The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-12
A ROUT OF WASTE.
Captain Larrieu's Division
Wins HOnOrS.
Adds to Resources for Winning
the War.
SAVES TONS OF MATERIAL
Conservation Head Wants All
To Cooperate.
Captain WindIe Becomes Major
in @. NJ. C.
What a rout! Congratulations

What a rout! Congratulations
While the military leaders in
France who are routing the Huns
were so congratulated the past week,
officers at Camp Funston were
praised in the same words-but for
a different sort of rout. At Funston
the congratulations wei for the in
valuable and systematic rout of waste
thruout this cantonment.
1t is not improbable that some of
the motor cars, guns, shells and aero
plane equipment now being used by
General Pershing against the Huns
were equipped in part, at least, from
the results of the rout of waste at
Camp Funston. And great quantities
of munitions and other materials of
war are to be realized from Funston s
daily and regular rout of waste.
Capt Harry r. Larrieu, in charge
of the conservation and reclamation
division of Camp Funston, and Major
Knud Boberg. general head. of this
and other branches of the sub-depot
Quartermaster detachment activities
here, are the officers who are routing
waste at Funston SO effectively that
unusual praise and congratulations
have been bestowed upon them.
In the past month, according to
the regular monthly report sent by
the conservation and reclamation divi-
sion to Washington, that organization
iron to war department arsenal. This
waste material soon will be converted
into guns and other munitions instead
of lying around rusting at Funston.
Rubber is a scarce and expensive
article, and it counts for much in
building the equipment needed by the
highly important motor transport di-
Vision of the army. Captain Larrieu' s
division collected 1891 pounds of
rubber-waste material-at Funston
IN september Copper, too, is pre-
clouS in war. OF this metal 800 pounds
were collected the past month. The
collection of paper amounted to 1885,
600 pounds. The garbage collections
amounted to 95S,000 pounds, and this
is being converted into pork, some of
which is going to the deserving allies
IN Europe. In addition, 10000
pounds of waste paper were sold.
What else is being gathered in this
rout of waste? Go to the so-called
material yard of the conservation and
reclamation division for light. 1t has
packing cases and boxes, piles and
piles OF waste lumber, flour sacks and
dish rags, jute bags, a stock of more
than 100000 pounds of iron awaiting
shipment to some arsenal, and other
metals from razor blades, shaving
packages, canned foods and much 9TH
er valuable material. All of this means
an important addition to the industrial
ming the war
When Captain Larrieu was congrat-
ulated the past week for the record of
the conservation and reclamation di-
vision, he remarked:
Il wish every soldier at Funston
and every fighting man at the other
camps of America realized fully just
what this elimination of waste means
Every article, every pound of metal,
every pound of coal, and all the other
materials we save help to that extent
to strengthen our fighting forces. The
more We save in this manner, the more
guns and shells we will have to wipe
out the kaisers forces. 1 hope all
soldiers will help the conservation and
reclamation division, and thereby add
to their contributions toward victory"
Have you noticed that all the kitch-
ems at Funston are burning wood
This comes from the waste lumber
gathered together by the conserva-
ton and reclamation division. 1t is
saving tons and tons of coal. some of
which may be utilized for firing the
engines of transports on the Atlantic
instead of being consumed here
Waste land tends to sap the strength
of the nation. Realizing this, the con-
servation and reclamation division is
setting an example for the farmers OF
America by using a portion of the
bottom land here to grow kafir corn
sweet corn, pun pkinS and sweet pO-
tatoes- The Georgians Pof Funston
who have seen the sweet potatoes say
they are as fine as those grown down
south" The sweet corn and the
pumpkins have been consumed by the
troops here, and also by officers. Prai-
rie hay, too, has been harvested, anG
perhaps the newly sown alfalfa fields
will provide hay which the conserva-
tion and reclamation division will
,---fher for the horses and mules OF
this cantonment.
A recital of the foregoing make.
quite a showing for a rout of waste
but that's only part of the work OF
Captain Larrieu's division, for it is alsc
Quoting one of the worlds larges
laundries.
In September the conservation ant
reclamation division repaired 5,40(
pairs of shoes. In the same perioC
its tailor shop repaired 1000 garment!
sent in by enlisted men. 1t cleans, too
for in the last few months it arranged
for the cleaning and pressing of 16. 0Ot
pairs of breeches, 1900 blouses, 25, ,O0t
caps and $4,000 overcoats Also, i
renovated 5000 comforts
Thru the enthusiasm of the con
servation and reclamation division IL
its fight on waste, the organization en-
a=ed the support of Red Cross work
-, and these women are helping Il
nd socks, underwear, shirts .<r
plouses.