New-York tribune., 1919-11-01
Baker Transfers
Troops to Meet
Strike Emergency
General Bullard Sent to
Governors Island to
Take Full Charge Of
the Eastern District
Neu Yor'. Tfiburs
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Wnshn0 0tor BprcdE
WASHINGTON, Oct 81 Widespread
movements of troops are now under
way for the purpose of concentration
in the coal area. Camps in the Eastern
and Central departments Of the army
are particularly affected by orders sent
from Washington directing the move
ment of many units from points where
they are not needed TO strategic mobil-
lzatlon points near the mines
Secretary Baker declined today %
say how many troops had been moved
closer TO the territory OF the btu
mlnous miners. He withheld the actual
strength of the troops available for
strike duty
Lieutenant General Robert L. Bul-
lard, the new commander Of the De
partment of the East. was dispatched
to Governors Island yesterday by the
Secretary of War TO direct the move
ment of troops that may be called for
service in the Pennsylvania and Mary
land coal fields. General Bullard was
given full authority by the War De
part TO respond 10 any calls from the
state officials
Major General Leonard Wood. com
mander OF the Central Department.
likewise has been given wide discre-
tlonary powers by the War Department
TO act III any emergency that may arise.
"Ihere have been some movements
of troops TO the Central Departmcnt
and to the Eastern Department" Secre-
tary Baker admitted. Some additional
men have been sent TO Camp Grant. at
Rockford. and other camps in General
" ood's territory, and / understand
some men have been garrisoned a,
Camps Upton and Meade, and perhaps
Camp Dix. in the Eastern Department..
The War Department viii not announce
the number Of troops at any camp nor
give details Of any movements Of
forces"
Four hundred soldiers arrived here
from Camp Taylor, Ky, al .. m. for
| strike duty in the West Virginia coal
iields. The men were not permitted to
leave the cars, and it was said their
disposition would not be known until
( the remainder Of the battalion. now OF
/ the way, was here
A second troop train and a supply
train arrived here al 1925 o'clock
Major Charles l.. Coulter, intelligence
officer. said Che troops would remain
in Huntington pending further orders
from General Wood. The men. II was
stated, would remain IN the cars until
such orders had been received.
Later it was officially announced that
Colonel W. II. Harrell, commanding
the battalion, would proceed ut once
TO Charleston, where headquarters
would be established. He was to be
accompanied by the machine gun com
pany, while one company of infantry
was to ne sent TO Beckley, and another
to Clothier. BecHley is an important
mining center in the mountains Of
Raleigh County. Clothier is IN Boone
County. on Coal River.
DENVER, Oct. 3l.-Three companies
of state troops, moblizedc ut Golden
tonight, We're ordered TO proceed i'm
mediately to the coal fields at Freder-
lex, CO.. They are to entrain at
IL o'clock. Troops modified at Trim
dad will proceed to the southern coal
fields tomorrow, it was announced AZ
the Capitol.
KNOXVILLE. Oct. 3l-Major Cen
eral <. NJ. Lewis, it was announced
here tonight, has ordered three com
panles of Federal troops to knoXville
TO be ready to enter the coal fields Of
East Tennessee or Eastern kentucky
IN event trouble arises following the
strike OF miners. The men are 10 be
sent from Camp Gordon
SPRINGFIELD. Oct. 81 Illinois
soft coal miners, who went on strike
late to-day, were encouraged in cir
culars prepared tonight by Frank Far
rlngton, district miners president, TO
pay no attention TO threats that troops
would be used
CAMP SHERMAN, Chilhcothe, OHIO.
Oct. Military officials at Camp
Sherman said today they were pre-
pared to hold troops ready to entra.n
for coal strike regions. They declared
a battalion of 500 men i-iled III strike
and riot work could be entrAined IN
an hour after receipt OF orders