Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-22
FIFTH NEBRASKA
IS MUSTERED OUT
Boys Leave Service of Uncle
Sam and Depart for
Homes.
so. DAKOTA HERE TODAY

Fifty officers and $50 men. ocm-
prising the Fifth Nebraska infantry,
were changed from federal soldiers
back to the former status Of national
guardsmen at Fort Crook Wedncs-
day. No special ceremony or mill
tary pomp marked the change. The
only thing required eof the soldiers
was to sign the pay rolls and receive
their pay.
About $50,oUO was distributed
among the Fifth Nebraska regiment
by Lieutenant Colonel Mcneil OF the
quartermaster's department of Chi
cago. The paying of the troops
started at 1880 Wednesday morning
and by o'clock in the afternoon all
the companies had been paycd off
Trains awaited the soldiers and they
we're Immediately sent to their home
towns. Only a few of the soldiers
those who lived in scattered sections
of the state, were allowed to go home
individually,
Guns Go Overland.
While all the equipment was sent
by train to the sta+e arsenal at Lin
coin, five machine gun trucks were
taken overland.
Lee Eastlick, private in Company
II, Havelock, was the only soldier
not mustered out He is confined at
the hospital with a mild attack Of
dyphtheria.
The following officers on the staff
of Adjutant General Hall were or
dered to remain at the fort to take
over all serviceable property of the
field hospital: Major A. d. Falconer,
Captain G. c. Teten and Major +. {.
Nicholson.
A telegram received Wednesday
evening by Captain James Evering-
ton, senior mastering out officer was
that the Nebraska Field Hospital, No.
!, of Lincoln, would also arrive early
Thursday morning. The detachment
consists of thirty-eight men and six
officers and is commanded by Major
J. F. Spielman.
South Dakota Boys Today.
Following the mustetring out and
the departure of the Fifth Nebraska
regiment, Fort Crook is again a va,
cant army post, but it will not be
long, as the first detachment of the
Fourth South Dakota infantry is
scheduled to arrive there at 8 o'clock
this morning. There are about $50
men and officers in the organization
under the command Of Colonel Boyd
Wales of Howard, S. D.
That it will not take over ten days
to muster out the South Dakot\
troops was the statement Of Captain
Everington. The regiment did some
of its paper work" while on the bor-
der and it is probable that it may
be mustered out even in shorter
time. The Nebraska Field Hospital
squad will be mustered out before the
South Dakota soldiers arc, so that
the army officers can devote their en-
tire time to the soldiers OF the Coyote
state.
Twelve Companies in Regiment.
The regiment consists OF twelve
companies besides a supply, machine
gun, headquarters and sanitary com
pany. They were recruited and come
from the following towns:A, Pierre;
B, Sioux Falls, c, Brookings; D,
Parker; E, Canton; F, Mitchell; G.,
Redfeld; H, Lead; |, Rapid City; X,
Lennon; L, Aberdeen; NJ, Yankton;
machine gun, Faulkton; sanitary,
Rapid City.
The South Dakota soldiers are
claimed TO have been the best pre-
pared troops that went to the border
owing to the fact that they left at a
much later period tan most of the
other state troops and had time to
receive full equipment.