
'orm cloth, and 1t required vigilant
scouting Of wool and textile experts to
Zig up the supply and see that the
navy standards of quality were ad-
lered to.
Once the navy has It's clothes. 1t can
md does issue them to the fighting
men on system that Is as liberal
nd flexible as any in the world.
No Red Tape About It.
There Is no red tape about clothing
he fleet. The ships get their supplies
f clothing for sailors without requisi-
ion, everything being figured out for
hem by quantities based on the rec
rds Of the bureau of navigation with
en- per cent added on so that there
ill surely be enough of everything.
With an item like mittens 50 per cent
urplus is furnished.
Some idea of the magnitude of the :
avy's clothing business may be 5
aimed from the following contracts ,
warded by the navy department since
ar began: =
otton socks (pairs) ........3,5O 100000 c
'oolen socks (pairs) ....... 100000 c
hoes (pairs) ............ 100000 | c