El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24

over T. and j. LLAA every EAAAH AAAAA
oughIy modified and doing its part
The whole section has gone over the
TOP as to liberty loans thrift stamps
the Red Cross and the Y d. C. A
It has contributed more rhau us
quota Of volunteers, and its draft eX'
exemptions have been less compare
lively than most other parts OF the
1t is the arsenal Of the nation; and
its thousands Of factories are run
ming day and night shifts making mu-
nftious and supplies for the soldiers
Its coasts are peppered with new steel
and wood shipbuildinE plants and II
is raising and saving food as never
before
Take the liberty loan, The whole
Of New England has less than twice
as many people as New York city
Nevertheless its six little states have
pulled out of their jeans more than
$1,000, 100000 to lend 70 the nation,
and every one Of them has exceeded
its quota as TO every demand. The
New England district ran So percent
ahead Of its allotment for the first
loan, about go percent the second and
over y percent on the third.
So far one person in every five Of
the whole population his bought a
war bond, and in some places the
subscribed As 20 the last loan, Hart
ford led the nation with POI percent
Of its uu0La. and Portland. Ne, took
second place with % percent Bos-
ton ranked first in the metropolitan
class. Connecticut made an over
subscription Of two-thirds and Yer
mont Of more than one-halL
Modified for War Charities.
As to the war charities every state
has been thoroughly modified. Mas
sachusetts has million members IN
its Red Cross society, and in addi-
ton are the junior members Of the
school branches who number $4,000.
She has subscribed more than $4,000
600 10 the fund In one month her
Red Cross workers made 10000 pieces
Of knit goods 10000 hospital gar
ments and 1900 comfort kits
Lasta year the New England divis-
Son made over 10,OO0.OO0 surgical
dressings and OF these Massachusetts
furned out one-half Both Vermont
and New Hampshire have oversub-
scribed TO the Red Cross and the Y n
q A. and each has given 70 the
Knights Of Columbus, the Syrian re
lief and the Halifax relief Rhode
Island has sent more than 100000
10 Belgium and has raised a special
fund for Palestine and Armenia
Among her other charities IS S5uiVu0
tobacco money, which has gone 70 the
New Hampshire have made house TO
house cauVasses throughout the coun-
try for the Red Cross and liberty loan,
and in Maine the high school boys and
girls have been organized to collect
Red Cross subscriptions.
Many Real Yankees IN Army.
A large proportion OF the enlisted
men in the ranks are Yankees from
the rocky farms OF New England
Connecticut had 10000 men armed and
euuipped within three months after the
war began, and II has supplied two
volunteers for every man DRAFTED
Vermont has furnished so many vol
unteers that some Of its counties did
not have TO give any men for the
draft e has more soldiers IN france
fin proportion 10 its population than
any other state, and IL has filled It's
maximum quota for the navy.
Little New Hampshire has 5000 men
IN the service, and II had large
number in the forestry and railroad
units which first went to France
lIassac husetts has given Tar more
than her share Of soldiers Mltnln
a year after the war began Boston
had enlisted upwards OF 10000 vol
11nteers for the army and navy, and II
had sent something like 5000 men 10
the British army as well
Boston EnIistH 100 n Day.
Its enlistments have averaged more
than 100 per day since the war began
Maine was among the first TO have
its machinery for registration ready
and il has now more than l4,uuu n
federal service. It enlisted 1ull regi-
ment Of heavy artillery within Is
DAYS after we declared war, and within
ten days thereafter the regiment was
modified. uniformed and equipped
Little Rhode Island has several thou
sand men fighting in France Massa-
chusetts and Vermont are giving eacn
Of their volunteer soldiers $40
Month in addition TO his regular pay
Massachusetts, has raised a fund 20
protect the health and morals OF Its
troops in the state camps
women Are EuIiEfinE.
All over New England the women
are enlisting as ven as the men In
addition to their work for the liberty
loan and Red Cross drive they have
public safety organizations and food
saving movements. Many Of these
are headed by society leaders, and
both rich and Door are employed. In
Massachusetts, the war work Is man
aged by the woman's committee OF
the council Of national defence. It is
devoted TO food conversation Amer
icsnfZation, boosting the liberty loan,
and TO general relief for soldiers and
sailors
Connected with st IS a special aid
society for American preparedness
which has 100 branches, the members
Of which are ready TO DO anything
from saving food 20 running automO-
hfles and making sweaters Every
where there is a strong movement
TO help out the merchants The wom-
en- carry home their own purchases,
and the motto Tote your own bundle
and release a soldier" is 10 be seen
n the towns
Desert Dry Goods for Munitions.
The Rhode Island shop girls are
leaving the dry goods counters to 60
into the munitions factories. They
receive from s11 to $50 a week In
some Of the Connecticut plants the
school teachers do war work at the
receive high wages and materially
add TO their incomes thereby. There
are 81. 900 men and women engaged
in the wooden mills OF Rhode Island
and in addition to these 1000 girls
I have visited the Industrial sec
tons o. the several states and every
where the women and girls are do
ing more than their Bit They are
making speeches in support or war
movements. In Rhode Island the wife
OF the governor has been talking
from one Of the tanks. and in Maine,
Vermont and New Hampshire the
women have modified the children
Tor various kinds Of war work
IN Maine they are eliminating the
less essential school work to give the
boys and girls more time In the home
gardens.
The children workers have been en-
rolled as the Green Mountain Guard
and the boys have camps where they
train for farm work in preparation
for their employment on the farms.
Vermont is considered a poor agri-