The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-02
GIVEN
BY TEXAS TO ARMY

AUSTIN, Texas, June THE train
ing of hundreds of thousands of mem
for military service in great canton
ments, camps and schools of instruc-
ton within its borders places Texasi
among the foremost states of the unionl
in military activity since the United.
States entered the war. There are ap-I
proximately 40 camps and schools of
military instruction in the state.
Educational institutions of Texas areI
contributing their share in military &C
tiyities. The University OF Texas is one
of six institutions in the United States
selected by the government as train
ing school in military aeronautics. a
reserve officers training corps also mas
been established at the university and
courses in naval architecture are being
taught. In addition, a school of auto /
mobile and radio mechanics with a cal
pacity of approximately 1900 students
is being conducted under government
supervision.
Texas has approximately $4,000 mem
in military service. Thirty-five thou
sand of these are volunteers and $4,000
have been drafted. OF the. total APP
proximately 10000 are in the army, p
500 in the navy and t,500 are marines.
Upwards of $500 Texans have been
been commissioned in the army.
Practically 100000 Texans in the Sc
Iective service are awaiting to be called
to training camps.
new national guard of two bril-
gades of cavalry of three regiments
each and brigade of infantry is being
recruited. The new guard will have
~ $50 men and 500 officers. When or
ganization is completed the guard may
I
lean border to relieve a number of reg-I
uiars now there. Texas has 500 miles
of international border.
The activities of Texas have not been
confined strictly to military sense
however. Although more than fiftyI
counties in the state have been drought
stricken for upwards of two years, q
for more food and feed pro-
duction stimulated activities to such I
an extent that many thousands of war
gardens and hundreds of acres of pre-
viously unproductive ground are beingl
cultivated. Hopes have been raised
because of bounteous rains in several
sections of the drought area.
Women OF the state have contributed
to war work through every channel
open to them.
The Red Cross in Texas contributed
81 IN the IlfSI drive IOr IuDuSI
made by that organization.
Texas has invested more than $685.
100000 in Liberty Bonds The state
subscribed $40, 305. $50 in the first Lib
erty Loan campaign, sec, 0i5,250 In the
second campaign. and more than $780,
100000 in the third campaign.
In Y. NJ. c. A. work, Texas, because
of the vast number of men in training
its borders shows unusual ac-i
tivity The state has contributed S647.-t
600 in the two drives for Y. NJ. C. A
funds Fifty Texans are in the activej
service OF the Y VI. c. A. in France.
it was estimated here, while within
the state more than sixty buildings for
the entertainment and comfort of theE
soldiers are being maintained. In addi-l
ton to these there are a number of
Y. NJ. C. A. units constantly!
travelling the border houses in SMALL
motor trucks giving entertainment ana
service to the men on border duty.
Texas. also has contributed lih@rallyl
to every plan that makes for the COM
fort and enjoyment OF soldiers abroad!
and at home. Libraries have been
OF many choice volumes thas
soldiers on the western front might:
have interesting reading.
4 law has ben enacted creating a
prohibition zone OF ten miles arolln,i
all military camps or places where
soldiers are stationed so-ealIedl
loyalty LAM makes it a felony for
anyone to commit a disloyal act or
give utterance to unpatriotic words
and still another act forbids the teaehi
ing of German in primary and grade
schools. Il