Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-01
Texas Among First
States of Union in
Military Activ;t,

of hundreds of thousands of men for
military service in great cantonments,
camps and schools of instruction with
| in its borders places Texas among the
foremost states of the union in military
activity since the United States eDtered
the war. There are approximately for
ty camps and schools Of military in
struction in the state.
Educational institutions of Texas are
contributing their share In military
activities. The University Of Texas Is
one Of the six institutions in the Unit
ed States selected by the government
as a training school in military aero
nautics. A reserve officers training
corps also has been established at the
university and courses in naval archi-
lecture are being taught. In addition.
school Of automobile and radio me-
chanics with capacity of approx
mately 5000 students is being con-
Quoted under government supervision.
Texas has approximately $4,000 men
in military service. Thirty-f five thous-
and Of these are volunteers and $4,000
have been drafted. OF the total ap-
proximately 10000 are in the army,
. 500 in the navy and $500 are mar
ines.
Upwards OF $500 Texans have been
commissioned in the army. Practically
100, 900 Texans in the selective service
are awaiting to be called to training
camps.
A new national guard Of two brig
AIDES of cavalry of three regiments each
and a brigade of infantry is being re-
cruited. The new guard will have
1880 men and 500 officers. When or
ganization is completed the guard may
be federalized and placed on the Mex
regulars now there. Texas has 900
miles Of International border.
The activities of Texas have not been
confined strictly to military sense,
however. Altho more than fifty coun-
ties in the state have been drought
stricken for upwards of two years.
campaign for more food and feed pro-
duction stimulated activities to such an
extent that many thousands Of war
gardens and hundreds of acres Of pre-
viously unproductive ground are being
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 thru every channel open to
them. The Red Cross in Texas con-
tributed S1.000,000 in the first drive for
funds made by that organization. Tex
as has invested more than $1Ss,O0O,0 900
in liberty bonds. The state subscribed
s42.3O5,250 III the first liberty loan cam
paign; S66,045,250 in the second cam
paign, and more than $50. 900, 900 in the
third campaign.
In Y. NJ. C.. A work, Texas because
Of the vast number of men in training
within its borders shows unusual ac-
tivity The state contributed $647 900
In the two drives for Y. NJ. c. A. funds.
Fifty Texans are In the active service
of the Y. NJ. c. A. in France, it was
estimated here. while within the state
more than sixty buildings for the en-
tertainment and comfort of the soldiers
are being maintained. In addition to
these there are 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
to every plan that makes for the COM
fort and enjoyment Of soldiers abroad
and at home. Libraries have been
stripped Of many choice volumes. that
soldiers on the western front might
have interesting reading.
A law has been enacted creating a
prohibition zone Of ten miles around
an military camps or places where SOL
diers are stationed. A so-called 10y
atty law" makes 1t a felony for anyone
to commit a disloyal act or give utter
ance to unpatriotic words. and still an
other act forbids the teaching Of Gers
man in primary and grade schools.