The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-15
Friends of Lieut.. Paul Mowers
Tell of His Death.
And of Esteem Held for Him by
His Comrades.
LIEUT.. M. R. CRAMER WRITES
TOpekan Was Kind and Con-
siderate-He Is Missed.
One and All His Comrades Feel
KeenIy His Death.

Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Mowers
have received several letters from
men who were associated with their
son. Lieut.. Paul Mowers. who died in
France February 2. telling of the
high regard in which he was held,
and the care that was bestowed upon
him in his illness.
Two of the men. tho strangers to
the Mowers family. had been living
with Paul, and were intimately as
sociated with him. One of these.
Lieut.. NJ R. Cramer. in telling some
OF the intimate things concerning their
acquaintance, writes: Many are the
happy hours the three of US have
spent in front of our fireplace. lost in
thought OF recounting tales or our
dear ones at home. Paul and 1 es-
pecialIy pulled together well, as our
other side partner, Wood, had quite
lot of travelling to do. In all our lit
tie fireside chats 1--WE called them
home nights) our main topic of con-
yersation always turned TO nome
Altho we are perfect strangers to eacn
other. it seems to me as II l mad
known you all for years. Paul was
great booster of Miss POlly's con-
densed fruit cake. of which 1 had
liberal sample from PauFs Christmas
box. and I can attest to the excellent
qualities thereof
Described His Illness.
Aftel describing Paurs illness, and
telling of the presence of his brother'
Fay Movers, Lieutenant Cramer went
on AT the request of the nurse, and
as we couldn't do any good by re-
naming Fay and 1 returned to our
billet That was at l a. m. Sunday,
early Fay went to the hospital. and
his early return confirmed Woods
and my fears. Poor Paul had made
the supreme sacrifice and gone West.
at a m February . He peace
fully passed from this world to an
other. having received the rites OF the
, church.
las his most intimate friends, Wood
and myself. assisted by a score of
PauFs many friends, are seeing to 1t
that all the honors due him as man
and an officer are accorded, and his
military funeral will take place to-
morrow at > D. m. February f. A
high requiem mass will be held to-
morrow at a m in the church or
Jean dare. As neither Wood nor
myself are Catholics, but entirely in
accord with Fay's wishes. Father
Mitchell, attached to this post Will
officiate."
Lieut.. Wood Also Writes.
Another friend. Lieut.. F. Elliott
Wood. writes as follows: Paul had
lots of friends in the medical corps
i
between the doctors and nurses, and
medical staff heads, that Paul had
every attention given him. Nothing
was left undone that would help to
save him.
The RouxeTs with whom we lived.
have shown their grief most plainly.
I know Of no family here or in Amer
lea that do more. try to do more,
and wish to do for our comfort. They
thought great deal of Paul 1t was
the aged Madame who suggest that we
arrange for the priest to see him
= Neither CFamer nor are Catholics, so
it did not occur to US.
Paul has left host of friends. His
superiors respected him for his man
f'shiOn of getting things done. Those
z US whose good fortune it was to
know him in social pursuits admired
him for his jolly. sunny disposition"
From Major BaIIantinc.
Major y. D. Ballantine wrote to
IIrs. Mowers of her son:
He has given noble service in the
greatest cause of the world. and as a
partial reward for his efforts orders
had issued to him to go to Marseille
in which part of the country he was
quite anxious to be located and I was
very glad TO be instrumental in having
his name placed on the list for such
service.
My heart goes out to you all in the
loss of this son, a young and vigorous
man such as he was. and having suf-
fered the loss of dear ones myself,
appreciate the fact that words fail to
convey the feeling which silence and
a handclasp would do"
Letters which have touched the fam
lily of the young soldier deeply. have
come from the French people with
whom he made his home before he
was taken i'll. The husband, L.
Rouxel, wrote to Mr.. Movers as fol-
lows
Dear Mister: It is with cruel
and sad emotion for everyone of you
that I send my coincidence We all
!. take a real part in the unhappiness
> that strikes US suddenly
Your dear son always showed him
self kind and considerate We counted
him as ore of our family. The even
ness of his character and goodness for