Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-27
CALLS NEBRASKA
REGIMENT into
SERVICE OF j. S.
Captains Of Companies in the
Fourth Are Ordered to Mo.
biliSe Troops and
Await Orders.
GOVERNOR ASKS 100000
Twenty Regiments in Midwest
VIII Protect Property in
Home States.
WILL WITHHOLD DETAILS
GOVERNOR ASKS 100000
WILL WITHHOLD DETAILS
tFrom a staff correspondent)


Lincoln, March .26.-(Special Tele-
gram. )-One hundred thousand dol
lars, for the purpose OF mobilizing
the Nebraska National Guard and
equipping other regiments, if needed,
was asked for in special message
sent to the house this afternoon by
Governor Neville. The message,
which was accompanied by bill COW
ering the matter, which was at once
introduced, is as follows:
"The president of the United States
has ordered the mobilization OF the
Fourth infantry, Nebraska National
Guard. 1t becomes more and more
apparent that war is inevitable, and
Nebraska must uphold the president
in any contingency which may arise.
Calls for 100000.
III deem it imperative that the legis-
lature appropriate 100000 for the use
of the state military department for
the mobilization OF the Nebraska
Guard, for mobilization Of volunteer
regiments and for any other con-
tingcncy which may arise.
Moneys paid into the state treasury
by the federal government in reirn-
bursement of funds spent in mobili-
zation should be reappropriated, so
that the military department will have
an elastic fund to meet all emergencies
during the years 1917 and 1918.
KEITH NEVILLE,
. Governor"
... Order Received.
Governor Neville this morning re-
ceived an order from the War de-
partment calling the Fourth Nebraska
regiment into the service Of the
United States. The captains are or
dcred to mobilize their companies
and hold them for orders. The troops
will be used to guard federal prop
erty, communications, bridges and to
suppress any disorder within the
state. .-.l s
Deputy Ajutant General Steele said
there were over 800 men in the Fourth
when it was mustered out on its re-
turn from the Mexican border. While
some Of the men have left service
since then, Mr.. Steele said the de-
partment did not anticipate any seri-
Gus trouble in bringing it up to full
strength, when the order OF mobiliza-
tion became effective.
There are twelve companies in the
Fourth as follows:
A, B, c and d companies, Omaha;
E, Wayne; F, Blair; G, Stanton; Fl,
Madison; ], Gordon; K, David City
and Osceola; L, Kearney; NJ. York.
Twenty Regiments Called.
Washington, March 26.-Twenty
additional complete infantry regi-
ments and five additional separate
battalions of National Guard troops
have been ordered into the federal
service for the protection of prop
erty in the event of possible internal
disorder. The troops have been
called out in eighteen western and
middle western states not included in
the list of similar orders made public
yesterday.
The War departments statement
follows:
Following additional national guard
organizations have been called in the
federal service for general purposes
of police protection against possible
interference with the postal, CONNER
cial and military channels and instru-
mentalities:
illinois, First, Fifth and Sixth regi-
ments infantry; Indiana, Second
regiment infantry; Iowa, First regi-
ment infantry; Missouri, First and
Third regiments infantry; Nebraska,
Fourth regiment infantry; Minnesota,
First regiment infantry: Michigan,
Thirty-third regiment infantry: Wis
consin, Third regiment; South Da-
kota, Third battalion Of Fourth regi-
ment; North Dakota, Second bat
talon of First regiment infantry:
Colorado. First and Second separate
battalions infantry; Wyoming, Second
separate battalion infantry; Ohio,