The Reconnaissance (Camp Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 24, 1917 Page: 3 of 8
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Saturday, November 24, 1917
THE RECONNAISSANCE
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MAIN HUNG
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The Schedule Approved
By the Goldbrick League
Headquarters, 133rd Field Artillery,
Camp Bowie, Texas, November
32, 1917.
REVEILLE: A. M.
First Call................................11:00
March .....................................11:00.15
Reveille ..................................11:00.30
Assembly ' immediately following
Reveille.
Drivers fall out, bring chief of sec-
tions breakfast to them. Cannoneers
start tires preparatory to the ser-
geants arising.
BREAKFAST immediately fol-
lowing ....................................11:02
SICK CALL..................................11:03
FIRST DRILL PERIOD:
First Call................................11:04
Drill and Assembly............11:04.15
Recall ..................................11:04.15
First Call................................11:05
Drill and Assembly............11:05.15
WATER AND STABLES..........11:05.45
RECALL ........................-...............11:06
DINNER .................................. 11:08
To be served to the NCOS in their
tents by the 3rd rate privates.
SECOND DRILL PERIOD:
First Call................................11:45
Drill and Assembly..............11:45.01
Water and Stables............11:45.15
Recall ......................................11:45.59
GUARD MOUNTING:
First Call................................11:47
Assembly ..............................11:47.15
RETREAT:
First Call..............................11:48
Assembly ..............................11:49
SUPPER: TO be served same as
DINNER .......................-........11:50
TATTOO ......................................11:58
TAPS ..............................................11:59
NOTE: Always sound first call as
often as three times so that it can be
heard at least ten feet from mega-
phone. Sound drill call same as first
call. Musicians will always bold their
breath while sounding reveille so as
not to wiake any one.
By Order of Colonel Bunk Fatigue,
I WILL SLEEP,
Captain, 133rd Field ArtilleryAdjutant.
It is rumored that the foregoing list
of calls will go into effect in the near
future. All men who approve of them
will please turn their names in to
their respective battery clerks,
ft ft ft
THE “HOUSTONIANS" GIVE EN
TERTAINMENT.
Cheery cheers; always cheer a
bunch of soldiers.
The “Houstonians,” (the Texas Y.
M. C. A. Quintet) were at building
No. 62, Tuesday night. The quintet is
composed of Julia Cameron Mont-
gomery, Thelma Freet, Frances Bos-
tick, Margaret Hendry, Cora Lee
Gregory and Helen Bostick.
It is the purpose of the young ladies
not only to bring sunshine, joy and
entertainment to the hoys, but also to
help them to remember home. To this
end they requested their audience to
sing with them the chorous to “Keen
the Home Fires Burning,” and in the
words of a visitor, “they sure did sing,
or tried to.”
Patriotic songs were also sung in
melody, by. the entertainers. They
were: America, The Girl I Left Be-
hind Me, Maryland, Yankee Doodle,
Columbia, When Sammie Comes
Marching Home and- Onward Chris-
tian Soldiers.
The leader of the “Houstonians”
has been appointed a major and for
our benefit, drilled her recruit, giving
them all the facings, most of the
steps and a very scrutinizing inspec-
tion, in one instance finding it neces-
sary to call the corporal of the guard
to have a pair of shoes shined.
They were costumed for the occas-
ion and played a part well and quite
unlike any thing seen before in Camn
Bowie. To them we extend a vote
of thanks for the music and the good
they did us and only ask that they
come ,again and stay longer.
They go to Oklahoma from Texas,
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After the war is over Fort Worth
will have several miles of drivewayys
just west of town.
GERMAN MEASLES IN AMERICAN
LINES.
Men Fall Victims to Pimpled Plague
But Rally Quickly, and Come
Back Strong.
“Bill has got ’em, John has got ’em
and Tom has just had ’em. I guess
I’ll have ’em next.”
Th,at is the way the talk of the
measles plague at Camp Bowie
sounds. German measles in the Amer-
ican lines does not set well with the
men and though they get a trip to the
base hospital for a few days, regard-
less of how big a gold brick a fellow
is, he “jest a little rather not have
’em.”
The big squawk came however (ast
Monday when some fellow feeling the
ill effects of indigestion reported that
every inch, and ounce of Camp Bowie
was to be quarantined for two whole
weeks. “Think of it,” one of them
said.
“I can’t think said another. I have
been granted a furlough and am due
to leave here Saturday. Quarantine.
Murder.”
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GOVERNORS OF TWO STATES
VISIT CAMP AND VIEW IWEN.
(Continued from page 1.)
proof conclusive that America is do-
ing more than her part toward whip-
ping the Kaiser. The reviews were
fine. They demonstrated just how
quickly Americans can learn to do
things correctly. The spirit of you
men at Camp Bowie is to be praised
by all citizens of both states.
The governors first drove to the sub
caliber range where the 133rd Artil-
lery is having regular sub caliber prac-
tice under the direction of Col. Fred
A. Logan. Under the direction of act-
ing Major Arch C. Allen, the can-
noneers destroyed the little rubber-
oid roofing castle and battery that
had been erected several hundred
yards away on the hilside. The gov-
ernors showed their endorsement by
complimenting the men of their quick
adjustment and rapid fire methods.
General George Blakely escorted the
governors’ party to the r;ange.
Value of Signals.
The value of semaphore signal re-
lays was forcefully demonstrated when
men of the Headquarters Company,
133rd Artillery, heralded the gover-
nors’ party arrival and followed it
closely from Camp Bowie to the range
three miles west of the camp. At every
few seconds the officers in command
of the sub caliber range knew just
where the governors were, and when
the party arrived at the range, can-
noneers were already lined up ready
to fire the battery.
• Birdmen Dividfes Attention.
The weather was perfect and about
a score of airplanes flew over Camp
Bowie before and during the parade.
As the first band swung past the re-
viewers a lone birdman came sailing
along over the marching troops. The
whirr of his propellers grew indistin-
guishable as he disappeared in the dis-
tance, hut other aviators came buzz-
ing along now and then, dividing at
tention with the soldiers so far ,as the
crowd was concerned.
At the “camouflage” artillery battle
the two governors and their party sta-
tioned themselves on one of the hills
forming the littie valley wherein was
hidden the battery—Battery E, 133rd
Field Artillery under Captain John T.
Wakefield, having been chosen as the
lucky one. It . was completely masked
by shrubbery so as to present as war-
like a condition as possible. The offi-
cers were placed almost half a mile
from their command and from there
gave command by semaphore, the men
firing at an unseen target.
The whole was extremely warlike,
though nothing but sub caliber shells
were used and the distance from t>
battery to the target was short, thr
same effect was created among the
civilians and many of the men in
khaki as real war. The slight report,
the tiny cloud of dust appearing at
the target, all seemed to he a real
battle seen from a great distance.
Due to limited time the party stayed
only for a few shots and then hurried
to the reviewing grounds.
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Henson, Will S. The Reconnaissance (Camp Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 24, 1917, newspaper, November 24, 1917; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth846956/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Tarrant County Archives.