The Reconnaissance (Camp Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 30, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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Sanctioned, Indorsed and Appreciated by Governmen
THE RECONNAISSANCE
After you have read this copy of The
Reconnaissance put a two-cent stamp
here and let it be mailed to some sol-
dier in France. No address is needed.
Drop it in the mail box.
Pays No Individual Profits—Every Cent for the Collective Benefit of All Soldiers
‘Nach Berlin: 2 dkxder
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, MARCH 30, 1918.
FIVE CENTS PER COPY NO. 31.
132d MAY SOON RETURN
FROM ARTILLERY RANGE
133rd Will Probably Establish
Range at Mineral Wells
Within Few Days.
r
The 132nd Artillery now at Camp
Zero practicing artillery fire, will
probably return from the range at a
very early date. This will complete
^'the first round of Gen. Blakeley’s bri-
gade at service practice, both the 131st
and 133d artillery regiments having
had several thousand rounds at the
famous Camp Zero earlier in the year.
This will also end the use of the
range at the Corn and Hildreth ranch
as the owners of the property have
complained that their stock suffer
from the fire. It will probably be left
to the 133rd Artillery to establish the
range at Mineral Wells, on the site
elected by General Blakeley and staff
me weeks ago. The exact date for
t&e trip to the range has not been set,
but it is probable that it will not
be\until after the big review next Fri
dav
y The men will march to the range,
probably taking two days for the trip.
The same number of rounds will be
fired «t the new range as have been
fired at the old Camp Zero, or what
was formerly known as Camp Im-
provise!
Majo^ Harry 0. W. Kinnard, of the
133rd, who has conducted the fire is
expected to return to camp for a few
days before going to the new range.
\
133d Artillery To
Be Flower Garden
Available Space Is Utilized for
Beds and Buds of Sun-
shine.
Patches of beds and buds, sunshine,
and happy thought.
That will be the 133rd Field Artill-
ery when plans under way are thor-
oughly developed. Every inch of
space that is not actually in use is
being utilized for the growing of flow-
hrs. Beds have been prepared and
many kinds of seeds are now being
planted.
Prison Officer Lt. John A. Wil-
liams is a flower enthusiast, as are
also Col. Fred A. Logan, Lt. Col. Cal
O. Elliott, Majors Simpson, Green and
Kinnard, and Capt. Allen P. Terrell,
adjutant of the 133rd artillery.
A large sprinkling of flowers will
soon be found blooming in the vicinity
of the quarters of the named men. A
large part of the work is being done
by men now in the guard house. They
take a great interest in such work,
and a number of them having real
artistic ability have entered into the
proposition with enthusiasm and zeal.
The result is many flower beds will that camp in front of me. I used
show to the world fancy and artistic
design.
Every flower bed will be bordered
with a hedge of white-washed rock,
lending a contrast that is pleasing.
The 133rd Artillery is running a
race neck and neck with the 131st Ar-
tillery which stands at the head oi, &
the clean and attractive regiments of j &
the division. The flowers will add ma- ] ^
terially to -this as well as create an at-
mosphere that will be conducive to
better soldiering, it is said.
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* R E C O NNAISSANCE
* SCORES ADVERTIS-
ES ING VICTORIES.
PENN STUCK.
It is not at all unusual for a pen
to stick and putting it in the past
say the pen stuck. In this case Clin-
ton B. Penn, provost sergeant, globe
trotter, and man of keen ability was
the one stuck this time. He had or-
ders to proceed to Jackson Barracks,
below New Orleans, La., to get a
deserter. Was on his way, or
thought so, when he was advised—yes
advised that the prisoner was being
sent up from the other end. He may
live over it, but it is feared his looks
are acutely endangered.
—7^-7"
“Daddy of W est Point”
Here to Shake ’em Up
Master of Fine Art of Calisthen-
ics Shows Camp Bowie Men
Meaning of “Pep and
Company.”
Camp Bowie is now in the midst of
a real shaking up. Major H. E.
Koehler, better known as “Daddy”, of
West Point, is the shaker. He at-
tacks with calistheics and makes
them all yell “calf rope” before he is
through. The men first got the
shaking by long session, a whole bri-
gade at a time, and then the officers
got it. Officers and enlisted men
agree that they have been shaken up
by the shaker. ,
His slogan is pep, pep, more pep,
and when he pulls off h*is shirt and
hat and mounts the platform, good-
night! The several thousand men
before him know that something is
going to happen.
For a great number of years he
has been putting the trimmings on
West Point men, but for the past
several months he has been the offi-
cial trimmer and shaker for all the
forces under training in the United
States. He goes from one camp to
another and snakes them up.
His method is simple, but effective.
He makes the men before him give
the commands and execute them. Five
or six thousand voices ring out as
one great voice; ten thousand feet
move as one pair of feet, and five
thousand bodies move into place as
one great body. Get the pep, and do
it now. That is his policy.
In an interview concerning his work
given to the representative of a local
paper, he said:
Retain Individuality.
“It is wonderful anfl inspiring,” said
Koehler, “to see 3,000 to 5,000 men
before you all shouting the commands
as one man and obeying them like a
piece of mechanism. It appeals to
the men’s reason. The public has the
wrong idea that in the army we try
to do away with individualism. We
do not want men who do not think
for themselves. We want soldiers who
can intelligently obey. The public also
has a wrong idea that my object is to
make athletes of the soldiers. I would
like to see them all athletes of course,
but the great thing is discipline and
that is what I am doing.
“I want to tell you that all the
money, patriotism, enthusiasm, equip-
ment and number of men do not make
an army, and will not bring it vic-
tory. It takes only three things to
make an army. The first is discip-
line, the second is discipline and the
third is discipline.
“Why, at Camp Travis just before
coming here I had nearly 4,000 men
WHEN WILL THE CHAIN BREAK?
—Ellis
AN HOUR WITH THE ■
GAS MASK ON THE LINE
REGULATION ORDER
IS STRICTLY ENFORCED
133d Artillery Gets
Cedar Chest for Colofs
Colors Will Be Kept Free From
All Dust and Fadir Ele-
ments When Not T~' ng.
Being the Personal Experiences
of One Private Algernon
Percival Sucker-Dash.
Dear Gladys
I am confined to camp for the week
end and therefore will not be per-
mitted to be with you for the grand
hop at the club Saturday evening. I
know you will be shocked that I,
a member of the upper set and a
leader in exclusive circles at home
should be compelled to remain in this
horrid * camp over Sunday, but such
is the life of the army. When I tell
you how it happened I am sure you
will not be unduly harsh in your re-
bukes.
It all happened at gas mask drill.
An officer from another organization
who seems to be well versed in this
terrible gas that is being used by the
atrocious Germans, but is wholly in-
adequate in the usuages of polite so-
ciety and the proper consideration and
conduct toward persons of our caste
was in charge of the drill. In lan-
guage which I would not attempt to
repeat to you, he warned us that no
mask should be removed during the
drill under any circumstances. This
was done to keep one from becoming
affixated during the drill. However
before going out I had sufficient fore-
thought to learn how to test for gas
before removing the mask, thereby
arming myself against undue suffer-
ing. Fancy my chagrin when later
I learned that this bit of initiative on
my part was not even appreciated.
We were assured that the masks
hkd been sterilized, but one can nev-
er tell. I can assure you that the
most unpleasant task of my life was
the swallowing of that horrible rub-
ber respiration tube. I could then feel
myself contracting all Sorts of dis-
eases and even yet I feel that at al-
most any minute I am liable to be
stricken with some soul racking and
tissue destroying malady.
At any rate I applied the mask with
due dilligence and started marching
with the company. I stumbled along
Acting Color Sergeant W . S. Hen-
son, of the 133rd Field Ai fiery has
negotiated for a cedar chest for the
regimental colors and standards. It
has a lock, and rollers and is what
might be called a nifty and neat
“job.”
Captain Allen P. Terre’h adjutant
of the 133rd Artillery is a cedar
chest enthusiast. He declares that as
a color case the cedar chest adds to
its already long list, another use. The
chest will be properly stenciled and
! cared for as the color container. It
because the lenses were not at all will also go across when the regi-
clean and I had not bethought myself ment pulls stakes to move over to
to bring along a clean ’kerchief. This ! “over there.”
was as you can see terribly disagree-j In discussing the proposition with
able, but the officer had yelled gas Mr. John I. Winter, who is the man-
shell and of course I feared the worst ager of the American Cedar Chest Co.
if I should pull the thing off. Fancy of whom the chest was secured, Mr.
me being gassed before actually see- Winter says “Yoq may confidently
ing the battle front! To add further look forward to most satisfactory re-
to my discomfort I was compelled to suits from this cedar chest; all of our
breathe exclusively through my cedar chests are made from a select
mouth. I fancy that for men with cedar that grows in Tennessee and
aednoids this was not such a task, but Arkansas, selected with great care,
you know aednoids and mouth breath- being careful to select growth with
ing are such common things. The the necessary properties to poison
thought of the thing was enough to moth and prevent fading oi the ma-
kill my soul, let alone the unpleasant- terials kept in the chest; the right
ness attached thereto. j kind of cedar is wonderfully restora-
Perspiration poured from my face tive to colors> it; is astonishing how
and saliva dripped from the corners bbe aPPearance things kept m a
of my mouth while my throat parched.; good .cedar chest is preserved and im-
We were marched over hills, creeks, | Provec^ ....
barbed wire fences, through hedges ; ?ubbc is just beginning to un-
and across a trench system. Twice derstand the value of a good cedar
I fell into the water and one time I chest; a cedar chfest is an investment,
fell head first into a camouflaged gun ! earns/its cost every year and efflcient
pit. Still I feared to remove my mask, i for a life time’ and besides is the Pret'
while all the while the interior of it
was assuming the proportions of the
legendary oaken bucket that hung
under the hydrant. Wet and sloppy.
I had worn the thing for what it
seemed to me a century when I de-
cided that I could stand it no longer.
I cautiously applied the test which I
learned before leaving camp and
found that all traces of gas had van-
ished. Bravo! I shouted to myself
and cautiously removed the horrible
'thing.
ing trees.
I looked at the poor fellows as they
groped through the brambles. I felt
sorry for them, but then I realized
that their life had been such that they
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The Reconnaissance is
pleased to again call atten-
tion to recognition of its
merits as an advertising me-
dium by foreign advertisers.
Among recent contracts re-
ceived are:
Gillette Safety Razor, 7,500
lines.
Bevo (a beverage), 7,000
lines.
It has ever been the policy
of the Reconnaissance to ad-
vertise ONLY worthy, prod-
ucts, and we delight in the
two above contracts because
we know the products are
worthy in every respect, and
in tone up to the standards
of truth and purity of the
Reconnaissance.
**%*%*%%%**%#%%%
SOLDIERS’ CLUB AND WOMEN’S CANTEEN.
The Soliders’ Club at 82614 Monroe Street is open every
day from 10 a. m. till 10:30 p. m. for every soldier in camps
near Fort Worth. \
In connection, there is the Women’s Canteen, where you
can get the best of home cooked food-stuffs at a very reas-
onable cost. Special features each day by the various Wom-
en’s Clubs of the city, including dancing each afternoon and
evening. It is yours—it costs you nothing. Use it.
The program for the week follows:
SUNDAY—College Women.
MONDAY—Harmony Club.
TUESDAY—Jewish Women’s Council.
WEDNESDAY—Y. W. C. A. Girls.
THURSDAY—College Women.
FRIDAY—Social Service Club.
SATURDAY—Wednesday Club.
Reading, Writing and Smoking Room together with Bil-
liard Table and Soda Fountain.
Confinement to Camp is Meted
Out to Officers as Well as
Enlisted Men.
Unregulation clothes at Camp
Bowie are abosultely under the ban-
taboo, out of order, not at all suitable,
inappropriate and unsuitable so to
speak.
General Greble is having the order
strictly enforced. If an enlisted man
violates the order, he is punished. If
an officer violates the order he is pun-
ished. The punishment is quick and
severe, though at times extended over
a period of a whole month. Confine-
ment to camp for a month is not at
all uncommon.
Hats that are low of crown, and
broad offibrim, hats that have not air
holes in them, shade the face, and also
the standing of the wearer.
For enlisted men leather puts, spir-
als, wraps, serges and the like, look
so good, but deceive their looks so
much. A majority of the men have
decided that it is better to be safe
than sorry, so they are wearing the
issue stuff without a murmur. Great
interest is taken in any rumor that
the “regulation” order has been re-
called, but from all reports any ru-
mor to that effect comes from the
bath house and not from division head-
quaters. Individually a soldier does
not look as good in some instances
with regulation stuff on, but the ap-
pearance of a company or battery is
improved several hundred per cent by
having all the men dressed the same.
RSview Postponed
Public Will Be Privileged to See
General Greble’s Men Pass
in Formations.
tiest piece of furniture that can be
put into a room.
When the public learns the true
value of cedar chests no home will
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Leaders of Men Must
Have Initiative and Dignity
Sixth of Series Suggested by
Major General E. St. J.
Greble on Making
Officers.
One breath pf fresh air! It was so
grand, and so invigorating to my |
shattered nerves and stifled lungs |~ -
and parched throat! Not a trace of j CHAPTER VI-^-Leadership.
gas was in the atmosphere, bathed by j Without initiative and decision, no
the silvery moon as it wafted itself man can expect to lead. In maneuv-
through the boughs of the overhang- ers, you will frequently see, when an
emergency arises, certain men calm-
ly give instant orders, which, later,
on analysis, prove to be, if not ex-
actly the right thing, very nearly the
right thing to have done. You will
see other men in emergency become
badly rattled; their brains refuse to
work, or they give a hasty order, re-
voke it, give another, revoke that; in
short, show every indication of being
in a blue funk. Regarding the first
man you may say: “That man is a
genius. He hasn’t had time to reason
this thing out. He acts intuitively.’
Forget it! Genius is merely the ca-
pacity for taking infinite pains. The
man who was ready is the man who
has prepared himself. He has studied
beforehand the possible situation that
might arise; he has- made tentative
plans covering such situations. When
he is confronted by the emergency, he
is ready to meet it. He must have suf-
ficient mental alertness to appreciate
the problem that confronts him and
the power of quick reasoning to de-
termine what changes are necessary
in his already formulated plan. He
must have also the decision to order
the execution and stick to his orders.
Any reasonable order in an emergency
is better than no order. The situation
is there. Meet it. It is better to do
something and do the wrong thing
than to hesitate, hunt around for the
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The big general review which
was to have been held next
Thursday, April 4, has been
postponed until Thursday, April
11, one week later than the date
at first named.
The public will have an oppor-
tunity to see General Greble’s
30,0Q0 trained Texans and Ok-
lahomans pass in review as they
swing through the principal
streets of Fort Worth. Notables
from National and State life will
be present. The review will trav-
erse the main sections of Fort
Worth and accomodations for sev-
eral hundred thousand persons to
see it will be available.
About six hours will be con-
sumed in the review and the
troops will be four hours passing
a given point. ,
It be the grandest review of
soldiers that has ever been held
in the Southwest. It will show
Camp Bowie men at their best.
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* OLIVER ALLSTORM #
& COMMENDS EDI- *
# TORIALS. *
& Oliver Allstorm, writer and
# poet of national repute in a
& letter to the editor of the &
& Reconnaissance praisjes the #•
editorial of last week, “Cen-
& sorless and Senseless.” Mr. Zfc
# Allstorm is but one of many #-
^ who have expressed their ap- &
# preciation of the thought ex- ife
& pressed in the editorial which &
& dealt with inflated and false #
“news” concerning Camp &
Bowie that finds its way to ft
# leading papers; of the state. ft
# Mr. Allstorm says: ft
& “Many thanks for the ft
# masterly editorial of last ft
& week, “Censorless and Sense- ft
& less.” I wish every so-called ft
newspaper man could read ft
# it. I shall see to it that my ft
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Henson, Will S. The Reconnaissance (Camp Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 30, 1918, newspaper, March 30, 1918; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth846986/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.