The sun., 1918-11-07
CAPT, FOWLER, JR,..
;. KILLED In ACTION
News of Death Comes After
Family Sees Picture of
Him in "The Sum-"
8 TIMES BEFORE ROYALTY
Fancher Nic6ll Falls While
/ Leading Men in Repulsing
Enemy Attack.
3 TIMES BEFORE ROYALTY

Duchess county, ". Y, and son OF
Charles Anthony Fowler and the late M
Virginia Fowler.
Il was on Sunday in early June
that anxiety as to the health and where
abouts of Capt Fowler. Under which the
father and other members Of the family
were suffering, was relieved blythe pub
lica tioa In The SUMS Sunday issue OF
portrait Of Capt. Fowler leading
company Of a National Army regiment
In review before King George OF Eng
land. This was his third experience
before royalty. In 1904, when he was
studying at the University Of Geneva,
his father took him on a trip TO the
North Cape.
The Kaiser was cruising In Norwegian
waters. and permission was granted 10
inspect the imperial yacht. The, Kaiser
was tramping up and down with two
aids, and as he was about to pass him
Capt. Fowler and his girl companion
swung directly facing the Kaiser ana
drew up mis- hand to military salute
Instantly the Kaiser and the two aids
returned the salute. The unusual honor
Of permitting Capt. Fowler and his COM
panion to inspect every part OF the yacht
was then extended by the Kaiser.
Greeted by King Of Greece.
As child and while on a tour OF
the world Capt. Fowler started out In
Athens one day with his governess to
call on the King OF Greece. The King
greeted the boy and directed that all
the playthings of the royal children be-
shown to him. Capt Fowler received
his education at the Cutler School. COM
pleting his studies in Geneva. He was
one of the first to train at Governors
Island for the Officers Reserve Corps
and was appointed First Lieutenant
before the war broke out.
He completed his military studies at
Fort Mcpherson, Georgia, was appointed
Captain temporarily and assigned to the
Officers School at Fort Sill. Oklahoma.
for still further instruction. attaining
the permanent appointment OF Captain.
Capt. Richard F. woodward Of the
3l1th United States Infantry was killed
ini action. according to information
which the wife OF the Captain sent to
friends In Brooklyn yesterday. Mrs
Woodward's telegram read. '"Dick died
hero. battle Argonne."
Capt and Mrs Woodward formerly
lived at 357 Fifth street, Brooklyn, Mrs.
Woodward is at present living in Nor
folk. Va. As petty chief officer Of the
". s. s. Florida Capt Woodward parti-
cipated in the landing at Vera Cruz in
April. 1914. and received special men,
ton for gallant conduct. He applied for
transfer to the army upon the entrance
of tie United States into the war and
was commissioned at Fort Myer, Vir-
ginia.
Killed ut Head OF His Men.
Capt. Fancher Nicoll, commanding
Company L, 107th u. s. Infantry, for
merly the Seventh Regiment was killed
when leading his company in France
in the latter part OF SeStsmber. OF his
company only twenty-nine members are
reported to have survived. Capt. Nicoll
was leading his men and cheering them
on when he was shot through the fore
head. AS he was dying he reached out
his hand to comfort his company clerk,
who had been wounded beside him. One
man OF Capt. Nicoll's company In writ
ing of the matter said:
That's the way all the incidents con-
nected with Company l. and the regt-
ment run-herolsm and bravery that
can never be surpassed"
Capt. Nicoll took part In Several en-
gagements on the western front. AL
letter OF the commanding General, Sixth
British Division. said:
II have read with great interest the
report OF Capt. Nicoll on the attempted
raid by the enemy on his post yester-
day. Please convey my congratulations
to the officcr commanding and all ranks
OF the Third Battalion, 107th Infantry.
on the gallantry and skill with which
they repulsed the enemy"
Capt. Nicoll was the son of the late
James 6. Nicoll, N. A., whose death oc-
CURED recently. He was born on DC.
tober 80. 1873. at Shrub Oak. West
chester county. He was graduated from
Williams College. class of 80, and at
tended Columbia Law School. He was
a partner OF Harris g Towne, attorneys.
Served on Mexican Border.
Capt. Nlcoll first enlisted in Companv
K seventh Regiment, in 1900, and was
appointed Captain OF Company T. on
July "a, 1918. He served on the Meyi.
can border. was Indicted into the
United States service on August s, 1917.
and sailed for France on Nav Q last
Capt Nicoll was member of the Zeta
Psi Fraternity OF the Century Associa-
ton. Sleepy Hollow Club. Hardware
Club. Society of the Colonial Wars. mast
master OF Independent Royal Arch
Lodge. No. 2, F. and A. NJ, and for
many years was recording secretary
OF the New York Historical Society. In
1905 Capt. Nfcoll married Marie
Christine Spies. His wife and two chill.
dren survive.
Lieut. Stewart Dow Connolly, for
merly an amateur Junior golf champion
is alive in the German prison al KarIs'
ruhe. He was first reported missing
and later dead. Lieut.. Connolly. in
letter dated August 25. wrote cheer
fully to his father Edward NJ Con-
molly or the National Surety Company.
In his FIRST bombing expedition August
II an anti craft shell killed Lieut..
Connolly's observer, shot away hts right
ruddeT control punctured his Rasolene
tank and wounded him slightly in the
hin. Four Fokkers attacked as his ma
chine fell out OF control One got IN
front OF Lieut.. Connolly's falling plana
and this he brought down in fiamos
His own machine finally crashed into a
German trench.
Second Lieut.. Arthur Walters, so5th
Machine Gun Company, killed in action
July &c. was the son OF Mr.. and Mrs,
Edward 7. Walters. Sls Suffer avenue.
Brooklyn. He had been EMPLOYED NV
Lehman & Kemp. Water street Manhat-
tan. before he entered the service. He
attended the officers Training School at
Camp Upton and was 20 years old.
Lieut.. James II, Crosson, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Michael Crosson. 1873 Division
street, West Grove, N. j., fell when lead
ing his men In a charge In the Bots des
Ogrons, near Nantillois. northwest OF
Verdun, and IL buried there. He was
married last Thanksgiving Day to Miss
Marion l.. Bennett OF Belmar, ", and
went abroad soon afterward.
Lieut.. Edwin F. o'Dougherty. S54