Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-13
LISTEN, GIRLS,
Five Thousand Omaha
Lassies Are Jealous
TO THIS STORY
Being a Symposium by Young
Women Reporters for The '
Bee of Thrilling Expert
enCeS With Brave
Soldier Boys.

Omaha girls are dying with envy of
the women reporters for The Bee.
And why not? Don't we know at
least 1000 brave soldiers, when we
see them, and haven't we speaking
acquaintance with every officer in
town as we'll as several hundred men
in the ranks?
We walk right into the Auditorium,
past the guards and all, and mount
the stairs leading to the innermost
sanctums of the staff of the Sixth
regiment We visit the offices in the
army building daily and call at the
armory and Washington hall fire.
quently. We drop in at the recruiting
Offices of the British mission and the
Lucky Seventh" as often as we wish.
But-listen, ye maids, who imagine
our life is one sweet dream of bliss.
There are several little drawbacks to
such an existence.
For instance, we can't properly en-
JOY our conversations with the men
of the Sixth, for fear that behind their
delightful flow of wit and humor is
deep laid plot to conceal from us the
date on which they leave for Deming.
When the Fifth and Sixth regi-
ments stop Kidding" us and really
leave for that land of sand and khaki,
we shall enjoy the first peaceful
nights rest we have known for many
moons. No longer will our dreams be
haunted by khaki-clad specter secretly
boarding south-bound passenger
train at midnight, unbeknownst to the
morning newspapers.
Can't Even Weep.
When they 60, we shan't be able
to weep in comfort, for we shall be so
busy getting feature stories about the
pretty girls who come to bid them
goodbye. We are naturally of a
jealous disposition,\ but no matter if
our favorite young officers are sur
ounded by fearful beauties, we must
keep on taking notes, while our hearts
bleed.
At least 500 soldiers have promised
to write to US from Deming. And
send us their pictures, too. However,
we whisper it in confidence, we
think they are a tickle bunch. Not
one of the three companies already
at Deming has sent us line. 1t
may be that they have well-found-
ed suspicion that their letters would
appear verbatim in the next days
Bee.
Here are few notes on some of
our acquaintance, made on our
rounds among the military posts.
To begin at the top-Colonel Grant,
the ranking officer in Omaha, is just
our ideal of an army ofhcer-you
know, the kind you read about! lie
is so grand and big and commanding.
And yet we aren't afraid of him at
all. for he has the best heart in the
world and never fails to greet us with
a smile-or what is even better, some
news.
Across the hall from Colonel Grant
is our good friend, Major Maher. The
major is very kind to young report
ers and always saves some news Tor
them if he can. Major Maher is
handsome and imposing in his uni
form and all the girls are jealous OF
his young wife.
Some Regular Daisies.
Down in the army recruiting sta
ton we occasionally see Major Firth
when he returns from his weekly busi-
ness trips over the state. We think
Major Firth missed his calling. Not
that he is not a splendid officer. But
he would be an even better newspa-
per man. He always has some orr
ginal idea tucked up his sleeve that
makes good story, so we seek his
office with rejoicing.
We don't know just what Sergeant
Hansen, in the office next to the
major, thinks of us. He always has
a twinkle in his eye ant we have an
idea he doesn't take US quite as serl-
ously as we take ourselves. But he's
a peach, we think, anyway.
There are so many dandy soldiers
in the Dandy Sixth" that we hardly
know where to begin. First of all,
there is Major Harries, commander
of the Omaha battalion. Major Har-
ries is one of the most polished gen.
tleman we have met.
He can tell us nothing in such de-
lightful way and bow US out of the
Office so charmingly that we are
hypnotized into the belief we have
a SCOOP" and it is not till we have
reached Our typewriter that we awake
half dazed, and realize we have no
idea at all when the battalion will
leave for Deming. Nevertheless,
Major Harries is mighty popular with
us and we have high opinion of his
ability.
How They Look to Us.
Tbe fou- caotainc of the S;xth rou,