Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-25
Nebraska
MOVE TO THE SOUTH.
. MAY Be DELAYED
Order to Recruit Guard to War
Strength May Keep Men Here
Some Time.
MASTERING IN IS IN PROGRESS

(From a Staff Correspondent
Mobilization Camp, Lincoln, June
24.-(Special Telegram)-Mustering
Of companies into the government
service began late this afternoon con-
Quoted by Lieutenant Wrightson and
Captain Tupes Of the regular army.
The signal corps and sanitary COM
panies were the first to come under
the examinations. The work will pro-
coed from now on as fast as possible.
Religious exercises will be held to-
morrow in the open air auditorium
at the camp, the sermon to be preach
ed by Chaplain J. NJ. Leidy Of the
Fourth regiment, whose home is in
Omaha.
Clarence w. Myers, Of Omaha, but
who is a member of Company M.
Fourth regiment, York, is in the hos
pital because of an accident before
leaving York, when he fell from a
horse. He is getting along nicely.
Lieutenant Botholemew of the hos
pital department gave a lecture this
afternoon on contagious diseases, CIV
ing the men some strong talk.
Captain Hamilton, Co. B., Fourth
regiment, Omaha was officer of the
day, today.
May Cut Out Parade.
1t is possible there will be no dress
parades, at least for several days if
at all. General Hall and those assoc
lated with him in getting the men in
shape are putting the men through a
severe drill in squads and in company
formation and it is probable that ex-
tended formation work will not be in
dulged in for some time. The men
were given the first hard workouts
today and some of them were pretty
tired from the severe effort in the hot
sun. 1t is the intention, so it is UNDER
stood, to give them hard work so they
will get over the soreness incident
to the severe training before starting
for the border.
Captain Ralph McMillen Of the
Aero company arrived with his aero
plane this afternoon. 1t will take a
little time to repair his machine after
which he will probably enter into the
war program with much zest.
May Delay Mavement:
Whether he will be ordered to the
border Immediately remains with the
government to say. There appears to
be little prospect of any companies of
the Guard getting out of camp before
the middle of the coming week, if at
all for some time to come. The order
to recruit up to war strength will nat
urally delay matters, and on top OF
that the necessity of getting the re-
cruits in shape before taking them to
the hot climate on the border simply
means much delay, and one or two
officers today expressed the belief that
they would not be surprised if, there
was no movement south for two or
three weeks.
Not Taking Chances.
The situation is one of taking
chances on taking the men out OF the
shops, stores and offices and putting
them out on the top without first CIV
ing them a chance to get used to the
hot sun. Those from the farms and
those who have been working outside
are in better shape to stand the rig
orous drills without becoming candi-
- dates for the hospital, but to take the
others direct from their work to the
hot climate along the border with the
otherrchanges incident to change Of
climate is something the officers do
not like to think about. Care OF the
men and the prevention of sickness
and disease is one of the things the
department is looking after very
closely.
Ground Rules Today.
y Sunday will be big day at camp
Morehead. 1t is expected that friends
OF the soldiers from all over this sec
ton of the country will flock to the
grounds in large numbers. 1t is al
ready understood that here will be a
large automobile emigration from
Omaha. Already many have arrived
and will stay over night, going. back
tomorrow. In expectation of the
crowd ground rules" have already
been put in force, and automobiles
will not be allowed within the
grounds, but will be parked outside or
lust within the entrance at the usual
places.