The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1918-09-10
WITH THE AMERICANS IN FRANCE

% mile long. there was q roar Of q
vast and diversified industry, with
over 1000 women workers and q
thousand men. with long batteries
Of sewing machines. shoe machines,
rubber and harness machines such
~ one sees In the great factory dis.
tricts: with the same huge instsila.
ticn Of engines. boilers. disinfectins
plants. Iaundries; and tho whirr Of
big metal machines for making over
the many branches Of ordnance.
Hundreds Of women were sorting
the uniforms and underclothing Just
come from the SALVAGE processes.
Thorc were some 100000 blouses on
these towering shelves. and an many
more Of all the other articles Of sold.
Ter we,r. They were In bundles.
looking very fresh and clean. quite
like the stock Of . well.equipped
clothing ablishment. The women
were arranging the garments In three
CLASSES
Glass A-Oarments In good order.
practically the same o. new. to bs
sent back TO the front % part Of the
supply for fighting troops.
Class B-Oarmsnts partly worn
out but fully repaired. to bs sent to
the base ports on the coast. for labor
troops and stsvsdores.
Qass C-0armentu much worn
but In Q fair state OF preservation.
TO bs sent 10 prison camps for ger.
man prisoners.
This was significant Of what the
German prisoners were 9etting: not
the best. to bs sure. and not the same
goods - our own men. but worn
goods In . fair state Of preservation.
Il seemed 70 b an-answer to the out.
cry that the German prisoners were
getting the same - our men.
One could follow the stages Of the
huge stacks OF hob.nail army shoes
from the time they arrived. covered
with the mud and CRIME OF the tren-
ches and the battlefield. thru process
after process Of disinfection. clsan.
Ing. repairins. srsdins. until they
finally emerged In stocks Of sub.
stantiai footwear. Like the garments
these we're claassd to 20 back to the
fighting troops, or the stevsdorss. or
to the German prisoners.
II was the same with the Infinite
variety OF army equipment going
thru the salvage process. rubber
boots end articles. shelter tents. har.
nsss for artillery. saddles. brides.
9tirrups. All Of Il was on . prodisi.
Gus scale. $4,000 garments . day:
1000 pairs Of rubber boots . day at
the army price Of e3.s6 . pair. The
salvage OF oil kinds Of rubber arti.
ciss was % psr cent or almost com.
plsts saving % svsrything received.
More than . million dollars worth
oe clothing wGs saved last month.
aad the magnitude Of the work - .
whcis can bs'Judssd from thsss fig
urss Of the output: Shoes 1S36.i30:
clothing. t1.307.03e; hsyness and
lsathsr. $4,000; rubber. $4,000:
canvas and webbing. @S5.000.
There are some curious things
Gathered up In the litter Of the camps
ana bsttlsfslds: for example. three
slreless cookers. Enough books and
magasinss are left behind TO stock
several libraries. Pictures and kni'
ck.knacks with which the tents are
decorated before the rush comes. are
abundant. Family pictures and b.
leaginp OF . personal character are
carefully preserved In little bags to
bs returned to their owner or bis
family II that 10 possible.
Besides restoring articles, for use.
every scrap Of wool cloth. leather.
metal. hat-bands. % saved 70 b turn.