The Reconnaissance (Camp Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 3, 1917 Page: 4 of 8
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THE RECONNAISSANCE
THE RECONNAISSANCE
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Published
Try-Weekly at Camp Bowie, by all Mounted Service Branches
By leave of Commanding Officers
, FIVE CENTS PER COPY
Advertising rates on application
ROSTER OF OFFICERS, 133rd FIELD ARTILLERY
HONORARY EDITORIAL STAFF
COL«. F. A. LOGAN..................Commanding
LT. COL. CAL O. ELLIOTT_________
CAPT. ALLEN P. TERRELL...Adjutant
1st LT. JAMES A. CRAIN............Chaplain
MAJ. SLOAN SIMPSON....First Battalion
CAPT. CAVTN MUSE..Battalion Adjutant
Lost Letter Found in Camp
(Found by Corporal Isham J. Osborne.)
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Dear Pa: 1 ip
I have just come back from seeing K. Nadian’s troop of Royal
MAJ. W. A. GREEN........Second Battalion
CAPT. CONRAD B. OHNEMULLER....
Adjutant | Flyers flying in their airships. Pa, confidential, sense I don’t want
..........................................Battalion Adjutant fr say nothing against the government, them fellers is dern fools.
OFFICERS 131st FIELD ARTILLERY
Colonel Claude V. Birkhead.
Lieutenant Colonel John J. Jennings.
Major Joseph W. Speight.
Major William G. Tobin.
Captain John S. Oglesby, Adjutant.
Captain Lemuel E. Boren, Batallion
Adjutant.
Captain John F. Fletcher, Battalion
Adjutant.
First Lieutenant George M. Boyd,
Chaplain.
OFFICERS 132nd FIELD ARTILLERY
Colonel Arthur R. Scholars.
Lieutenant-Colonel John B. Golding.
Major William H. Ingerton.
Major Felix D. Robinson.
Major Louis H. Younger.
First Lieutenant John S. Pope, Squad-
ron Adjutant.
First Lieutenant William E. Nicholson,
Squadron Adjutant.
First Lieutenant Edward E. Earle,
Chaplain.
OFFICERS 111th SUPPLY TRAIN
ROSTER
Major Donald R. Bonfouy.
Captain Lyle E. Donahue. •
Captain Paul B. Mason.
Captain Calvin S. Harrah.
ACTIVE STAFF
They sail around upside down and do all kinds of fool capers. They
are right sporty, though, as they ware small, fancy caps and carry
canes and mustaches.
The new men that has come to our company are sure new.
You see we have been in service about three months nearly and
natchelly we are regulars now. They is a feller in the bunch who
is a Syrian, and has fought with K. Ransom in Mexico. He was
ja Lieutenant Corporal or some other high office, and sure must
have stood in good with all them fellers. He had a fight with a
feller named Villanous, down in Mexico, who was a bandut, or
First Lieutenant Clifford s. shoveriing. some other daring caracter, and was doing considerable dammage.
First Lieutenant Reuben a. wamsiey. I He whipped him worse than I whipped Sam Greer last fall at the
cemetery working at Cedar Grove.
We had a test in Simple Four and Wig Wagon the other
Satterday and I could have been a expert Signalman if I could a
read the dern stuff, but it was not sent right by the Lieutenant,
and besides he sent it too fast, as it was at the rate of 15 a minute.
We also had a ear test the other day. A man spoke to us in
a loud voice out in the street and my ears didn’t stand the test.
They are sure setting down on the Non-coms now and I am
sure glad I didn’t get no Lance Corporal’s place, as they won’t
I went to
Captain Warren C. Tichener.
First Lieutenant Charles A. King.
First Lieutenant Toth McMurray.
First Lieutenant John S. .Bradley.
First Lieutenant George H. Giddings.
First Lieutenant Alfred A. Drummond.
Second Lieutenant Oscar G. Gaston.
Second Lieutenant Guy R. Bickle.
Second Lieutenant Elliott W. Whaley.
Second Lieutenant Ralph Tolson.
ATTACHED
Medical Corps:
Major James H. Gambrell.
First Lieutenant Jesse W. Hawkins.
First Lieutenant James T. Weeks.
First Lieutenant Joseph C. Smith.
Veterinary:
Second Lieutenant Nicholas E. Dutro.
Second Lieutenant Jesse A. Holzman.
MEDICAL DETACHMENT—131st FIELD
ARTILLERY
Officers
Major Homer T. Wilson.
First Lieutenant Arthur S. Brown.
First Lieutenant J. R. White.
First Lieutenant W. A. Stalworth.
Second Lieutenant W. H. Haskell.
Second Lieutenant D. R. Rucker.
coRPOR^if^viLL Ss. ^h^nsonZI'ZLY^Y
co§IIIi£ 16Ven lGt them Send the privates on errands no more.
corporal ishV\^boSzZZ:ZT~...........-............-.....-••■rjts|T4ctor % Captain for a Corporal to get some Aiming points and Revielle
?mvate E.GL^1S....A.D.^........................................................................Associate IK 0il yesterday and the Captain laughed and said it couldn’t be got
sergeant ...................................................~^XSciatl ld!£r without Regimental order or something like that. The Lieutenant
corporal wiLBTfSw-------------------------------------------------------------------;-^ociate Editor didn’t think that it was so funny so he set down on that Corp.
sergeant j°m. nASIa----;................................-...............Associate Editor and wouldn’t even let him get any polish for his wrapped leggings.
MB I better quit this letter.
Chaplains of all Regiments Contributing Editors.
NOTE: The staff is not complete. New writers are urged to become associated
in the work.
“KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING.’
THE REIMERS COMPANY, FORT WORTH
I have got to go and be measured for my saddle now, so I had
I think they are still thinking of giving
me a commission as they are being so careful that I get a good fit
in a saddle. Your loving son,
Bert.
P. S.—I may not get to write to you soon as I understand we
may leave in a few days for some other camp. The Corp. of my
tent said so, and I reckon he knows.
Bertie.
Buoyant Bingles
(By Corporal Kent Watson.)
THE PENDULUM!
Soldier life is like a pendulum—swinging backward or for-
ward. The individual soldier controls the stroke of the pendulum.
He either propounds and expounds and sounds and abounds in
triviality or seriousness. The “big” soldier—truly great as God I Peonage is appreciated—the breaking, perhaps, of certain set
intended a soldier to be—assumes the serious side of camp life; ru^es in their behalf.
his influence is indirectly coaching a forward stroke of this soldier- An(j when time commemorates the end of this great war
life pendulum. those Fort Worth merchants, who rescinded the formality of
The “little” soldier—exponent of the trivial things—assumes cus^om that the boys who are offering up their lives for humanity’s
the side of camp life that makes soldiering a hindrance to sa^e might secure serviceable goods without being fleeced, still
America’s standing army. The “little” soldier is directly coaching w*h he the leaders in this community,
a backward stroke of this soldier-life pendulum. all parties, in any way concerned in this that purports to
It is necessary, therefore, that the workings of Camp Bowie’s mak-e a controversy arise, we ask this question: Are not the
soldier clock be repaired. The cogs need oiling, the springs need soldiers of Uncle Sam entitled to some consideration ?
tightening. The “little” soldier has only one way out—he must And to those firms, in their thoughtfulness, in their response
become a BIG soldier. God gave you a brain, soldier, and He r0 Pr°Sress, the soldier population of Fort Worth gives assurance
intended that you should utilize it; that you should improve your that officers and enlisted men stand behind them solidly. Mer-
moments by asking yourself a few questions; that you should | c^ants, we thank you.
realize that you know right from wrong—and ACT!
Regardless of your action—“little” soldier or BIG—the, A NFW PATTiRniv
pendulum of soldier-life swings on. You can lend a potential force .
to either stroke—backward or forward! America is at war and as Time is past lor speculation as to the status of the drafted
taps” sounds over a hundred hills out here, you realize, to your- me.n Uncle Sam s new war army. With the s'ame deliberate pre-
self, that your work as. a soldier is either retarding the progress °lslon ae ec* *n entering the great war in which the “red head”
of humanity or is assisting in pulling civilization to a higher ^ •JUS^ Uied the first shot for the Stars and Stripes in the
Standard, up from a bloody field of degraded existence. e erfe °5 freedom, Uncle Sam has called his millions of sons
THINK! Reflect back to the date of your enlistment. Remind togethe^ m sach a way as to receive the latest service. The
yourself that you joined Uncle Sam’s fighting forces to be a BIG means he used was questioned by many and openly opposed by
soldier; to accomplish big things. Don’t let the dull moments 0f some a "nst, but now the fusion has come.
soldier life kill your incentive to forge ahead; don’t be a recal- . n ^amp B°wie today there is no difference in spirit between
volunteers and conscripts!
citrant lagger—a “little” soldier.
Keep your head level and always up; help oil up the American
war machine. If YOU, individually, join in with the others, we
will collectively force the pendulum of soldier-life to swing for-
ward—we’ll get “over the top!”
Because all alike are sons of America, imbued with identical
high ideals, the enlisted men themselves have decided there is to
be no point of difference. They have, with no ado, already com-
menced blending their efforts to the common end of defeating
Prussian autocracy, and except on the drill ground where the
drafted men for the present are receiving apart the training
RESPONDING 10 PROGRESS. I regularly accorded raw recruits, and which the volunteers have
Dame Fortune smiled on the City of Fort Worth when high been having for the preceding three months,
government officials decreed that Camp Bowie should be located The b°ys are tenting together. They are eating the same
at the gates of this city. And Progress asked the big merchants f°°d, in the same mess halls, prepared by the same cooks under
of Fort Worth to respond to the needs of the khaki-clad boys of the direction of the same mess sergeants. Their commanders
Uncle Sam. individually are attempting to produce regiments to excel in effi-
It has come about that several leading stores handling army ciency, and they can find no reason why there should be a thorn
merchandise have answered the cry—they, in order to accommo- of jealousy on the one side, or of lack of confidence on the other,
date Camp Bowie’s allotment of the nation’s fighting men, are And the men themselves have declined to look for either,
keeping their stores open every other night, affording the soldiers I Verily, the fusidn has come!
an opportunity to purchase what goods they need. It is impos-
sible for the boys in khaki to be in town during the day. Hence
the need for this present-day response to the cry of progress.
There is broadmindedness behind the response, combined with
a desire, on the part of the merchants, to assist the soldiers in
making life just as pleasant as possible.
The forward step of the merchants in question is to be
highly commended. (demonstration of his new art Holt
What they have done others should do. The soldiers appreci- held an audience at the No. 4 y. m. c.
ate the little courtesies of being shown that their presence and a. building breathless in suspense. He
HOLT
IS A MYSTERY;
GLASS; LIVES!
EATS
The latest army fad is eating fire and
glass. Corporal Clarence C. Holt, Bat-
tery D, 133rd F. A., is the instigator of
the new fad—and he’s still alive. In a
gobbled the fire like it was water and
swallowed the glass quicker than an
ordinary “dough boy” gets away with
his dessert when he knows “seconds”
is about to be called.
While Holt revels in his conception
of this new fad, a majority of Camp
Bowie soldiers, while wondering how
“CC” lives, conclude that it is “better
to be safe than sorry.”
If the girl wears an American flag
stitched to the ankle of her hosette,
who is the guy who wouldn’t follow
the flag?
A little observation will prove that
the man who works hardest doesn’t
grumble about his “chow.”
m @aj
To those married men who use
“wife” as an alibi, we suggest Reno
and then France. •
Even if the German troops don’t
have booze on the firing line they get
“tanked,” Britishly speaking,
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Shorty Shanks says that a Corporal
is a leader of men. Which reminds
us that we know, a young Miss who
would easily qualify as a Corporal.
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If our name was Eddie, we, also
might be persuaded to carry a swag-
ger stick and part our hair in the
middle.
sa-
The Beautiful Blonde asserts that a
tiger tamer should be able to get along
with his wife.—Even if a suit of BVD
doesn’t make a good bareback rider.
m
The latest photograph of Hinden-
berg would lead a fellow to think that
the famous “lineman” owned a pickle
factory—SO sour!
On November 1st, Texan hens did
compete in an egg-laying contest at
Waco. At last the hen has been
noticed for her persistent cackling.
The time has come for toy-buying.
The great American public is on the
verge of facing some German atroci-
ties—when they see the price tags,
fe
One paper advertises that they have
“No ice for Subscribers.” For the
benefit of the Joneses and Smiths, we
wish to state that it is fire and not
ice that soldiers are looking for.
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Warren Kerrigan, movie matinee
idol, next appears in a picturization
of Peter B. Kyne’s story, “A Man’s
Man.” Which will make Kerrigan
much more a “ladies’ man.”
Our idea of an optimist is the sol-
dier who will go without an overcoat
during these wintry days just because
he believes that anticipation is more
pleasant than realization.
The Italian troops did falter for a
few days. Germany, however, knows
they’re in the war again, since the
new supply of garlic and spaghetti
arrived in Gorizia.
The Temple Telegram says that it
is proper to speak of a bird’s plumes
as plumage, but you overstep the ways
of etiquette in speaking of a girl’s
garb as garbage.
m
A mob of masked men horsewhipped
a pacifist the other day, according to
press reports. War donkeys got the
“horselaugh.” Their whips were not
used.
Geraldine Farrar assumes the title
of “The Woman God Forgot” in a new
movie. The Kaiser is to be more true
to life. He shortly will assume the
title of “The Man God Forgot.”
For Worth has a “Prospect” tele-
phone line. Does that mean that when
you call a number there is a prospect
of your being connected, with the
party with whom you desire to speak?
If the “Top” Sergeant in one of the
batteries of the 133rd Field Artillery
loans his “puts” to a young girl the
wearer of the ,“puts” would be a
yellow leggin “chicken.”
DUTY LINES SELECTED.
William Watson, one of England’s
foremost poets, appeals in four lines
in the Westminster Gazette to those
who cannot fight, to give of their
means. The verse, entitled “Duty,”
runs:
Give gladly, you rich—’tis no more
than you owe—
For the weal of your country, your
wealth’s overflow!
Even I that am poor am performing
my part;
I am giving my brain, I am giving
my heart.
J
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Henson, Will S. The Reconnaissance (Camp Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 3, 1917, newspaper, November 3, 1917; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth846977/m1/4/?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.