The Reconnaissance (Camp Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 23, 1918 Page: 7 of 8
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February 16, 1918.
THE RECONNAISSANCE
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IT’S A CINCH
THAT IF
YOU HAVE
EVER TRADED
AT ONE OF OUR
STORES YOU ARE A
SATISFIED CUSTOMER
RENFRO’S
FOUR BUSY REXALL STORES
Save Money on
YOUR CLEANSER
BABBITT CLEANSER is
a larger can (16 oz. net) than
most Cleansers, is made by
the same factory which makes
BABBITT LYE, insuring
quality, and costs about half
the price of the so-called 10c
cans.
ASK YOUR
WHOLESALE GROCER
L. H. Kassel & Co.
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth Shoe Repair Co.
Phone Lamar 4444 105 WEST SEVENTH ST.
Those Hobnail Shoes
Can Have a Genuine Leather Top for only
The many times you have been disappointed with your cleans-
ing and pressing and altering
OUR SANITARY METHODS
Do away with the responsibility of this disappointment
AUTO DELIVERY
414 Main St.
GAVREL. BROTHERS
RECALL
Phone Lamar 792
THIS WEEK
THAT ARE THE BEST TO BE HAD
Mess Sergeants and Regimental Mess Officers will be Satis-
fied, with Our Goods
Fort Worth Fish Market
30 JENNINGS AVE. LAMAR 927
WE HAVE PLENTY
FISH & Oysters
Officer’s French Field Saddles
Polo saddles
Artillery whips
Hand made swagger sticks
Officer’s spurs
Wrap leggins
Leather Puttees
Hat straps
Leather hand bags
NOBBY HARNESS CO.
306 HOUSTON ST.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
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Reconnaissance Advertisers Deserve Consideration
Watch Your Step
My Fine Laddie
THE RECONNAISSANCE WILL
PUBLISH A SERIES OF AR-
TICES ON “JUST PLAIN
SOLDIERING.”
“Just plain soldiering,” will be
the subject of a series of articles
by Sergeant Will S. Henson, be-
ginning next week. These arti-
cles will be published following up
the suggestion of Major General
E. St. J. Greble, by and with his
consent and advice.
The Manual for Commanders
of Infantry Platoons, the I. D. R.,
the M. I. G. D., and other books on
military practices, courtesy and
regulations will be used as texts.
At times whole paragraphs will
be bodily lifted from the books in
question and made to apply to the
case in hand.
These articles will attempt to
correct some of the mistakes that
we see made every day. Neither
officer or enlisted man will be
spared. At first no names will be
called on the parties who commit
the offenses, but you had better
read them all the time for event-
ually names will be called—if a
fellow is seen making the same
mistake twice, then his name will
be called—probably.
Men who have been soldiering
for six months or longer are sup-
posed to be well drilled in discip-
line and courtesy. If they are not
then it is just their hard luck.
Don’t blame it on your command-
ing officers. They have done all
they could but you just simply re-
fuse to try to be a man and a sol-
dier.
If you want. to do the right
thing look out next week for the
first lesson. General Greble,
your brigadier general, your
colonel and your own company or
battery officers demand that you
be a good soldier. Meeting this
demand is one way of getting
along in the army. If you don’t
—well LOOK OUT—That’s all!
THIS TO THE
TELEPHONE COMPANIES
Corporal Elbert E. Harrison, head-
quarters company 133rd Field Artil-
lery has just sent the Reconnaissance
a lengthy exegesis and theorizing doc-
ument in which he sets forth the in-
justice of rates charged by telephone
companies for long distance conversa-
tions. He believes that soldiers should
be given a special rate. He refuses
to say just what the maximum rate
should be, but declares that a reduc-
tion should be brought about in some
manner or other.
We regret that the length of the
article will not permit its publication
in the Reconnaissance. While the edi-
tors have never been troubled with
long distance rates it is evident from
what the corporal says that should it
ever be necessary for one of us to use
the long distance service we would be
in favor of lower rates or even unlim-
ited calls without charges.
The most striking sentence used in
the paper mentioned is: “I am sure
that all soldiers will agree with me
when I say that $3.25 is an unjust fee
for one conversation.”
'(His salary is only $36 per month
and insurance, allotment and liberty
bonds comes out of this despite the
wild rumors to the contrary.—Editor.)
After the Wash.
Customer—Say, boss, have you got
any red flannel shirts?
Boss—Waal, stranger, I guess I can
fit you out beautiful—now, here’s a
fine red flannel shirt, price two dollars
_may I let you have haaf-a-dozen of
these red flannel shirts for eleven
dollars ?
\ Customer—You may not. I’ll take
wYi red flannel shirt, and if I like it
riLeome back again for the other five
at your reduced price.
Same scene three weeks later: En-
ter same customer.
Boss—Waal, stranger, I guess you
are come back for those other five red
flannel shirts.
Customer—I guess not, but I’ve
come back for my two dollars. That
red flannel shirt you sold me came
Down- Town
Eating and
Meeting
Place for the
ARMY Men.
Meet Your
Fathers and
Mothers Here.
The Popular Cafe
E. L. COFFEY, Manager
<► 1009 Main St. Fort Worth, Texas
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QUANTITIES OF QUALITY
Are loaded on numerous wagons and auto trucks
at our store each day.
THE QUALITY is the produce going to wise
mess sergeants at Camp Bowie.
THE QUANTITY always is demanded because
of the quality.
“ASK ANY MESS SERGEANT WHO BUYS FROM US.”
Bergman Produce Co.
239 West Fifteenth Street
Phone Lamar 625.
ARMY MEN
IF IT’S LUMBER OR BUILDING MATERIAL YOU WANT
PHONE LAMAR 1275
We handle Lime, Cement, Brick, Nails, and in fact almost anything
you need about your quarters
WM. CAMERON & CO., Inc.
Thirteenth and Jennings Ave. Fort Worth, Texas
W. B. SLOAN, Mgr.
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BERTIE’S LETTERS
NOW IN BOOK FORM
Due to the insistent demands of
Reconnaissance readers, the series
of humorous Bertie Letters have
been put in book form.
THE SUPPLY IS LIMITED
So long as the few remaining volumes last they will
be mailed to any address in the United States post-
paid at 50c per copy.
ON SALE AT REGIMENTAL EXCHANGES
Address Remittances to
THE BERTIE PUB. CO.
133rd Field Artillery, Camp Bowie, Fort Worth
FfUIIIII
back from the wash this morning. I
put it on and while I was brushing my
hair my wife said to me, “Sam, where
did you get that little coral necklace?”
The Bulleshevik Omar.
A book of Trotzky’s underneath the
Bough,
A jug of vod, a cucumber, and Thou
Beside me, railing at the Bourgeoise—
Some wilderness! Some wilderness
enow‘ —Chicago Tribune.
“Men training for navy have bene-
fit of libraries and clubs,” says a
headline. At that, they have nothing
on men training for the army. The
rookies have the benefit of clubs and
aces.
It is said that Napoleon’s soldiers
“marched on their stomachs.” Apply-
ing the term to the present war, one
might observe that the Germans are
crawling on their bellies.
EARLY FOOD CONSERVATION
“What can you say of the hand-
writing on the wall?”
“It was a warning from Hoover to
Belshazzar to cut out the feast busi-
ness.”
Pacifist (a recent arrival in Hades):'
Look here! You have put me with all
those Hun^!
Head Devil: Well, isn’t that where
you belong?
“But they say they won’t stand for
it.”
Hansel: You are a brave man. I
suppose the Kaiser rewarded you
handsomely for killing and maiming
those Belgian children.
Fritz: No, I didn’t get a cent out
of it; only the pleasure and the honor.
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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/m1/7/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarrant County Archives.