Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-04
GENERAL HARRIES' BRIGADE
WILL LEAVE FOR TRAINING
POINT WITHIN next few DAYS
Little New Mexico Town With Population of Only Five
Thousand Confronted With Problem of Caring for
Army of 10000 Men Soon to Fight in France;
Not to Mobilize at Fort Crook.

Everything now indicates that the
members of the Nebraska brigade,
some 5000 men, will soon be OH their
way to the training camp, near Dem
ing. N. NJ. The railroads that will haul
the boys to the southern camp, it is
understood, have received orders to
mobilize their equipment for the
movement
Just when the movement of the Ne
braskans will occur is known only to
the War department, but the orders
are expected any day. In view of the
fact of this movement there will be no
mobilization Of the regiments at Fort
Crook, or elsewhere. Instead, the men
will be picked up at their home towns.
where they are in camps, and in car
lots conveyed to some central point,
where the troop trains will be made
up and then hurried on to the canton
ment at DQning.
In the transportation of the troops,
they will make the trip i'll day coaches,
it being impossible to gather together
enough sleepers to handle the move
ment. ....s
Sixth Ready to Move.
The Dandy Sixth" is ready to start
to Deming at a moments notice. The
boys may have to go in civilian
clothes, however, as their uniforms
have not yet arrived.
But that will be all right" said
Lieutenant Keating at the recruiting
Office. They drilled with broomsticks
at the beginning of the Spanish
American war, so guess we can,
too"
Orders have been received from
Washington 10 mustcrathe Sixth into
service at once. Colonel Fred j. Mack,
commanding the regiment, has arrived
at Lincoln from ST Petersburg, Fla,
to take active charge. Colonel Mack
formerly was III comand of the Sec
ond Nebraska.
AT the same time orders were re-
ceived to mobolize the Sixth, the var
ious companies were ordered to be
modified at their home stations ready
W CHtIdlil lOl DSilllSs .F
Great Camp at Deming.
1t may be short time--it may be
two weeks or it may be few days
the entire Nebraska brigade will be
OH its way to Deming, N. M. There
they will be whipped into shape and
equipped with all possibly speed that
they may join the United States
soldiers now fighting in France.
Men from each regiment, the sani-
tary departments and different Of
hcers are even now working at top
speed to get the camp ready for the
5000 of Nebraska men who arc
going there.
In addition there will be thousands
Of soldiers from Iowa, Kansas and
other states, all of whom must be
taken care Of
Deming has population of 5000.
In few weeks it will have an addi-
ton of from $4,000 to 10000. Besides
the soldiers will come an army Of
civilians. The families of the officers
and many others will come south to
be near the troops.
Deming is Wild.
With all this. in view the town of
Deming is wild with excitement.
What to do with all the civilians no
one seems to know The best guess
now is that he who goes to Dem
ing should take his own shelter and
equipage with him. Who wants
hotel room must engage it far in ad-
vance, else take chances of sleeping
with the stars for a canopy. All the
stores available are occupied. Busi-
ness men are hocking to the city from
everywhere eager to have some of
the gold Uncle Sam will give his men
in khaki. Buildings are going up all
through the business district and the
realty market is soaring to all ex-
treme never known before. Every
man who owns a building lot is
building on it.
An El Paso merchant offered the
owner of a small place on Pine street
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