Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-08

MEN WILL ENLIST.
81 am going to enlist in the United
States army or navy as soon as they
will take me and am going to fight
under the Stars and Stripes. I am an
American and always will be and that
is the country I will fight for"
Governor Neville, who resigned as
chief executive of the state, to become
colonel of the regiment as
soon as it was mastered into federal
service. expressed his regrets that the
regiment had been ordered disbanded.
He said information from the War
department at Washington was to
the effect that the regiment would
not be sent to the font. The gov
ernor expressed the opinion that the
troops were not needed for home
service and it would be better to dis
band in order that those who desired
could enlist in the regular army or
navy.
The orders received by the gov
ernor at 1880 Monday signified
that the War department considered
it best to raise the army by the draft
method rather than By state orgafiiza-
tons. The order was sent from
Washington November 6, but was not
received by the adjutant general OF
Nebraska until December IS.
WANTED TO FIGHT.
Local officers of the regiment are
of the opinion that the majority of
the 1900 enlisted men in the regiment
will enlist as soon as the Seventh reg
iment is formally disbanded.
1--WE enlisted because we wanted
to fight" said Captain Higginson. Il
will enlist, as I am over the draft age.
and | think the rest of the men will
do likewise if they can"
A large percentage of the members
are under IS or more than 81 years
of age and will not be affected by the
draft rulings. 1t is planned by the
governor to give certificate to the
men that they were in the National
Guard service and unable to enlist in
order that they may yet see active
service.
"The formalities of finally disband-
ing the regiment should not occupy
a great deal of time is the opinion Of
local officers.
Governor Neville will issue an Of
der to the adjutant general to mus
ter out the Seventh regiment. The
adjutant general will Immediately DR.
der Colonel Neville to disband his
regiment. The colonel will so in
struct his company commanders.
No censure is placed upon the gov
ernor by the locak members, as they
feel that he is sincere and desirous
of entering the service, and the hope
was expressed that he would see fit
to have is resignation go into effect
and enlist with the rest in regular
service.
Hard for Howard.
Governor Neville's' res signation was
conditional. 1t was to take effect i'm
mediately upon the mastering Of the
regiment into federal service. From
the governors chair he was to step
into the colonelcy of the regiment.
Lieutenant Governor Edgar How
ard, who once "shuddered at the
thought of becoming governor" and
later hattered himself that he might
actually carry off these honors with
tolerable grace, will shudder no
more.
For Neville is booked to stick to
the big mahogany chair.
Howard is booked to notify his per-
sonal friends that he will have no ap-
pointments to dish out to them. 1t is
known that quite a flock Of demo,
cratic birds of a certain feather have\
been lowering over the state house
situation for months waiting to snatch
up some of the appointments the lieu.
tenant governor would toss out once
he got into the executive chair, after
first relieving some Of the Neville ap-
pointees.