Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-13
Won BETHMANN-H0L ! VIC lA!sG RESIGNS;
HALL COLONEL OF THE "DANDY SIXTH'
Harries Brigadier General Nebraska Troops;
State Guard Head Leads Regiment to Front
Choice of Phil Hall Comes as
Surprise to Friends in Omaha;
Steele Will Probably Sue
Ceed Him in State Office.
tFrom a Staff CorrespondentD

+ Lincoln, July 12-(Special Teie
gram )-Goyernor Neville returned
from Washington today and will sticl
on the job as governor of Nebraska
He announced at noon the following
appointments which have been con
firmed by the War department.:
George H. Z. Harries, Omaha, brl
gadier general Of Nebraska brigade
National Guards.
Philip L, Hall. jr, colonel Of thu
Sixth Nebraska regiment.
Other officers appointed arc:
RegimentaI Acknowledgment Johr
T. Madgett, Hastings
First Battalion Major-Paul B
Skinner. Omaha, adjutant, Aubres 5
Kenworthy, Omaha.
Company Officers.
Company Ofticers-A company
captain, Clinton Bronze, Omaha
first lieutenant William D. McHugh
Omaha; second lieutenant, Charles 7
Hayes, Omaha
B C"mpany-Captain, Oscar L
Keating. Omaha; second lieutenant
Gerald L. Duffy.
c Conpany-Captain Frank Whip
perman, Omaha; second lieutenant
George A. Benjamin, Omaha.
D Con1pany-Captain, Phillip Risch
Omaha; second lieutenant, A. McDon.
ough, Omaha.
Omaha; second lieutenant, Charles P
E Company, Falls City--Captain, {,
A. Beaver; first lieutenant, Jean B
Cain; second lieutenant, Edwin D.
Fisher.
F. Company, WaIthilI-Captain,
George A. Racely, first Lieutenant
Fern Davidson; second lieutenant
George McMullen.
G. Company, Schuyler-Chester D.
\ Fletcher secopd GeYtenant, James j.
1ambrecht. err
The Chadron Troops.
Fl Company. Chadron and LeWcllci
Captain. Edward L. Goodsall, Chad
ron: first lieutenant, George B. Coch-
rane, Lewe1len; second lieutenant,
Clarence L. Gibson, Chadron.
! Company, Notfolk-Captain,
Frank A. Warner; first lieutenant.
Sophus G. Peterson; second lleuten-
ant. Lawrence B. Hoffman,
K Company, Columbus-Captain,
Albert L. Rollin; first lieutenant,
Frederick LAM; secoRd Lieutenant,
Edward c. Kavanaugh,
l. Company, A1bin and Johnston
Captain, Frank F. Willot, Albion;
first lieutenant, J. A. Holt, Johnston
second lieutenant, L. N. Watson, Al
bion.
NJ Company, Tecumseh, Hebron
and Geneva-Captain, James P. Nor
risey, Tecumseh; second lieutenant,
Frank B. Morrissey, Tecumseh.
Sanitary Troops, Lincoln-Major,
Philip H. Bartholomew, Lincoln.
Supply Company, Lincoln-Cap-
tain, George c. Teten, Lincoln, sec
ond lieutenant, Roy S. Uhl, Lincoln.
Governor Stays at Home.
Governor Neville has been fighting
a great fight with himself in an en-
deavor to decide whether his duty to
his country lay in the direction of
the trenches, or in sticking to the job
to which the people elected him last
fall
For months he has studied military
affairs and conferred with military
men with regard to the adVisability Of
resigning and offering his services to
his country as an officer in the army.
Some Of the governors closest
friends have freely bet money and
good hats that he would resign. Up
20 two weeks ago men as close to the
governor as Major John G.. Maher
OF Omaha made wagers that the gov
ernor would resign and lake up army
life.
Democratic friends from all parts
of the state Aocked TO the state house
to ins st that he remain by his job
All these had little effect upon him
until Senator Hitchcock got his car
in Was shington a few days ago.
Omaha Machine Gun Company
Captain, Buehler Metcalf; second lieu
tenant, Paul E. Coad, Omaha; second
lieutenant, H. +. Stone, Plattsmouth
The appointment of General Harries
was especially pleasing TO the War
department.
According to the governor, they had
the general slated in a similar capacity
for some brigade made up from reg
iments of different states, but upon