The Reconnaissance (Camp Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 22, 1917 Page: 14 of 16
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THE RECONNAISSANCE
Saturday, December 22, 1917
J. W. THOMPSON
AND HIS ENTIRE ORGANIZATION
EXTEND GREETINGS
To all members of every branch of Uncle Sam’s Fighting Forces. May the
New Year reward you for your diligence in fighting for humanity and
bring about a restoration of
“Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men”
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General Greble Brings
Speech on First Losses
By Americans in Europe
Major General Greble, commander
of Camp Bowie, brought back from
France with him France’s tribute to
the first American soldiers slain in
battle. The tribute, an address in
honor of Privates Enright, Gresham
and Hay, has been printed on cards
and distributed among the United
States and French forces there and
will be sent to this country. The ad-
dress, full of that fiery and expressive
patriotism of which the French are
famous, runs as follows:
“In the name of the French army
and in the name of France I bid fare-
well to Private Enright, Private
Gresham and Private Hay of the
American army.
“Of their own free will they had left
a prosperous and happy country to
come over here. They knew war was
continuing in Europe; they knew that
all the forces fighting for honor, love
of justice and civilization were still
checked by the long prepared forces
serving the powers of brutal domina-
tion, oppression and barbarity. They
knew that efforts were still necessary.
They wished to give up their generous
hearts and they had not forgotten old
historical niemories while others for-
got more recent ones.
“They ignored nothing of the cir-
cumstances and nothing had been con-
cealed from them—neither the length
and hardships of the war, nor the vio-
lence of battle, nor the dreadfulness
of the weapons, nor the perfidy of the
foe. Nothing stopped them. They
accepted the hard and strenuous life;
they crossed the ocean at great peril;
they took their places on the front by
our side and they have fallen facing
the foe in a hard and desperate hand-
to-hand fight. Honor to them. Their
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families, friends and fellow citizens
will be proud when they learn of their
deaths.
“Men, these graves, the first to be
dug in our national soil and only a
short distance from the enemy, are as
a mark of the mighty land we and our
allies firmly cling to in the common
task confirming the will of the people
and the army of the United States to
fight with uS to a finish, ready to sac-
rifice as long as is necessary until the
final victory for the most noble of
causes, that for the liberty of the na-
tions, the weak as well as the mighty,
thus the deaths of these humble sol-
diers appear to us with extraordinary
grandeur.
“We will therefore ask that the mor-
tal remains of these young men be left
here, left with us forever. We inscribe
on the tombs, ‘Here lie the first sol-
diers of the Republic of the United
States to fall on the soil of France for
liberty and justice. The passerby will
stop and uncover his head. Travelers
and men of heart will go out of their
ways to come here to pay their respec-
tive tributes.
“Private Enright! Private Gresham!
Private Hay! In the name of France, I
thank you. God receive your souls.
Farewell.”
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THE KAISER'S PRAYER.
Mein Got, vill pe mein pardner?
You don’t know who I am,
I am der German Kaiser,
per Emperor Will I Yam.
You know I whipped dem Belgians,
Und mit bullets filled Russia full
Und I’ll whip France and Italy
Und blow up Johnny Bull.
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Now for all dem other Nations,
I wouldn’t give a d-,
If you’ll just pe mein-pardner
Und whip dot Uncle Sam.
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You know I got dem submarines,
All Europe knows dat well,
But dat Edison’s got a patent now
Vot blows dem all to -
Now, Gott, if you will do this
Den you always vill I love
Und I’ll pe Emperor of Earth
Und you’ll pe Emperor above.
But, Gott, if you deny me dis,
Tomorrow night at eleven
I’ll send all mein Zeppelins oud
Und declare war on heaven.
I wouldn’t ask you dis,
For it is plainly seen,
Ven Edison presses dot button
I got no submarine.
Pa
“If he is not a soldier, he is not a
representative of The Reconnais-
sance.”
MANY COMFORTS AND BLANKETS
ARE RECEIVED.
Women’s Organizations In All Parts
of Texas Respond to the Call
For More Bed Coverings.
Women and women’s organizations
in all parts of Texas and Oklahoma
responded in a very liberal manner to
the call for more bed coverings, sent
out last week.
No sooner had the word been passed
out that soldiers in the camp were in
need of comforts, blankets and quilts,
until the needed articles began coming
in from all corners of the two states.
The government issued an extra
blanket and with the supply donated
every man in the camp was able to
sleep with perfect comfort during the
cold spell.
Mrs. Martyn, of Dallas, was one of
the liberal workers in supplying the
demands. Under her supervision sev-
eral automobile loads of bed covers
were delivered to Chaplain James A.
Crain of the 133rd Field Artillery for
distribution. The men who had been
sick were first served and then others
needing cover most received what
they needed.
Miss Myrtle Slife, of Dallas, head
of the First Aid Legion, conducted a
campaign in Dallas and secured more
than 100 quilts. She has notified Col.
Fred A. Logan of the 133rd Field Artil-
lery that a bale of comforts had been
shipped. When they arrive, they will
be distributed among the men who
need them.
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Henson, Will S. The Reconnaissance (Camp Bowie, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 22, 1917, newspaper, December 22, 1917; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth846997/m1/14/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarrant County Archives.