Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-08-06
STONED THE TROOPS.
Three Attacks Made on Tuem st
Shenandoah, Pa.
Lithuanian Is Under Arrest in tho
Guard House and the Provost
Marshal Is on the Trail
Of Others

shenandoah, Pa, Aug. Twelve
| hundred state troops are encamped on
A hill overlooking Shenandoah. Down
in the town where rioters and police
men fought the bloody battle Wednes-
day night all is quiet and the indica-
lions are that so long as the militia
remains the peace OF the community
will not again be broken.
Shenandoah. Pa, Aug. 4.-The en-
tire Sth regiment was called to arms
during Saturday night as n result of
three attacks made by a band Of men
in ambush who threw stones at the
troops now in camp on the plateau
outside OF the town. These attacks
are becoming so frequent that Brig
Gen. Goblin has decided TO adopt stern
measures TO end them. Sunday night
double guard supplied with ball
cartridges surrounds the camp and
the sentries have been instructed that
If Saturday nights stone throwing IL
repeated they must shoot to kill and
investigate afterwards. One of the
attacking party. a Lithuanian named
William StoppanitZ. is under arrest
and is confined in the guard tent and
the provost marshal is on the trail OF
others II is not known how many
were in the crowd. but the officers of
the Sth regiment believe the number
to have been more than dozen.
The first attack. according to Col.
Theodore F. Hoffman. was made at
10:45 o'clock Saturday night. Pr-
vate Payne. OF Company |. on sentry
duty. saw a party OF men on the Ma
kn,, IA.
camp of the Sth regiment from the
18th. He commanded the men to halt
and called the corporal OF the guard.
but before the latter could respond "A
shower of stones and rocks were
thrown at the sentry. One rock
| struck him on the chest, knocking him
down and causing his gun TO fall
from his hands. He Immediately
| jumped up and fired several shots in
the air. AS he did so the men ran
down the road and were pursued by
several strangers. The outpost which
had been stationed some distance from
| the camp. heard the shots and one Of
the pickets captured Stoppanitz as he
came running down the road The
| others escaped.
camp and the Sth regiment was put
under arms and Companies b. L and X
were Immediately out in skrimsh
lines. They beat the underbrush and
laurel. which is five or six feet high
all around the camp, but they could
| find no one. The regiment was then
| called to quarters End 10 minutes la
| ter another shower of stones was
| thrown at the stable guard, which is
| located south OF the Sth regiment.
| The guard turned out ana three men
were seen running along the road in
| the opposite direction from where the
outpost was stationed
Shortly after 8 o'clock Sunday morn.
ing the third attack was made and II
was Of such nature that the buglcr,
under orders from Col. Hoffman.
| sounded the whole regiment to@Rrms
This time the stable guard was again
the object of the mysterious attack.
Stones in volleys were thrown at the
guard and at the sentries nearby. On
account of the laurel, underbrush and
the darkness the soldiers could not
see the offenders. However. the SEN
tries fred about a dozen shots into
the bushes but no one was hit. Some
If the bullets went whistling over the
-515s Of the sleeping soldiers of the
9TH regiment. across the road
The noise Of the firing and the bu-
gle call to arms stirred mp the 18th
regiment and the governors troop Df
cavalry which is located close to the
8th regiment. Col. Clement. Of the
18th regiment, sent out detachments
to investigate the trouble. as did also
Capt OFT. in command Of the cavalry.
The Sth regiment. Col. Hoffman said.
was under arms and ready for action
in three minutes. Another thorough
investigation was made without result
and then the command after standing
I'm formation for 80 minutes was call
cd 10 quarters and not again dis
turbCd.