Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-07-24 | Page 4 | Seeing the American Soldier is Best Shod in the World

SEEING THE TAE AMERICAN SOLDIER IS BEST SHOD IN THE W WASHINGTON July 24 A. A. A nationwide nation nationwide wide vide shoemaking contest just brou brought broughto ht to o a a. close b bj by the tho a awarding of two army array contracts to tho the winners produced pairs airs of the most perfect samples of military footgear ever manufactured according to the board of arm army exerts ex ox ports erts who passed upon them Next to the tho quality of the gun he carries arries said one ono of these army exerts exports ex ports erts C more C more depends upon the condition condi condi- tion ion of the tho shoe he wears than upon any ny other factor that goes toward tho the makeup of an c effective a soldier moldier As a result of orth this s 's feeling the United t Stator States tatos arm army quartermasters rs have evolved c a n shoe which they thoy say makes the tho ho American fi fighting man maD the best shod soldier in tho the world It took over O a year of continual nn and careful experiment before satisfactory t results result were reached Countless ray X-ray photo photographs were made mado the position of the tho 10 bones of tho the feet were noted and the he anatomy before during and after marches arches were studied studies and compared All AU this ris time different models were tried and id theories were worked out Finall Finally the tho 10 typo tn o of shoo was evolved with its straight ht lino on the bi big toe side its snug instep and a chance for the toes to o lie Ho as freely and naturally as ns in a moccasin When the tho theory of scientifically coving coy cov- crin ering ing the tho foot had been established to the he satisfaction satisfaction-of of the army experts various arious manufacturers placed their plants lants at the army's disposal in the hope they thoy ley would be rewarded with the valuable able ablo bio contracts to supply the tho pairs worn orn out in a years year's marching for Uncle Sam am But tho the quartermaster corps did not limit itself to a a. sin single Ie firm The They worked out a n. system of having each I firm rm submit a a sample of what it could d dog o Two pairs of shoes were offered by manufacturers manufacturer's each ach bi bidder der showing the manufacturers manufacturer's ers er's ability to meet specifications The ThetO tO prize pairs of shoos shoes were tho the result and out of these are being se se- se looted the tho standard for tho the army's future fu fu- ture tore footgear