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Show Leatherless Shoes Are War's Product i German Manufacturer Solves Another Serious Problem Arising From I Empire's Isolation. Special Cable to The Tribune. BERLIN", Jan. 22. Forced by necessity, German industry has solved another serious se-rious problem. As all leather obtainable is necessary for the armies in the field, the question of furnishing footwear to tie population greatly troubled the authorities. au-thorities. There Is no longer any danger that the German nation, or at least a large part of it, will have to go barefooted. barefoot-ed. A factory at Hellerau,. near Dresden, is now producing thousands of pairs of good, serviceable shoes without leather. These "leatherless" shoes may be used extensive after tile war, as they are not only light and warm, but also very cheap, and easy to repair. The upper's consist of waterproof black canvas of the kind that ia used for the knapsacks of the soldiers. The soles are made of thin Panels of wood glued together crosswise. Ten of these panels have a thickness of a quarter of an incii. The wooden soles are as elastic as the best leather and they stand the hardest kind of wear. Against water they are immune, as the glue used to fasten the thin panels together is not affected by temperature or moisture.- The heels are made of the same material, mate-rial, or of solid wood, with a patch of rubber to make them less slippery. The "war shoes." as they have been called by the public, are sold in all kinds of styles, at prices ranging from $1.50 to $2.. |