New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-05
TEXAS LEADS States
IN TRAINING MEN
Lone Star State Has Given Up
$4,000 Sons for Service

Austin, Tex, June THE training
OF hundreds of thousands of men for
military service in great environments,
camps and schools of instruction
within its borders places Texas
among the foremost states of the
union in military activity since the
i. United States entered the war. There
are approximately 40 camps and
schools of military instruction in the
state.
Educational institutions of Texas
are contributing their share in mill
tGry activities. The University of
Texas is one of six institutions in
the United States selected by the
government as a training school in
military aeronautics. reserve Off
GERS training corps also has been
established at the university and
courses in, naval architecture are be-
ing taught. In addition, a school of
automobile and radio mechanics with
capacity of approximately 5000
students is being conducted under
government supervision.
Texas has approximately $4,000
men in military service. Thirty-tive
thousand of these are volunteers and
$4,000 have been drafted. Of the
total approximately 10000 are in the
army, $500 in the navy and 1900
are marines.
Upwards of $500 Texans have been
commissioned in the army.
Practically 100000 Texans in the
selective service are awaiting to be
called to training camps.
A new National Guard of two bri-
gades of cavalry of three regiments
each and a brigade of infantry is
being recruited. The new guard will
have 12.750 men and 500 officers.
When organization is completed the
suard may be federalized and placed
or the Mexican border to relieve a
number of regulars now there. Texas
has 900 miles of international border.
The activities of Texas have not
been confined strictly to a military
sense, however. Although more than
fifty counties in the state have been
drought-stricken for upwards of two
years, a campaign for more food and
feed production stimulated activities
10 such an extent that many thou
sands of war gardens and hundreds
Of acres of previously unproductive
ground are being cultivated. Hopes
have been raised because of bount-
drought area.
Women of the state have contri-
buted to war work through every
channel open to them.
The Red Cross in Texas contri-
huted 100000 in the first drive for
funds made by that organization.
Texas has invested more than
s1SS,000,0 900 in Liberty Bonds. The
state subscribed $42,3O5,250 in the
first Liberty Loan campaign, $685.
04E,250 in the second campaign. and
more than S80,000,0O) in the third
campaign.
In Y. NJ. c. A. work, Texas because
81 the vast number of men in train
ms within its borders shows unusual
activity. The state has contributed
se47,000 in the two drives for Y. M
:. A. funds. Fifty Texans are in the
active service of the Y. M. G.. A. in
France, it was estimated here, while
within the state more than sixty
buildings for the entertainment and
comfort of the soldiers are being
maintained. In addition to these there
are a, number of mobile Y. M G.. A.
units constantly travelling the border
houses in small motor trucks giving
entertainment and service to the man
On border duty.
Texas also has contributed literally
tic every plan that makes for the |
comfort and enjoyment of soldiers !
abroad and at home. Libraries have |
been stripped Of many choice vol
umes that soldiers on the western
front might have interesting reading. |
A law has been enacted creating a |
prohibition zone of ten miles around Il
all military camps or places where |
soldiers are stationed. A so-called |
loyalty law makes it a felony for !
anyone to commit disloyal act or |
give utterance to unpatriotic words, |
and still another act forbids the |
teaching of German in primary and |
grade schools.
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