The Reconnaissance (Camp Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 23, 1918 Page: 6 of 8
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6
THE RECONNAISSANCE
February 16, 1918.
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AS USUAL
A clever show with a Beauty
Chorus of Seven
“The Family Fight”
with Ernest Mack and the Girls
WILLIAM S. HART
IN
“The Squealer”
AND
BILLIE WEST
alllllllllllll
“Back Stage”
FOR THE WEEK STARTING SUNDAY
PERISHING THEATRE
inning
BYERS
-ALWAYS A GOOD SHOW--
4 Acts 4
STAR VAUDEVILLE AND PICTURES
And the price is right too
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SOMEBODY SAID IT COULDN’T BE DONE-BUT IT CAN
’Cause We Do It and Do It Right
OUR SHINE BOYS ARE THE BEST IN THE CITY
SHEET MUSIC AT POPULAR PRICES
Have the Girl Sing It for Yjpu.
ONG
HOP
HINE
ERVICE
Seventh Between Main and Houston
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IRONICLASMS.
MILITARY
MAJESTIC
SUPREME VAUDEVILLE
For Reservations Phone Lamar 1456
J 3 Complete Shows, Saturday and Sunday, 2:30, 7:00 and 9=15
WEEK STARTING SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH
JEAN ADAIR & CO.
In The Delightful Comedy, Entitled
“MAGGIE TAYLOR—WAITRESS”
Song At Its Best
HARRY AND EVA PUCK
“The Song Hit’
Golet, Harris and Morey
In a Melange of Mirth,
Melody an$ Music
“The Black Laugh”
The Assassin of Grief and Remorse
i USUAL OTHER SUPREME QUALITY VAUDEVILLE ACTS
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SEVEN PASSENGER CARS AND LIMOUSINES
Acme Auto Livery
LAMAR 32 AND 335
STAND AT 703 MAIN
DAY OR NIGHT
Sanitary Barber Shop
Inspected aiHd Indorsed by Camp Sanitary Authorities
NO LONG WAITS—PLENTY OF CHAIRS
LIBERTY BARBER SHOP
South of Liberty Store W. A. McDonald, Proprietor
Our Plant Has been Inspected and
Indorsed by Camp Bowie’s Div-
isional Sanitary Inspector
That Assures You Quality and Purity and You’ll Find
Our Drinks at Your Regimental Canteen.
Soldiers Always Welcome
AT OUR PLANT
CLEANEST—PUREST—BEST
We are doubling our plant in order to properly care for your
Needs.
Artesia Bottling Go.
1315 East Front St.
Lamar 944
Books
The
Most
Complete L
Stock in
the Southwest
Soldiers are
Reminded that
they are always
Welcome at our
Store
We will gladly order any
Book published not
in Stock.
TH E
ALL MEXICAN DISHES
108 Sixth Street
Lamar 5575
ORIGINAL
MEXICAN
RESTAURANT
We imagine the Bolsheviki feels like
the party of the second part in a horse
trade since their peace treaty with
Germany.
If “bull” would buy cattle we know
a feller who could abolish “meatless
days.”
The striking' ship carpenters are pa-
triots—like Benedict Arnold.
If girls who emotionalize over sol-
diers could see some specimens we
could exhibit they would lose some of
their sentimentalism.
A recent cartoon in the Dallas News
entitled “One of the Decisive Battles
of the War,” shows a U. S. shipbuild-
er and a German U-boat builder en-
gaged in a race to complete ships. It
is typical of our past policy that the
American wooden ship is about half
completed while the German U-boat
is almost ready to sail.
Esau purchased the m,ess of pot-
tage.
“I thought I could get a pound of
sugar with it,” he explained.
JAZZ BAND K
Wc could send you a complete Jazz Band
for camp use. You can give concerts and make
the instruments pay for themselves. Fun for all!
Write today for Jazz Band List.
LYON 8c HEALY
60-63 Jackson,Boulevard CHICAGO
Unscrupulous Women
Victimize Soldiers
Dallas, Texas, Feb. 21.—Soldiers in
training camps in Texas are being vic-
timized by unscrupulous women, who
only desire to obtain the money allow-
ance made to them by the govern-
ment, according to Secretary C. W.
Lambert of the county exemption
board. Mr. Lamberth said yesterday
that he had received a call from a
Dallas woman who said that she was
preparing to marry a soldier with the
understanding that she would receive
$15 monthly from his pay, $15 addi-
tional from the government and $10
from the government for the support
of her child by a former marriage.
She was in doubt about the latter
item, according to Mr. Lamberth, and
informed him that unless it was al-
lowed the marriage would not take
place. He told her that the act of con-
gress provided for the automatic al-
lowance to the wife of a soldier of at
least $15 per month. A divorced wife,
who has been awarded alimony, is also
allowed her proportion of the pay.
Children of the soldier also receive
their allowance from the government,
but any other dependents must estab-
lish their status before receiving com-
pensation from the government.
In such cases, unless it can be shown
that the dependent has formerly re-,
ceived support from the soldier, no al-
lowance will be made.
Mr. Lamberth said that the local
boards have been advised that many
women in the East have contracted
numerous marriages with soldiers,
using different fictitous names in each
case, and going from camp to camp. In
each instance they have made claims
for the dependency allowance from the
government.
THE GENERAL’S SERVICE FLAG.
“Major General Greble has two
sons in service?”
“How do you know this?”
“Well I saw his service flag.”
“Where?”
“He carries it with him all the
time.”
“He is not allowed to do this. The
service flag is to be displayed in the
home or office.”
“Then you seem to insinuate that
General Greble is doing the improper
thing—don’t you suppose he knows
his busi—”
“I am insinuating nothing. I believe
you are wrong when—”
“I am not wrong and I will prove
it.”
“How?”
“Follow me.”
This argument between two enlist-
ed men of a certain artillery regiment
finally ended with an all day vigil at
the corner of the division library.
They had about given it up when
the aggressor espied the general’s au-
tomobile approaching.
Look, look, look! See the service
flag. I told you so.”
The progressor looked and saw the
flag flying from the front of the gen-
eral’s car. Truly it had two stars. He
was convinced.
Now instead of one man declaring
the general has two sons in military
seivice, in this same artillery regi-
ment there are two who are willing to
bet a month’s pay on it. Neither of
them will hold out allotment money
either, but will go the whole thing.
When they see General Pershing'’s
flag they will know ( ?) he has four
sons in service! ■
133RD COMPLETES
TARGET PRACTICE
(Continued from Page 1.)
their training. Telephone details,
signalmen, buzzer men and all did
their work in a thoroughly soldier-
like manner and reflected great cred-
it on the regiment.
During the time spent at the range
the 133rd fired something like 4000
rounds of ammunition and an examin-
ation of the targets shows that a high
percentage of the shots hit their
mark. One officer who went over the
ground estimated that there was not a
square yard within the vicinity of the
targets that had not had at some time
during the practice its hail of shrap-
nel. The ground near the targets is
pitted with shell holes, many salvos
finding their marks in the trenches or
emplacements themselves.
“F” Battery under the command
of First Lieutenant Blackburn, in the
absence of Captain A. L. Ward, who
is at the School of Fire, was the last
to use the guns. Beginning on Thurs-
day morning they continued through
Friday forenoon, and handled the bar-
rage fire on Friday afternoon as well
as the night firing that night.
Many Fort Worth citizens drove to
the range in order to witness the
barrage, while hundreds of others
waited for the more spectacular tra-
cer shrapnel firing at night. It is es-
timated that several hundred persons
were in the vicinity of the guns when
Major H. W. O. Kinnard gave the or-
der to fire the first volley on Friday
night. Hundreds of others under the
impression that the scene would last
for two or three hours, arrived at the
range too late to see the spectacle.
The 131st Field Artillery has tak-
en over the camp and will continue
the practice. “A” and “B” batteries
of that organization were already on
the ground when the 133rd completed
its work and had the preliminary
practice well under way. It is ex-
pected that they will take about three
weeks to finish the work assigned to
them.
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Henson, Will S. The Reconnaissance (Camp Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 23, 1918, newspaper, February 23, 1918; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth846953/m1/6/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Tarrant County Archives.