Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-11
COMPANY ,0MAHABATTALI0N,
ORDERED TO ENTRA|N AT ONCE:
four OTHERS IN VANGUARD
Quartemasters Company Now Enroute South Prepare
for Coming of Six Thousand Nebraska Troops;
Tremendous Cheers Greet Command to
Move Army Qui Vive,

, Company I OF the Omaha battalion
of the Sixth regiment was Friday Or
dered to proceed to Deming in adj
vance of the rest of the regiment.
When the telegram was read this
morning by Captain Whipperman to
Company c mighty cheer filled the
Auditorium. Then pandemonium
broke loose as each man tried to
shake hands with his lag comrades
over the great news.
As soon as order was restored,
Captain Whipperman commanded
that all drilling stop and granted the
men short leave leave. They were
told to report at o'clock this aft
ernoon ready to entrain at moments
notice.
The men at once scattered to the
four ends OF the city to tell their
goodby, to send kilograms and get
their personal affairs settled up.
For them 1t was the beginning OF
separation from all they hold dear
perhaps for years.
AT WAR STRENGTH.
Company c is the only one in the
Omaha battalion recruited to full war
strength of $50 and that is one of the
reasons, according to Lieutenant Ben
iamen of the company, that it was
chosen as the advance guard of the
Dandy Sixth"
Also, our commander, Captain
Whipperman, is Spanish American
war veteran of distinction and be-
cause of his experience it is thought
Company c should be of especial
value in preparing the camp at Dem
ing for the remainder of the regi-
ment," continued Benjamen.
The orders to Company are tic
beginning of the vast movement that
will take 5000 fighting men from Ne
braska to the Deming concentration
camp. Four other companies have
been ordered to go forward at once.
Companies B and G OF the Fourth
and c and b of the Fifth make up
the remainder of the troops TO lead
the way. Captain Hamilton of Com
pany b and Captain Miller of G. have
been training their men for weeks,
in Omaha and G at Fort Crook, SO
they are in splendid condition TO
march.
Quartermaster's Corps OFF.
Yesterday the quartermasters corps
of the Nebraska brigade was hurriedly
mustered into service that it might
! be sent to Deming at once. Scarcely
had the oath of allegiance been taken
till they were on the train speeding
south to make ready for the coming
of the rest of the troops. By the time
the five companies are on the way the
quartermaster's division will have
J reached Deming and will be mapping
out its plans.
The five companies will get TO work
Immediately on arrival. There will
be much to do to get the camp in
order before the rest of the Nebraska
troops arrive. Tents must be pitched.
mess halls made ready for the first
meal, provisions bought aud cooks
set to work. The inspection OF the
sanitary arrangements must he dove
thoroughly and quarters for the Off
GERS arranged.
In order that these things may be
done at Deming the companies left
behind will work more leisurely.
There will b. much left for them to
do, however. For the new Sixth all
equipment must be given out. The
/ Fifth, as we'll. needs Informs for most
of its men and the officers plan a
huev ueal settling IN thei, ar,1,,
business.
There is last chance for men TO
join their home guards before they
leave. Recruiting has been resumed
at the recruiting stations and com
panies not up TO full quota may take
in more men this week. Those wish
ing to join any regiment of the Ne
bra3ka guards may do so by apply
ing to their recruiting headquarters
The Fifth regiment recruiting sta
tion is at the armory at Twenty
fourth and Farnam, and~the Fourth
headquarters in town are at Sixteenth
and Harney streets. The Sixth is
taking i'll men at the Auditorium, and
at the regular army station in the
Army building men may enlist in any
regiment in either Iowa and Ne
/ braska and be sent at once to join
his company.
Many are taking advantage of this.
and recruits are coming into all the
companies fast Now that the move
to Deming is so near, those who have
been putting off enlistment are hur-
rying to get in and go along.