The Reconnaissance (Camp Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 4, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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THE RECONNAISSANCE
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Reconnaissance put a two-cent stamp
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Drop it in the mail box.
Pays No Individual Profits—Every Cent for the Collective Benefit of All Soldiers
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The purpose of this little paper is to
purchase a print shop to take to the
trenches, that the soldiers may pub-
lish a paper of their own after the din
of battle has died away.
First Edition Printed at Camp Blair, Aug. 15, 1917; the last at Potsdam
Published Weekly
VOL. I
CAMP BOWIE, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1918.
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
NO. 36.
95th ARTILLERY CADETS LEAVE
FOR CAMP JACKSON; WILL GET
MORE TRAINING FOR OVERSEAS
Candidate Officers May Be Com-
missioned and Hurried “Over
There”—Will Not Return
to Camp Bowie.
One hundred and twenty-one artil-
lery cadets have arrived from. Camp
Bowie at Camp Jackson, Columbia,
S. C., where they will assume duties
in the held artillery replacement de-
pot. Under command of Capt. Wayne
B. Davis, division headquarters troop,
the detachment left Camp Bowie this
week. It is not permitted to an-
nounce the date of their departure.
All of the men finished the course at
the recent officers’ training school.
One hundred and twenty-tone artil-
it is thought, but, after a strenuous
course of training, will be commis-
sioned and sent overseas to fill up the
gaps in our army being made by cas-
ualties. Among the contingent were
men from infantry regiments who
took the artillery course at the school.
A list of those who made the trip
follows: Sergt. First Class Clarence
E. Craddock, Sergts. Herbert W.
Echenburg, Warwick F. Field, Wil-
liam E. Fiest, Tom E. Gilman, Lloyd
T. Grubbs, Robert G. Hatch, Peter T.
Joseph, Alvin H. Lhoefner, Zollieoffer
Rochelle, Raymond D. Thorp, Albert
W. Wilson, Robert S. Brown, ./Harry
L. Cook, John R. Gibbons, Louie B.
Herblin, Louis L. Klostermeyer, Har-
ry Lacy, Jr., George A. Saunders,
Charles D. Applipg, Harry H. Bene-
dict, Foster B. Chambers, Edmund H.
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Shriners to Spread
Joy on July Fourth
at Lake Worth Site
Forty Men Get New
Ranks in Logan’s
Howitzer Regiment
Sergeants and Corporals Are
Made to Fill Gaps Caused by
Departure of Cadets.
With the departure of members of
the personnel of the 133d field artil-
lery Howitzer regiment, commanded
by Col. Fred A. Logan, who have gone
to various camps for further train-
ing before being commissioned, forty
menTiave been promoted to higher
ranks. . Full announcement of this
fact was made exclusively to The Re-
connaissance from regimental head-
quarters Thursday morning. The of-
ficial list of promotions has been
handed to The Reconnaissance for
publication.
Practically all of the men who as-
sume new ranks have been acting in
such capacity for some time. It be-
came their duty to keep the work of
the regiment going during the absence
of cadets.
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CONSCRIPT LABOR.
They will come again to the
Mosque on the shores of beauti-
ful Lake Worth in their pil-
grimage of joy. The camel will be
there, but not the camel’s milk.
Novices will make the trip across the
hot sands of the desert and nobles will
see to it that the journey is made
interesting. The sights along the
way will be inspiring, but the tem-
perature will have the candidates per-
spiring. Veteran campaigners of the
■Philippines admit that the weather in
the tropics is nothing compared to
that prevailing at the Mosque. Many
Bowieites have made the trip and
came back to camp worn by their
wanderings, but filled with the de-
termination to make the pilgrimage
! again at the first opportunity. That
| will come on the glorious Fourtn,
when all Bowie is at leisure and the
time hangs heavy on their hands.
Only Masons of the Scottish Rite,
who have taken the 32d degree, or
Knight Templars, can become Shrin-
ers. Those unfortunate enough to
live away from Fort Worth or Tar-
rant county are not eligible for this
pilgrimage, unless living in a county
where no Shrine lias been establish-
ed. All members of Fort Worth Ma-
sonic bodies will be received to the
camel’s back with joy and allowed to
depart with reluctance.
Moslah Temple has enlisted the aid
of Sarge. Diefenderfer, a full fledged
Noble of Hella Temple, to bring all
Fort Worth Masons within the shad-
ow of the pyramids and to the Oasis
of the faithful. Sarge is in D bat-
tery of the 133d field Howitzer regi-
ment at Bowie, and Sarge is ready
to receive, consult with, advise and
comfort all would-be’s. He is expert
at making out all wills and legal pa-
pers needed by novices. In fact,
Sarge is never so happy as when pre-
paring some novice for his fateful end.
He has assisted in making the jour-
ney pleasant (?) for many novices
and promises an artistic job to all in
this next class.
Then, too, he is prepared to show
all would-be’s just how to go about
disposing of all their worldly wealth
in preparation for what might be
their last pilgrimage. In fact, he is
ready to work himself to a frazzle in
preparing all artillerymen for the
trip. He says that the larger the
class the better protection they will
afford one another, and as this will be
the last ceremonial before the artille-
rymen participate in that other pro-
cession which leads to Potsdam and
the fields of glory, h< wants every un-
believer to be convinced of the joys
of Allah’s flock.
Sarge will be at D battery mess
hall at all times during the ihterven-
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The Reconnaissance is of the
opinion that the government
will be able to eliminate strikes
by the conscription of labor.
Is American patriotism to
know its culmination with
strikes threatening to destroy &
our industries ? ft
We suggest that the gov- ft
ernment conscript labor and ft
industry alike. We would wel- ft
come government control of ft
anything that is necessary to- ft
ward winning the war. ft
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freedom is deleterious to the ft
ft best interests of humanity. La- ft
ft bor apparently is taking advan- ft
ft tage of the war to make an ft
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61st Brigade Has
Prisoner Stockade
Big Wire Pen Will Serve as So-
journment Place for Men Who
Are Awaiting General
Court Martial.
The 61st artillery brigade, com-
manded by Brigadier General Blake-
ly, has the first wire stockade to be
constructed in Camp Bowie. The big
pen is located directly to the rear of
the regimental headquarters of the
133d field artillery. It covers an area
of about one city lot. The stockade
resembles a pen for wild hogs. The
fence is about ten feet high, barbed
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WE WANT YOUR LETTER.
The Reconnaissance is not as interesting as we desire to
make it. We have attempted to make each issue just as
interesting as possible, but, while we have not received com-
plaints, we feel that the paper is not as good as it could be.
The task of making a good paper is impossible to accom-
plish unless we know what the readers want. Soldiers have
but very little time to write material to fill up the columns
each week.
The Reconnaissance desires to request that each reader
of the paper write us a letter. Tell us what you like best
about the paper. Most of all, tell us what you think should
be left out. Just imagine the paper as you would like to see
it, and then sit down and write a long letter. Go just as far
as you like in your criticisms. We want criticism more than
praise. Regardless of what you say, however, we assure
you that your letter will be appreciated.
The Reconnaissance is intended to be a medium of en-
thusiasm and good cheer. Not every soldier in any regi-
ment is actively engaged in its publication. The active staff
feels that there is a lack of appreciation and co-operation on
the part of the men in the mounted service. The Recon-
naissance is just as much YOUR paper as it is anyone else’s.
Treat is hs such. Contribute anything that interests you.
If it is, in the opinion of the editors, worthy of publication,
you have assurance that it will be printed.
We want a letter from every Reconnaissance reader. And
we want YOUR letter.
ALL THE ROADS IN MISSOURI •
LEAD TO DEAR OLD CARTHAGE
PANTHER DIVISION, WHIPPED
INTO SHAPE, AWAITS RECEIPT
OF ORDERS TO GO TO FRANCE
Major Allen to be
Artillery Officer
in Training School
Roster of Instructors Is Made
Up—Selections to Be Made
May 12 for Fourth
Camp.
Major Arch C. Allen, organizer and
former captain of battery C, 133d field
artillery, but since his promotion as-
signed to the 132d artillery, will be
senior instructor of artillery in the
fourth officers’ training camp which
will open in Camp Bowie May 15.
Major Allen’s work in the train-
ing camp which closed recently dis-
tinguished him to the extent that he
was given the higher place. He has
been in the army in Texas for fifteen
years, during which time he has risen
from the ground. Prior to the pres-
Polish of Military Artistry Is
Being Applied to All Organiza-
tions of Division—No More
Primer Work—Rookieism
Has Passed Out.
Camp Bowie is the home of. sol-
diers now. You’ll find very few
rookies in the tented city. Practical-
ly all of the thousands of men who
make up the personnel of the canton-
ment have been whipped into soldier-
dom. Rookieism has passed out and
the final veneer is being applied to
the various units at present. Drill-
ing is not so strenuous as in the ear-
ly days. Discipline is no longer in
abeyance. The men in uniform have
learned the snap that is essential to
being soldiers.
Throughout the camp an eagerness
to leave is noticeable among the men.
The Panther Division, whipped into
shape, eagerly awaits orders to en-
train. So eager are the men to get
into actual battle that speculation as
to when the division will be ordered
ent emergency he was a member of
old battery A, 1st Texas field artil- away is perhaps the most popular pas-
Over the Top With the Best of
Luck is the Way the People
From the “Show-Me” State
Look at the War Work.
(By Color Sergeant Will S. Henson.)
Staff Special to Reconnaissance.
Carthage, Mo., April.—All roads
lead to Carthage, when the spirited
war workers start on their pilgrim-
age to the Mecca of Patriotism.
Missouri is usually thought of as
a state of “doubting Thomases” be-
cause her citizens asked the wind-
jammer and the goldbrick peddler to
“show me.” But they are always
ready and willing to apply the acid
test to their wares and “show you.”
That is why they are batting one
thousand per cent in the big league
of War Activities. They are showing
the world just what mule raisers and
hog-and-hominy eaters can do when
it comes to buying Liberty bonds and
Thrift stamps, and subscribing to the
Red Cross, and backing Hoover and
sending their sons to war against
autocracy.
Carthage, they say, is typical of
what the state is doing to help make
the world a place- fit to live in. If
this is true, then Missouri can be
counted on to give the Kaiser a one-
hundred-per-cent strength vote on his
execution day.
On Patriotic day Carthage turned
out a parade that would have been a
credit to a city several times the size.
It was more than two miles long and
flags and drums and the songs of
children were so full of pep that any
soldier hearing them would want to
catch the next train for the front-line
trench. The spirit as it pierced his
veins would serve as a constant re-
minder that such people “must not
perish off the face of the earth” and
make him pull the trigger just a lit-
tle harder, take a little better aim,
and drive the bayonet into the hell-
ish oppressor with a little more than
ordinary determination.
After the parade the big Liberty
Bond campaign opened with new vig-
or, and while but few names were
added to the list of purchasers, a ma-
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All Goldbricks to
Enter Medic Service
It Is the Belief That Litter Work
in “Dead” Scene Will
Please Loafers.
Just how to get a list of all the
“goldbricks” in the army is a prob-
lem that is now confronting the au-
thorities studying this specie of sol-
dier. It is probable that as soon as
the full list is compiled they will be
transferred to the medical detach-
ments of the several regiments of
Camp Bowie. /
It is believed that in the medical
service the men will find employment
according to the individual likes and
tastes, in the capacity of “dead men”
for the litter drills.
In drilling the soldiers of the de-
tachment and the regimental bands
in the work for caring for the dead
and wounded it is always necessary to
have men play dead. They lie, face
down, or in a crumpled condition on
the ground. Other members come
and gather them up and place them
(Continued on Page 8.)
Engineers to Make
Many New Officers
Men From Many Organizations
in Camp Bowie Leave for the
School at Petersburg, Va.
Camp Bowie apparently is being
combed of the best men from each
organization and replacement camps
in all sections of the country are be-
ing brought to full war strength by
men from this cantonment. In ad-
dition to the announcement of the
departure of 121 artillery cadets
comes the information that a number
of men have been sent to Camp Lee,
Petersburg, Va., to enter the school
for engineers.
With Master Engineer (junior
grade) Chatham L. Fulkerson, of the
headquarters detachment 111th en-
gineers, the contingent has arrived at
Camp Lee, according to authentic ad-
vices receivecfifcby The Reconnaissance.
It is impossible to state whether the
men will ever return to Camp Bowie.
There is little likelihood of such, how-
ever. What disposition will be made
of those who fail to finish the school
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lery, of which Col. Fred A. Logan
was captain at the time.
When the present emergency arose
Capt. Allen left his post as assistant
district attorney of Dallas county and
offered his services in whatever ca-
pacity they were pleased to put him.
He was authorized to raise a battery
and give other assistance in bringing
all organizations in North Texas to
their quota. With Capt. S. A. Stew-
art recruiting offices were opened in
Dallas and in a remarkably short time
the “twin” batteries, B and C, were
raised. After bringing his organiza-
tion to full war strength Capt. Allen
buckled in and made speeches
throughout Dallas district, influencing
many men to heed their country’s
call.
From the very beginning Capt. Al-
len was popular with his men as well
as brother officers. He demanded the
best from them and'got it. Battery
C distinguished itself in both sub-
calliber and service firing at the
ranges. His knowledge of artillery
and his general ability as an army
time.
. There is no more primer work.
There are no more “first-graders.” In
every regiment the rudiments of sol-
diering have been learned. The final
polish is now being applied. A di-
vision rifllemen’s school soon is to be
established under the direction of
Lieut. P. E. Barth, 142d infantry. De-
(Continued on Page 6.)
131st Artillery is
Best in Secrets of
Computing Rations
Every Mess Sergeant in Colonel
Birkhead’s Regiment Grad-
uates from Division School.
The C. Os. of the 131st field artil-
lery have every. reason for feeling
good these days. Every mess ser-
geant in the regiment has graduated
in the division school for mess ser-
officer led to his selection for artil- j geants and cooks. There will be no
lery senior instructor in the training ! more “overspending the allowance,”
camp which just closed. At the end
of the camp he was promoted to ma-
jor, but i*emained at the camp pre-
paring for the big summer camp
which opens the 15th of this month.
unless wilfully done. The day of debt
and bad meals has passed and the
day of joyousness that comes from
confidence and ability has come to
take its place.
The artillerymen turned out from Then, too, there is the feeling of
the school by Capt. Allen are said to . pride that comes from knowing that
be the best trained and in every way j it was the only regiment in the di-
the finest bunch of cadets officers- j vision which took interest enough in
to-be—that has ever gone out from a j the work to permit of every man qual-
training camp. * i ifying. The 133d leads in cooks, but
All recommendations for the next j the more important mess sergeants’
training camp have been made and honors belong to the 131st.
The credit for the work belongs to
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are now in the hands of the powers
that be. On or about May 12 the
men will be examined and selections
made for the camp which will open
three days later. More than double { ^ ^ ^ ^ ft ft ft ftftftftftftftft
the number that will be selected were
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Bowie Men are Real
Soldiers Says Muse
Battalion Adjutant Returns
From School of Fire Strong
for the Panthers.
“I was looking for a real soldier
when I struck Camp Bowie,” said
Capt. Cavin Muse, adjutant first bat-
tallion 133d field artillery, last Wed-
nesday. He had just returned from
school of fire at Fort Sill, Okla.
“I have been where they say good
soldiers stay,” he declared. “Still, I
am free to confess that while I was
away I never saw any bunch of sol-
diers that could compare with men
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NEXT WEEK’S PAPER.
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Henson, Will S. The Reconnaissance (Camp Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 4, 1918, newspaper, May 4, 1918; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth846971/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarrant County Archives.