The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-05

FORTY MEN ON WAY. 70 HIDING
PLACE OF REDS IN SEARCH
or FALLEN MANS eopv
MEN FIRED on FROM AMBUSH
Radicals Take Refuge In Cabin Ia
Dense Woods, and Al outlets Are
6eino ouarded.-Confession 10
Made by centralia Killer

Centralia. WASH, Nov. 17.-That
John Haney Of TeninO. who formerly
lived in McMinnville, Ore, was slain
in the sklrmish fought Saturday be-
tween l. w. w. suspects and posse
men near HannafOrd creek, Is miles
from here, has been established be-
You'd Doubt, according to accounts
Of the battle given yesterday by men
who participated. Yesterday 1t was
stated that Haney's body was lying
near cabin, with the radicals inside
repelling all attempts of the former
soldiers to reach 1t.
Bert Bland. believed by the authOri-
ties to he the man who shot and killed
Warren Grimm, commander of the lO-
cal American legion post, on Armistice.
day. and man named Hansen, also
suspected of completely in the shoot
ing. are reported to be among the rad
ic,ls hidden in the HannafOrd valley.
Hansen was named in an alleged
confession Of Lauren Roberts. an I.
W. W.. as being among the group Of
radicals that fired on the Centralia
puraders.
A posse of 40 men yesterday secured
the country in the neighbOrhOod vt
Saturdays fight, and a special detail
IF men has been charged with the
recovery Of Haney's body.
Members of Saturdays posse said
it was probable the recovery Of Han
ey's body would be attended by fur
Their bloodshed. because IF the fact
that he fell within 100 yards of the
cabin. wherein the l. W. W. were still
believed to be lurking. The place is
surrounded by dense woods. Every
outlet from the place is being
guarded.
Captain Lloyd Dysart. local COM
mander Of the posse in the district,
directed yesterdays operations.
I'VE have verified the fact that
Haney fell when fired on from am
bush." said Dysart. "a comrade saw
him drop at the first volley.
clancy and three other men hail
become separated from the main
party and We're working their way
toward the cabin, where. according
to information we have obtained. Bert
Bland, Hansen. alias Loughtenofr.
and one other radical were hiding. 4
vOlley rang out and Haney. who was
ahead, was seen to fall. The firing
became general and bullets whistled
all around our men. one Of whom
sprained his ankle and was forced to
drag himself away. The other two
We're unable to continue the fight un-
aided and withdrew.
Captain Dysart said that all of Sun
day would be required for the relief
posse to reach the scene of Saturdays
battle, and that the proposed new ut
tack on the hidden outlaws will not
begin probably before this morning.
The purported confession of Lau-
rem Roberts. who gave himself up
Friday morning and who said he was
one Of the three men who had fired
on the Armistice day parade from,
Seminary hill, was to the effect thar
his two companions had been Hansen
| and another man known as "Curley."
Roberts detailed statements have
practically identified this man rs
Bland. the assistant prosecutor said
yesterday. When shown Pictures or
Bland. Roberts said ~ the official
That's the fellow" the prosecutor
| said.