El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-17

HEN the selective draft has finished its work and
NJ the troops have been taken into service the state
W Of Texas VIII have in ranks, In round NUMBERS
$1,000 men in the regular army national guard and na-
tOnal army exclusive Of those Texans who were IN he
regular army before declared to exist between
the United States and Germany For sake OF comparison
It may be said Texas will then have In the service more
than half as many men as were IN the Whoe teguAI a
before the war and nearly many as were kept on duty
in the continental United States.
The number Of men in the Texas national guard on
April was 4s47 Between April and June 80 there were
1894 enlistments in the national guard, and 4SH men
enlisted the regular army from Texas, making totai
174ss the national guard and enlisted IN the regular
army since April 2 The contribution Of Texas to the regu-
lar army and national guard stands as cTedt toward
completing the quota Of men the state Is cea upon 70
furnish foT military service The state assigned quota
Of 3O545 men be chosen by the seectve draft 1here
fore Texas viii have supplied to the armies Of the United
States counting the draft total Of 4so35 soldiers But
these figures do not include enstents IN July "a me
regular army and national guard nor DO they ieuoe me
student officers in training camps IS Iair guess
that the total would thus be brought 10 10000 and might
exceed that number.
is fact in which to take pride that Texas though
fifth state in population, ranked thId among me states
in recruiting for the national guard in June New York
was first with $685. Ohio second with 1880 and Texas
third with 73ff. These three states with Wisconsin,
Massachusetts, Kansas and Pennsylvania, ranking IN the
order named furnished than half Of the s6os1 men
recruited for the national guard IN the entire country IN
the month mentioned
The national guard Is now being modified It Is said
in Washington that the department considers many
divisions nearly ready their final training behind the
French lines and that divisions may be sent over
their transportation II would appear to be the plan Of
the war department send all the national guard
Europe except for certain forces required for guarding
vitality important works IN the United States and leave
the training of the national amy to the regulars
that case II may be expected that all Of the Texas
guard numbering about a 900, viii be seeing service soon
in France kind Of service which MEANS first the final
training for combat and then the bterest kind Of fighting
The war department IS making full plans for the &C
commodation Of the troops abroad and is carrying those
plans into execution. To show something Of the magnitude
Of the proposed operations in France few figures may
give idea.
Sixty steam rollers 10000 shovels and 100000 picks
have ordered from the United States be shipped
to the American base abroad Sixty thousand picks and
shOvels monthly viii be shipped from the United States
thereafter.
En- route from America is 125 miles Of four inch pipe
The American forestry corps is preparing to cut 20 OOO
900 feet monthly of French forests for army supply
The American engineering corps Is securing portable
barracks from America for all American troops to be sta
toned in France. Tents VIII not be used.
At French ports to be used by the American army,
American machinery IS being installed The largest dock
building firm IN the United States IS directing docking
facilities. These viii aggregate $1,000 tons day. The
supply for soldier each day, everything included,
figured at 100 pounds. The docking facilities would there
fore be ample for army of 100000 American troops
As army IN France expands beyond the million mark
the port machinery must also be expanded probably BY
the of ports And by that time Texas already
with couple Of strength divisions the field viii
most likely have been called upon to furnish another
division two This much is apparent now Texas is