Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-03
(EXAS PLAYS HEAVY
PART IN WAR GAME
Forty Camps and Military Schools
Located Within Borders Of
Lone star Stntc.
HAS 10000 MEN IN SERVICE
1uc Hundred Thousand More Watt
ing 10 Bc Called In Draft
Money Not Lacking.

AUSTIN. Texas, Juno 2---The
raining of hundreds Of thousands OF
men for military service in great
;antouements. camps and schools OF
pstruction within It's borders places
Texas among the foremost states Of
ho union In military nctiylty since
he United states entered the war,
There are approximately - camps
md schools Of military instruction
b. the state
Educational institutions OF TcYns
ire contributing their sharg, In mill
hry activities. The University Of
Texas is one OF six Institutions in
Ihe United states selected bv the
government as training school in
military aoronautlcs. A reserve Of
hcer's trimming corps also has boon
established at the university and
courses In naval architecture are be-
hg taught. In addition school ot
automobile and radio mechanics,
With n capacity Of approximately a.
700 students In being conducted
pnder government supervision.
10000 I'm Service.
Texas has approximately 10000
d
thousand of these are volunteers aud
z 5000 have been drafted or the
total approximately 10000 are In
The army. $500 In the navy and IT,
800 are marines.
Upwards OF $500 Texans have
been commissioned In the army.
Practically 100000 Texans In tho
pelective service are awaiting a call
10 training camps
A new national guard Of two
brigades of cavalry, of thrae regi-
ments each, and brigade OF in
fantry. is being recruited. The new
guard will have 1880 mon and
300 officers. when organization is
completed the guard may be federal
he'd and placed on the Mexican
border TO relieve number ot rcgu-
lars now there. Texas has 900 miles
Of international border.
The. activities OF TexaA have not
secn confined strictly to n military
sense, however. Although more
than fifty counties In the state have
been drought stricken for upwards
OF two years, n campaign for more
food and feed products stimulated
activities 10 such an extent that
many thousands OF wpr gardens and
hundreds of acres OF previously M
productive ground arc being Guilt
vated. Hopes have been raised be-
rause of bounteous rains In several
sections OF tho drought area.
Busy In OIL Activities.
Women OF the state have con
tributed to war work through every
channel open to them.
Texas has invested more than
\ Fss,000.0 .00o In Liberty bonds The
state subscribed s42,3ob.260 in tho
first Liberty loan campaign sg6.-
+ o45,260 n,tho second cam paign and
more than ss0,ooo,o00 In tho third
campaign.
In Y, MT C. a. work Texas, he.
cause Of the vast number OF mon In
training within its borders, shows
unusual activity. Tho state has con,
4 tributed s64700o in the two drive.
for Y, NJ. c. A. funds. Fifty Texan'
ire in active service OF tho Y. NJ
G. A. In France, II was Estimated
here, while within the state more
than sixty buildings for the enter.
+ tainment and comfort OF the soldier,
ere b*ing maintained. In addition
i 20 these there are a number OF mo.
bile Y. M, C. A. units constantly
travelling the border houses In small
motor trucks, giving entertainment;
Z End service to tho men on border
duty. ",
Texas also has contributed lIbor.
ally TO every plan that makcs foi
tho comfort and ,enioymont OF sol
diers abroad and at home, Librarie,
have been stripped OF many choic,
volumes that soldiers on the west
front might have interesting read
ing.
A law has been enacted creatinl
n prohibition zone OF ten mile
around all military camps or place.
where soldiers are stationed, A so
called loyalty law" makes II n fel
ony for any one to commit dis
loyal act or give utterance to un
patriotic words. and still another nc
forbids the teaching OF German II
primary and grade schools