"Kewie" is Rare Bird in Uncle Sam's Army

"KEWIE" IS RARE BIRD IN UNCLE SAM'S ARMY

   With the American army in France Sept. 12 (by mail)—There are birds and birds among American birdmen along the front. One is a rare specimen, the "kewie bird."
   A "kewie bird" is a chap who flies little, but always comes back with a tale of terrible fighting whenever he gets into his machine.
   "We call such fliers kewie birds," explained one of the real birdmen who never talks of himself, "because the kewie is a bird inhabiting the shores of Newfoundland. It always flaps its wings and squawks a lot but never rises from the earth."
   A man never remains a "kewie" long among Uncle Sam's flyers. They won't stand for the "kewie's squawk." The "kewie" is soon "ridden to death" with derision and ceases to talk.
   There are seldom "kewies''' in the aviation camps, especially among the men who fly much. Most aviators are modest to the extent of being bashful and while they will always tell what the other fellow did, their own experiences can be hardly pried out of them.
   They'd rather be shot down by a Boche than be a '"kewie bird."

Moberly Evening Democrat (Moberly, Missouri) - Friday, October 11, 1918