Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-29
WARTIME SHOES In BRITAIN.

office announces that the army coun-
ell has issued regulation known as
the wartime boots order, under which
boot manufacturers must comply with
the directions given from time to time
by the director of raw materials with
a view to the production of wartime
boots and shoes. The boots must be
made of classes of feathers, and to
specifications approved by the director
OF raw materials, and the manufactur
er must stamp on the upper his regis
tered number and on the sole the
retail sale price, together with the
words "war time"
1t is further ordered that
Priority must be given to the manu-
facture of wartime boots over all
work other than government work.
The manufacturer must sell at the
wholesale price, approved by the di-
rector of raw materials, but may al
low discounts of per cent for cash
payment whiting 80 days, or Ia per
cent for cash payment in Z days. =
The manufacturer must keep account
of the cost of manufacture, available
for inspection BY the director of raw
materials, to whom monthly returns
of the boots made and sold must be
rendered.
Boots rejected by factors, merchants,
or retail dealers must be retained by
the manufacturer until inspected by
the director of raw materials, and re-
leased for sale on terms approved by
him.
All disputes arising in connection
with the sale of the boots must be re-
ferred to the director of raw materials
or persons nominated by him, whose
decision shall be final.
1t is an offense under the order
To sell wartime boots at a retail
price other than that stamped on the
sole.
To maliciously alter or deface
the price, or the words wartime
borne on the sole of the boot.
To stamp the words wartime on
boots which do not comply with the
provisions of the order.
To use for any other purpose, with
out a permit from the director of raw
materials leather obtained for the
manufacture of wartime boots.
The prices of government wartime
boots have now been definitely fixed,
and it is understood that the retail sale
will begin during the present month
january. The following examples
OF styles and prices per pair are CIV
en-: Mems heavy shoes, $3.50; city
clerks shoes, $4.S7 to $50; women's
stout shoes, $3.16 to $4,2O; women's
first-grade glace shoes, 1888 to 1896;
boys shoes, 50 upward; girls shoes,
$1.S7 upward.
Wartime boots will be made in all
sizes, and altogether there will be 80
different types. The heels of women's
shoes are not higher than l ga inches,
but it is understood that wartime
shoes represent in all particulars the
manufacturers idea of what the public
desires.
Exhibitions of these boots have been
arranged by the wartime boot depart
ment in So principle towns of the Unit
ed Kingdom for the purpose of en-
abling retailers to see them. The
London exhibition, started Jan 7th,
will be open for three weeks.
The government department hopes
that there will not be an immediate
rush for these shoes, as it is no in
tended that people should buy them
as war novelty.
The purchase Of wartime boots and
shoes will not be compulsory, as one
third of the production of the civilian
boots manufactured in England will
be in wartime boots, and the manu-
fucture of the other kinds will con-
tinue. The object of the government