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SIX BODIES Of
VICTIMS FOUND
49,
In Amsterdam Mine-SeaI
For the Missing Fourteen
Continues
Special To The Intelligencer:

=
STEUBENVILLE. O.. Oct. 27.-Aftef
working throughout the day in shifts, .
large force Of rcscuers seeking to recoy.f:
or the bodies Of twenty miners believed
suffocated i'm the No. 2 mine Of the u.
a. Q. Coal company. at Amsterdam, o.;
west OF this city, following the hre OF.
last Wednesday. tonight at 10 o'clocle
reached entry Is and found one BODY
that Of James Gray. CT, a day hand, and
one Of the few American victims Of tbs
disaster. Gray had met death by Suf,>
location. and the body was not mutt.
lated by burns. 81
An hour later. in an adjoining chan-
Der. the rescuers recovered the bodies
of five more victims. All had been
suftocated by smoke or gas, and were
not burned. 81
/ None Of the bodies have been. ttaken,
from the mine. at the mouth Of which
one thousand people are assembled. In.
Guiding the wives and relatives OF thu
dead men.
Every Steubcnvitle undertaken ha4I
been summoned. as we'll as County Con
! oncr T. II. Kirk.
The rescue forces continued thei
sea ch. and expected 10 reach the fsat =
teen other victims before daylight.
They were disappointed in not finding
all the imprisoned men in the entry
where Gray was lying. 1t Is now con-
coded that there is no possibility OF
any of the missing men being alive.
STECBENVILLE, Ohio, Oct. 31.-The
fire which has been raging in No. :
mine of the YouGhiogheny and Ohio
Coal company at Amsterdam, west OF
here since Wednesday morning, was
under control late today. according to q
message received from Fire Chief Ed
Green of this city who has been assist
ing with local tiremcn in battling the
flames. Helmet mon from Columbus
and Pittsburgh worked all last night
and today and made excellent progress.
Dangerous gas pockets were en-
countcrcd today and these hampercd
progress TO some extent. Up to the
present time however there has been
no explosion in tho mine. and none OF
the rescue party has been seriously In
jured. Quite a number. however. havo
been overcome by fumes. but we're 70.
vived on being taken from the shaft.
The Red Cross workers and citizens
committee of Amsterdam are adminiB-
trring " tho wants OF tho families OF
the miners. Wives and children and
grey haired mothers Of the entrapped
mon have stood sixty hour vigil at the
minc and steadfas:ly refusing to 60 to
their homes. Food and shelter at tho
shaft are provided for them. Most any
hour will Rnd them grouped about the
entrance to the shaft. many Of them
almost utterly exhausted.
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At C1arksburR.

Special Dispatch ~ Tho lnr"lligcnrcr.
CLARKSBURG. W. Va. Oct. 3l.--Th"
union miners Of tn" C1arkshurC district
were all determined tonight 10 observe
tho strike order and stated they would
not return 70 work tomorrow. How many
men would be thrown out "f work could
not be ascerta!ncd. Some Of tn" oprr-
ators were confident that a number of
the men not in sympathy with tho strike
order would return 10 work.
r. F. Peters Of Fairmont president
Of suh-district No. Of district No. Il
Of the United Mine WORKERS. OF America.
Informed T. J. Francis. general manager
os the Francis Coal company, in tnis
city. by long distance telephone tonight
that the strike order would not prevent
miners from digging coal for purely To-
cal consumption. and arrangements wore
made to continue operations OF IN"
Francis plant for local needs, especially
hospitals and dwellings.
There are between 5000 and 1900"
union miners in suh-district No. T. which
comprises mines in N" ClarksburC. Fair
mont. Morgantown. Elkins and Fleming
ton heldS
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During the night mixed reports
were coming In from the mining states
Of men who decided to remain at work
and others who went on strike despite
the courts restraining order. It Is not
possible to estimate what proportion
OF tho AIS, 900 miners affected remain
cd at work and what proportion
walked ont. The real test may not
come until Monday. Saturday gener-
ally Is "doad' day In the mines.
Meanwhile organized labor leaders
showed signs Of taking up cudgels on
. general issue over tho right to
strike. President Gompsrs Of tho
American Federation Of Labor, with
vieo President Vol and Secretary
Morrison, protssted a. = delegation to
Attorney General Palmer against the
eovsrnmant's action in suing out the
Injunction, and predicted that 1t could
"ouly result In creating new and moro
disturbing issues which may not be
confined solely to the miners
Ksads Of tho great railway brother
hoods also conferred with the attor-
nsy general, but disclatmed that they
did more than o1er services to inter-
vsns.
Attorney General Palmer e1nphastz-
cd to the labor leaders that the gov
ernment's injunction was In no wise
An infringement Of the working mans
rixht to strike, but that 1t was law
full process against calamity TO the
country. He pointed ont that the In
junction had been issued for the gov
ernmsnt acting for all the people, and
not for the employers acting In con-
mot with their employees.
The attorney general declined to
predict what would DO done II tho
miners failed to heed the federal
courts order, pointing out that the
court itself initiates means to deal
With those who disregard its man
dates.
All day long tho government con-
tinued steadily taking measures TO
deal with the practical as wei as the
lsral phase Of the crisis.
President Wilson by executive or1'r
dxed maximum prices for soft coal
ruel Administrator Garfield restored
tho war orders which will give the
railroad administration the power TO
seize coal In transit and divert II TO
consumption IN accordance with
preference list arranged with the idea
Of doing tho greatest good for the
grertest number.
The machinery Of tho railroad ad-
ministration through which the acts
Of the fuel administration will be car
r1ed out was put ready for function
Ing.
United states troops began arriving
In Some Of the mining districts READY
to take part IN keeping ordsr and pro-
teottnr those miners who wished 70
continue 1t work. The e1tent and 1un
nature Of the troops movements were
not disclosed, but 1t was apparent that
tho WAT department was acting on
carefully worked ont plan to be ready
II tho local or state authorities, re-
Enforced by federal deputy marsha1s'
were unequal to the situation.
Congress continued to show its tenn.
per. and the house, amid speeches OK
dcnunciatton Of an attempt to paralyze
tho country, unanimously passed the
senate resolution pledg1ng support TO
the Administration in its measures 70
deal with the emergency.
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42,5OO MEN STRIKE
IN WEST VIRGINIA

information received up to mid
night indicates that 1880 West Vir-
ginia union miners have Rone on
strike. A surprising feature Of the
situation Is that moro than thirty
Thousand Of the strikers are In the
northern and eastern nelds, the strike
being effective only In the KanawhA
New River fields In the southern sec
ton.
Dispatches indicate the following
strike status for the state:
Miners on strike: Men
Kanawha held .........,.. S,ooO
CLARK sburg -Fair7nont field 1900
Potomas- Georges Greek field
(part in Maryland) ........ 10000
Mongalia county feld. ...... 1000
Western Panhandle. .......... $500
Taylor and Barbour Counties. 5000
TotaI. .1A'oOO
The report does not include tho
Randolph Tucker counties held along
tho western Maryland railroad, where
1t Is reported the men are not thor
oughly organized, and that operations
will be continued. Nor does It include
the Guyan valley and N. and W.
fields, which are not organized.
This Is the first miners strike in
which there has been q suspension In
the great FArlnont- ClarksburH region.
The men there wero only recently or
gauiZe1
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The nrst train, consisting Of four
teen coaches, carries over four hun
dred veterans Of the First division,
nghting men Of tho sixteenth and
eighteenth regiments who won fame
at Cutrey, Scissors, st. Mihisl and
tho ArVonne.
The second train load Of troops fol-
lowed almost immediately and short
~ thereafter the supply train, carry
Ing several 81 m1llimetre guns, ma
chine guns, field kitchens md motor
equipment. Included In the person
mel of the strike battalion Ia . fully
equipped medical detachment.
The decision to move the troops to
Charleston, was taken following
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j. s. COURT IN
DRASTIC ACTION
MINERS OFFICIALS
COMPLETELY TIED UP
Service on Is Already Secur-
ed, and So Others to
Follow

INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. so.-The strike
Of bituminous miners went into effect
tonight with the national headquarters
here OF thu United Mine Workers OF
America silenced by restraining order
issued today by Judge 4. B. Anderson,
OF the federal district court. No last
word" or other message to the members
OF the union could he issued by the exc
cutlve board or officers Of tho organiza-
ton and they only smiled srimly when
this fact was brought TO their atten-
ton.
While the strike order was effective
a. nidni ght. most OF tho lu.7 who were
following II quit work VITA The ending
Of the day shift. II was "ta'ei several!
days ago al union headquarters hat mid
night OF October 81 was selected rnr the
official hour merely because r'9rk"d
the beginning OF November l. on which
date IN" Cleveland convention Ct the an
ion had dcCrccd that IN" Wa rim" :;Sr-"-
mcnt OF the miners shoill terminate.
Al that time also il WAS pointed mt that
comparatively few rlin2S taTe been run
ming night shifts.
Deputies Busy.
States marshal Of Indiana. were busy all
afternoon serving motto" Of the restrain
ing order on union off.cIais who had
been missed in the general round up at
noon. when the meeting OF the unions
executive board was invaded by tho pro-
cess servers. Eighteen OF the union
leaders were served. TIL" visits made eff
fectivc the order which {. il. Ames, as
sistant. attorney general. had presented
TO the federal court and which restrain
ID the defendants from issuing any
messages, oral or written. that the strike
Is 10 be enforced as previously announc-
d. fr9m issuing any further strike or
,lcrs or messages OF encouragement or
cxhortftion and from debating any
strike benefits.
The order was SO sweeping that Judge
NmcS explained tha; after its issuance.
IL would prevent any Of the mon named
IN tho bill from addressing mass meet
lngS
Conspiracy Charged.
Th" petition by the government. upon
which the order was based. charged
that The union mon were Conspiring TO
limit IN" facilities for thr production OF
,ual and 70 restrict the supply and dis
rrthutiou II ;hr full. The writ accord
;agly commanded them 10 refrain from
continuing tho alleged conspiracy.
Tho petition emphasized that tho suit
vast based upon wartime act by
papa N1naN
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conference between Colonel HArren
and Colonel Humphrey, chief OF stan
to Major General Leonard WOOD,
commander Of the Central department,
who arrived In Huntington this after
noon for an inspection Of tho stu
alton.
Major Charles I. Coulter, tntslli-
gence offcGr, announced the sigh-
teenth company would be stationed
at Becklsy, Raleigh county, the ma
chino gun battalion 1t Charleston
and the sixteenth company 1t Clo-
thier, on Coal river In Logan county.
It was inttmated that these compan-
les might DO split up into smaller de-
tachments and scattered at strategic
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HARDING DOES NOT
SEEK PRESIDENCY

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Oct. SIN letter
10 tho Ohio Republican state advisory
committee in session here today. United
States Senator Warren G. Harding an
nounced that he Is not candidate for
the Republican nomination for the pres
idcncy. and asked for the committees
support for reelection to the senator
ship.
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$4,000 ". VA.
Miners Strike
President Kenney Issues State
ment There Will Be No
Disorder

Special Dilpatch To Tho Intclligcncer.
CHARLESTON. ". Va. oct. 3l.-The
STRIKE OF union coal miners is on in West
Virginia. More than 1900 walked out
at the close OF work today, L. remain out
until n settlement has been reached. &C
cordng to a statement issued late TO-
night by G. +. kccncy. president OF dis
trict II. who said he had received in
formation this afternoon and tonight
from All parts of the district.
He said ne had received no Official
notification Of the federal Injunction iS'
sued at indianapolis. In his statement
KrcrCy also assures tho public and tn-
state goycrlmcn, that thor" would he
no disorder among the miners OF THIS
district during IN" strike unless II
should be forced upon them. He SAID
I'll the locals IN the district had pledged
themselves TO abide by his Instructions
and that hc intended To sec that peace
and tranquility prevail.
Though secrecy had boon maintained
throughout the day in regard Ia the cen
tr8lzation Of troops ~ hhnawha Guy
Il suburb ~ Charleston. IN" information
that arrangements had been made lol
them to camp h,rc was made public TO-
night The frs, of the troops arrived
here about II O'clock.
Auprchenstor Felt.
Apprehension continued I" h- - 'o'
night over tho possibility Of an attempt
Cd assembling of miners IN Charleston
tomorrow. d"spit" tn" assurances OF the
mine workers officials 10 III" contrary
and il is believed the possibility "f a
DEMONSTRATION was Al least partially re-
spUusiblc for the inubilizati'rl of a large
nunbcr Of soldiers just east OF the city
tonight.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Oct. Ill
With SIS soldiers "f In" FIRST diviS;"''
OF the United states army her" before
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3l.-Forecast:
West virginia-C1oudy and cooler on
Saturday, preceded by Showers; Sunday
fair.
Ohio and western Pennsylvania-Part-
~ cloudy and colder Saturday; Sunday
fair.
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RED VICTORY.

LONDON. oct 3l.--Thc capture Of
PctrsravInSk from tn" forces Of Admiral
knlChak by tho BolShcviki is claimed in
wireless dispatch received from Mos
cow today. The dispatch says the town
foil Thursday
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river dSldg. - ..fIssg
Conditions In thu ouyaa VAilsy -.
day were quiet, AL Of the N1oaR
working 1t full capacity. ne s6ss
ply Of CATS has been increased -
operators say they anticipate -,
trouble unless ths workers are znolaUt.;
Cd By outsiders. Plans Are ba4Ae
made 10 increase production 20 ~,
rate Of 100000 tons . month.
Everything was reported 0utst r
tho Norfolk and western Asll. 31@e.
arc . few union mines In this tod
tory but most Of them are 1o1.111a1.
and will continue operation n sJa4o
Of the strike order.
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ARMY OF 100000
MAXIMUM NEEDED,
ASSERTS PERSHING

WASHINGTON Oct 3l.-DiSsenttng
in many important respects with the
program recommended by the war de-
partmcnt and the general staff. General
Prrshing told the military committees
OF congress to-day that 3OO,cou men,
ariScd entirely by voluntary enlistment,
should be the outside figure considered
for a standing army
He favored universal military train
Ing, to provide an emergency reserve.
but thought general educational work
should be combined with ii and military
discipline somewhat relaxed so that
the system would be in complete har-
muny with Democratic institutions. He
fixed six months as the training period.
Department Wants 10000.
The department had recommended an
army nf more than Iona. with sys-
TEN II universal training not embracing
the educational features. Its reGommrn-
la ton for training period was three
months.
Departing again from the expressed
views OF the department.. the general de-
clarcd army purchasing should be re-
organized in a new bureau apart from
the Quartcrmastcr corps. and that sep
ara;c department OF the government
should be organized to coordinate and
supervise military. naval and CONNER
cial acronautics. He considered the de-
rartmcnt's request for o3l general staff
officers excessive, and made clear his
opposition 10 any effort by the staff to
extend It's authority into the details OF
the department bureaus and Of the line.
net In Touch.
During his day Of testimony before
the two committees. which opened ser
les Of special jui"t sessions TO hear his
views on peace time reorganization Oh
tho army. former commander or the
American exped!tionary forces express
cd several times his unfamilarity with
the present makeup and policy OF the
general staff. and emphasized that he
was speaking directly from his expert
rncrS in the field. But he did not hest
tate /" put into pointed language his
opinions on the Distract questions pre-
scented by committee members.
when one representative asked
whether he approved an apparent ten
drncy If tho staff Ia project its control
into details of the line. he brought his
fist down upon the table and snapped:
II certainly do not"
He was equally rmphatic whom SEN
at0r asked whether the staff ought not
take III" military committees into its
confidence about the general situation
in tn" army.
Il am quite sure Of IT," he quickly re-
Piled.
Only once or twice did tn" questioning
lead him into discussion Of the activi-
ties Of the American armies IN France.
though that is expected to come in for
more detailed consideration before he
completes his testimony. He will ap-
pear again Tomorrow and hrs statement
which is expected to "" ;hc last heard
hy the committees before they begin
framing reorganization legislation. may
run into next week.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 81


late their men With
ntermand ngudera
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Despite Injunction $50, 0OOMinerSGo onStrike

WITH DENUNCIA
TON AS v1oATIoN OF TEST OF
NOT COME UNTIL MONDAY
LEADERS PROTEST ATTORNEY GENERAL
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Federal Troops Reach Huntington; Headquarters
AreEstabished Near Charleston, atkanaWha City

military during the present coal h e
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THE INTELLIGENCER

Has the Largest Circulation of
Any Morning Newspaper in the
State of West Virginia.
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CiIARLESTON. ". Va. Oct. Ill
With 375 soldiers of tn" FIRST diviS:"''
OF the United states army her" before
CONTINUED on Page Ntne.)
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Cloudy and Cooler Saturday, Preesdse
by Showers; Sunday Fair. 49,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-11-18
How to Regain
Lost Baggage

There are at present approximately
100000 pieces of lost baggage be-
longing to members of the A. e. F.
on the government docks at Hoboken,
N. j. made up of 10000 trunk lock-
ers, 1900 bedrolls, 5000 suitcases,
and 10000 barrack bags which have
come from overseas and remain I'M
claimed by their owners.
Much of this baggage is marked
with names only and cannot be for
warded to the owners. In all cases a
new shipping address is required.
You will wish to advise all men who
are owners of lost baggage that they
should address their claims to Lost
Baggage Branch, Pier No. 2, Hobo
ken, N j.
Please have them give an acI
curate description of the missing
piece of property. The man should
be, sure to give his last military ad-
dress and any other identifying in
formation that might be helpful.
A complete card index permits
Identification and the baggage will
be forwarded by express at govern
ment expense If on hand at Hoboken.
The Red Cross desires to assist
each man from overseas to recover
his lost property as we'll as to help
the government to dispose of this
enormous accumulation. 17-5
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-11-18

The local camp Modern Woodman
Of America is DESTROYS to have all
ex-service men protected, and as an
inducement will accept all ex-ser-
vice soldiers, sailors and marines,
from ages II to as years, in amounts
from $500 to $4,000 insurance
FREE of adoption and medical ex-
animation fees up to and including
December 81, 1919. For further
information consult any member or
T. J. Johnson, Clerk. adv.-18-2
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GOOD SHEEP IN THE COUNTY

Put few good sheep on the farm.
Raise $50 lamb instead Of an $500
lamb. Something you'll have pride
in. Here is your chance. J. H. Mer-
rill has shipped in two cars Of regis
tered Cottswold ewes, all ages, lambs
to six years old, from the famous
Bacon herd Nyssa, Ore, bred to lamb
February 20. Papers with each eve.
Will be sold on such terms that any
one can buy. Rams on exhibition.
See them at his ranch. Rockford,
Idaho. adv. 17a-tf.
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and that c. A. Robertson be rendered
the sum Of $4,000 for one and one half
acre Of land embraced in the right-of-
way and $4,000 for the reconstruction
| deed to Bingham county.
In the matter of allowing Mrs. Emile
Bursch and Rachel l.. Harris, county
tndigents, additional county aid.
In the above entitled matter it is
allowed the sum Of $500 monthly and
Mrs. Harris the sum of $4,000 monthly,
to begin November l.
Of ID. w. StandrOd & Co., of Black
foot, Idaho.
In the above entitled matter D. W.
Standrod & Co., Of Blackfoot, Idaho,
having heretofore filed their deposi-
tory bond in the sum of $2O,O00.O6, is
sued by the Fidelity and Deposit Com
mitted to the board at this time and
after due consideration of said bond
1t Is ordered that the same be, and it
Is hereby approved.
In the matter Of joint quarterly report
OF H. A. BensOn, county treasurer,
and #. M. Fisher, auditor Of Bingham
county.
In the above entitled matter after
examination and consideration of this
report, 1t Is ordered approved.
In the matter Of the appraisers report
upon the purchase OF lot one (1) in
block sixty-One (61), of Aberdeen.
In the above entitled matter, the re-
port of appraisers w. d. Giffin, George
J. Lichleighter and Nate Newcomb was
filed on this day and which appears
in words and figures as follows:
STATE OF IDAHO
County of Bingham, S.
w. ID. Giffin and Geo. j. Lechleiter
and Nate Newcomb, duly appointed ap-
pra1sers OF the property belonging to
Aberdeen Townsite & Inv. Co., herein
after described in the. annexed inven-
tory, being, duly sworn, each for him
and impartially appraise the property
of his knowledge and ability
w. D. GIFFIN
GEO. J. LECHLEITER
NATE NEWCOMB
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this LIST day of November, 1919.
PAUL A. FUGATE, 4
Notary Public.
Real Estate
Lot 1, block 81, Of Aberdeen, Idaho.
We, the undersigned, duly appointed
appraisers hereby certify that the
property hereinabove described has
been exhibited to US and that we APP
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Italians Hiss American FLAG.

Fiume.-The American flag was
Kissed when it was unfurled Saturday
evening in the Phoenician theater here,
and when the "Star Spangled Banner"
was played by the orchestra the au-
dience cried: Down with America
Down with wilson," Long Live
greater Italy and Fiumer'
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CAR STOLEN

From street near Eccles hotel Mon
day evening, Overland model 80, No.
140477; $50 rewar dior information
leading to- recovery. w. J. Ray,
Blackfoot. adv. 17-2mfp
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Teachers May Become Miners.

New York.-A call for men teachers
and principals of New York public
schools to volunteer as coal miners
and laborers in the event of a strike
of the bituminous miners, has been
issued by Homer Gray, president of
the teachers association. A mass meet
ing is to be held next Saturday to dis
cuss the proposition.