The Washington times., 1921-09-02

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BRIG. GEN. H. H. BANDHoITz.
Who called upon President Hard
ing to rush Federal troops at once
to the West Virginia war zone.
thrown into the lines..a They re-
turned shot for shot with the miners.
Force Is Now 5000.
The 1900 miners, added to the de-
tense brings the Loganite army to
nearly 5000 men.
The action Of the miners IL regard.
ed ais highly significant as to the feel
ing Of workers in this field. IT Is de-
clared at headquarters that there have
been no desertions to the 'red necks,"
as the attacking army is known be.
cause Of the red bandanna handker.
chiefs they wear around their arms.
After the miners had volunteered for
defense service. Col. william z.
Eubank declared he would be able
to hold his positions until the Federal
troops arrived. ..
Hope to Hold Out.
."I am pleased with the situation
this morning" he told the Inter
national News Service. II have suffi.
cient forces to maintain our positions
until the United States troops get to
Logan" e.
One reinforcement porty from welch
arrived this morning. They are coal
miners, who, headquarters says, re-
ceive nothing but food for their serv.
ices. However, the Welch mine opera
tors are paying the men the same as
though they were working. in the
mines. ~. - -.
A squadron OF airplanes was dis.
patched on a reconnaissance party at
5 o'clock. It was expected important
information would be available OH
their return s,s-s,... --... a-ss. .a--...e. d.
The word that Federal troops are
coming was circulated widely along
the Logan front this morning The
Information was greeted with cheers.
Reject Proclamation. ..
The Presidents proclamation was
nothing more than a scrap OF
paper" The miners sullenly re-
jected 1t and continued 20 drive ad-
ditional men to the border.
The Hewitts creek concentration
Is tho greatest in point Of number Of
men, but at other points on the bor-
der the miners are congregating this
morning. -sg..-. o. .'
Miners working In the Logan field
left the mines today to join the army
Of defense. -
The miners had been working prac.
tically 80 per cent. Only such coal
as is necessary here will be produced.
The workers have shouldered rifles
and are being put into the lines to
re-enforce the exhausted defense army.
Casualty List, Awaited. '
Casualties are known to have oc-
CURED last night and early today,
but because of the confusion and
darkness, 1t has been impossible TO
verify any of the reports.
Logan did not sleep last night.
The women were up cooking for
the defenders; the men were on the
front or In reserve, snatching an
hour or two of sleep at the court.
house between reliefs of the guard.
Boys of fifteen have been pressed
into service. Old men OF eighty ore
shouldering rifles and doing their
turn at guard in the front line posi-.
tions. q. .. r.
Every effort is strained by the
Loganites to hold the county until
the arrival Of the Federal troops.
Civil War Vets There.
Veterans who were in the famous
Logan border rangers, which fought
in the civil war, are said to be under
arms again. One Of the men, man
of seventy-eight years, q drummer
boy in 1858, was in an advanced
observation post last night.
An effort was made to burn and
dynamite the Chesapeake and Ohio
bridge en- the Guyan valley division
|at Big Creek early today. a portion
of the bridge was burned and dyna.
mite discovered by q sentinel, who
extinguished the fire. .~
II the bridge had been destroyed,
the only railroad communication to
Logan would have been cut off.
This would have prevented the ar.
rival Of supplies and caused q big
delay in the dispatch Of U. 8.
troops. o.. =.
The Creek bridge IL over Guyan
river. It Is a long span and its
replacement would have been diff
cult. '....,."
Bridge Guard Increased.
As a result heavier guard had
been thrown out over the railroad
line.
The official communique Of Col.
w. y. Eupdnh, CoHhiahucr VI he
volunteers, this morning said:
Heavy firing took place nc Mil
Creek at $50 q. m. The miners
made . concerted attack but were
thrown back. l-
There was firing at Crooked
Creek last night. Rcinforcements
were dispatched 10 the danger zones.
The miners were unable TO advance.
Forty men, mostly former A. K.
r.. officers, arrived from Charleston.
Other achievements arrived from
Welch.
"No official report Of casualties
In made public" ......-
Fifty Hold Pass.
At Crooked Creek. a detachment
Of fifty men defending q mountain
pass. was thrown back a half mile
hY a heavy attack Of the miners