Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-01
2 REGIMENTS WITH
AIRPLAmES AWAIT
WORD FROM HARDING
Washington, Sept Expiration at noon today
of the time limit fixed by President Harding, by
proclamation, for dispersal of the armed citizens in

al Vi lllc dIIIlCO ClClZeIlS III
West Virginia f O u n d
white house and army
officials awaiting a re-
port from Brig. Gen. BandhoItz as to
the situation in the coal mine re-
gions.
While officials awaited the report
on which a decision as to the employ
ment of federal troops and a declara-
tion of martial law will rest, trains
were being held in readiness to move
into the territory, carrying large num-
lbers of regular army troops.
II will wait for the report from Gen.
Bandholtz before making any move,"
Secretary Weeks announced at noon.
AS the expiration Of the time limit
approached communications poured
into the war department and white
house all asserting that the armed
bands were disposed to disregard the
call to dispense and calling in urgent
language for the employment of
federal troops to quiet the region.
Three Killed in One Battle.
Logan, W. Va, Sept. 1.--Authori-
ties have definitely established that
three of the Logan county forces
were killed yesterday. These men,
one deputy sheriff and the others
volunteer peace officers, wore shot
i'll the Blair Mount encounter, which
occurred shortly before firing on
Crooked Creek began.
Conflicting reports of casualties
among the mon trying to march to-
ward iMingo We're received at the aher-
Iiff's office early today The number
ranged from one to a dozen 1t was
| explained in some quarters that it
was extremely difficult to check
losses on the other side, because men
who fell quickly we're picked up and
carried away. If dead, the bodies
were buried hastily it was added
Quiet on One Front.
Logan, w Va Sept runners
reaching Logan from outlying posts in
the mountains reported at noon today
that quiet prevailed in the sections
where the deputy sheriffs and yolun
teerfs under Sheriff Chain Of Logan
county and Sheriff Hatfield of Nc
Dowell county were prepared to meet
an advance of armed bands from the
cast of Spruce Fork Ridge
Martial Law Inevitable.
Charleston, w Va. Sept 1-Whon
state officials reached their offices
this morning and glanced at last
nights reports from Logan county
they expressed the opinion that mar
al In,, t,, | ,Ix
counties was inevitable, Should it be
declared kanawha county, in which
Charleston, the capital, is located,
would be included. 1t was in this
county the first march had its incep
ton a fortnight ago.
Nineteenth Ready to Entrair.
Chillcothe, Ohio, Sept l--Th3
Nineteenth United States Infantry,
composed Of about GOO officers and
enlisted men, was in readiness at
Camp Sherman today for an imme-
diate move into West Virginia. Trans
portation including eleven passenger
coaches. two baggage cars and eleven
fiat and box cars, was standing on
railroad sidings at the camp, and it
was said that movement could be
started within a few minutes, should
entrainment orders be received Full
field equipment has been issued to the
men.
Firing Continued Thru Night.
Logan, W. Va, Sept. 1--At two
o'clock this morning firing continued
at Crooked Creek and additional dep
uties were being sent in that direction.
Two hundred additional state troop
ers arrived here from Charleston at
midnight.
Reports from other border sections
were that quiet prevailed. There
was no indication, however, that any
of the armed bands had dispersed and
border patrols OF deputy sheriffs, state
police and volunteer peace officers
were awaiting developments.
Miners Have Machine Guns.
Madison, w Va, Sept. ARMED
men making their way to the concen-
tration camps around Blair, Clothier
and Jeffrey, passed through here to-
day. County officials estimated the
number at 500. One train controlled
by miners en- route to Clothier, con-
sisted of an engine and four fiat
cars The cars carried men and a
number of machine guns.