The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-09-02
Federal TROOPS
ORDERED To Mine
DISTRICTS TODAY
Martial Law Proclamation
Awaits PRONUNCIATION BY
President and the War
Secretary
TEN ARMY PLANES
TO WEST VIRGINIA
SIN MORE EXPECTED TO LEAVE
LANGLEY FIELD LATER IN
DAY; ANOTHER BRUSH IN
BLAIR MOUNTAIN

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Fort Thomas. Ky. Sept 1.-Two
companies Of Fort Thomas troops left
On a b. and o. train at II o'clock TO-
Gay for the West Virginia coal fields.
Camp sherman. Ohio. Sept. .
Troop trains carrying the 18TH in
fantry numbering about $50 officers
and men. left for the West Virginia
mining district at 500 a m tdoay
The troops were fully equipped for
field duty. Box cars and flat cars
We're attached to the trains carrying
rorses and other equipment.
Louisville, Ky, Sept. 2,--Thc for.
ieth infantry. recruited TO I,4O0 Of
ficers and men, began entraining at
Cnmp Knox near here today for
West Virginia Colonel Edward 4.
Snuttleworth was in command
Madison W Va, Sept "A Ches-
apeake and Ohio railroad train which
the armed forces around Blair have
teen using since regular service on the
Little Coal River branch was stopped,
passed through Madison this morning
tound for Whiteville. mining vii.
lage. In one car II was stated were
the bodies Of a number Of Whiteville
inen who had fallen in the fighting on
Glair Mountain. According to re-
rorts reaching the authorities there
vas another brush on Blair Mountain
this morning. The firing continued
for almost an hour.
Roanoke. Va. Sept. 2.--Teu army
airplanes from Langley Field, Va
continued their journey to West Vir-
gnia early this morning. Six more
ianes Were expected to get away
later.
Orders for the immediate entrain.
mcnt of troops for the West Vir
gnia strike zone were issued early
today by Major General Harbord. rs
sistant chief " staff
Action was postponed however. on
the question of declaring martial law
pending conference between Score.
tary Weeks and other government Of
I ficials with President Harding. Tho
proclamation has been signed and re.
quircs only issuance To become effcc
tive.
The orders were issued as the result
Of a telegram from Brig. Gen H. II
}andholtz, who was sent by Secretary
Weeks 10 report on the situation ant
particularly upon whether the strikers
would acccdc to President Harding
command that they dispense. Genera
! BandholtZ at midnight last night re
commended that troops be- sent al
once.
The troops which will move imme
diately are the 2Gth and 10th infantry
At Camp Dix, y. j., and the 10th in
, fautry at Camp sherman. Ohio. 9th
| ers can be rushed to the scene
| il necessary. from Fort Benjamin
Harrison, Ind, and Camp Knox. neal
Louisville, Ky General Bandholtz vii
assume command Of the forces upos
/ their arrival. lie formerly commando
the Philippine constubulary and was
provost marshal general of the \
T.. f. in France.
Brig. Gen. II n. Bendholt2. whC
will be- IA command Of troops IL
West Virginia. busted himself today
working cut the details OF placing
the soldiers at strategic points. Takin,
an entire floor OF an office building
be first provided every facility fol
quick communication with Washing
/ ton and the disturbed counties.
we are going right In and swami
the disordcrly elements" said = higl
military authority today.
/ 40 authentic information Of tn,
/ fighting was available at the ofiic'
II Governor Morgan during the morn
ing hours.
! by the Associated Pressl
| Logan, W. Va, Sept After
morning of uncertainty in which 70
ports from Spruce Fork Ridge IA,
told OF sporadic firing since dayhrcak
It was officially announced at noor
that heavy firing was taking place
AZ Blair Mountain Mil Creek an,
Crooked Greek.
Colonel Euhanks s1.d that one o
the Logan men had been wounded OF
! Blair Mountain and that five OF th
opposing forces had been seen 10 fall
AirpAncs reconnoltcrlng over Boon
county. east OF the ridge. reported In
creased activity among the ar1ne
bands which have assembled there
while c1uner from the front sai'
IL was "one continual roar along tn
entire llnc'
These reports. which had the Off
cial sanction " the civil and mili,ar,
commanders here, Indicated the heay
lest fighting since the line was e'
tahllshed along spruce Fork ridge.
They said that new men had beet
sent into the line which was no'
about 20 miles In length and tha
these mon wire fresh and amply pre-
ylded with ammunition and provisions