Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-20
Omaha War News

Oliver Farrand motorcycle officer has been
made first sergeant of Company A, Sixth
Nebraska regiment commanded by Cap
tain Bronze Farrand quit the police force
Monday.
From corporal to second lieutenant in
three months is the unusual record of Sec
ond Lieutenant Paul kamansky, of the ma
chine gun, company. But the boys still call
him Isl"
The body Of the late Sergeant Mike" the
bull terrier mascot Of the machine gun COM
pany has been sent to the tannery. The
Sergeant" will be stuffed and taken to
France with the company.
motorcycle squad of machine gun COM
pany men has been organized, which is
used to watch the speeders 1t is composed
of Sergeants Wilson and Alexander. and
Privates Oyiatt, Lutz and Fisher.
Brigadier General George A. Harries was
delayed in leaving for Lincoln to open his
headquarters. He left yesterday. General
Harries plans to keep his headquarters at
Lincoln until the brigade Is modified at
Fort Crook
First Sergeant C. E. Hurlburt, U. S. A. re-
tired, has been ordered back to active
duty. He has reported at the army re-
cruiting station Sergeant Hurlburt has been
connected with the army for twenty nine
years. His home is at Junction City, Kan.
To relieve the monotony for members of
the machine gun company of this Fifth regi-
ment now in their armory at Twenty-fifth
and Farnam streets, the Nebraska Cycle
company has provided the soldiers with a
phonograph and A. Hospe company, with
records.
Captain Miller Of Company G, Fourth Ne
braska, wishes it announced that he has
the handsomest bunch of men In the regi-
ment. I'VE admit it, he says. Incidentally
Captain Miller has one OF the best drilled
companies. They have been at Fort Crook
only three weeks but drill like veterans,
Sergeant Glen McNulty of the machine
gun company. Fourth Nebraska. holds the
United States record for rapid handling of
assemble the sixty-two parts of the gun in
1 minute, 81 seconds. Blindfolded, he can
do this in minutes. This company will be
glad to take a challenge from any other ma
chine gun company in the country.
Sergeant Carpenter of the marine recruit
ing station, received a cixcular from marine
headquarters at Washington that "prac-
tically all vacancies in the commissioned
personal of the increased marine corps
would be filled from the ranks Of meritor-
ious enlisted men," The circular added that
hereafter no civilians will be given COM
missions with the soldiers of the sea-
Residents of Fort Crook would mildly sug-
gest an increase in the street car service
Of the Omaha and Southern Interurban
Railway company, The other evening we'll
filled car pulled into South Side 1t was
well covered, too, as sixty-three members
of the Fighting Fourth" sat on the roof.
Between Bellevue and South Side the car
was stopped while the conductor climed
on the roof to collect fares.
An nterregiment base ball league is being
formed among companies of the Fourth
Nebraska at Fort Crook. Recently each COM
pany was equipped with base ball outfit
by merchants Of Omaha. A regimentai team,
composed of the cracks of the regiment,
also Is being organized. Captain Kirchner,
Company c. Is anxious TO line up a game
for his company Saturday afternoon at Fort
Crook. Among some of the cracks who will
try out for the regimental team are Tom
Sullivan. former pitcher for Melady brothers
and Harry and Irwin Swift from Hawarden
college at Hawarden. la.
Speeding through the grounds at Fort
Crook is dangerous past time but some
au;oists seem willing TO take a chance
Guards Moore and Bogis were compelled to
fire at three different cars one evening
this week TO force them TO halt. One Of
these, a big Packard, was going at the rate
OF twenty miles an hour. According TO
regulations the speed limit inside the fort
grounds is eight miles. while ten miles an
hour Is permissible just outside the fort
The guards missed the tires of the Pack
ard. at which they fired, and scraped the
back Of the car BY this time the driver
saw they meant business and stopped.