The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-09-02
MOVE FROM FOUR POSTS

Armed Bands Refuse to Obey
President Harding's Procla-
nation to Disperse
Charleston, w. Va. Sept. q
Brigadier.G General H. H. Bandholtz
busled himself today working out
the details of placing incoming fed
eral troops ut strategic positions.
I'VE are going right in and
swamp the disorderly elements"
said high military authority to.
day.
According to General Bandholtz
troops from Camp Sherman are
expected during the day while
those from New Jersey will not
arrive until tomorrow morning
probably.
Washington, Sept. 2-Federal
troops from four troops number.
ing approximately 1000 were ut
noon today either enrOute or In
readiness to move to West Virgin.
In to enforce the decision Of the
federal government to restore or.
der.
Secretary Weeks was 0ptlmls.
tic expressing belief that as soon
as federal troops reached the dis.
turbed area the armed bands
would voluntarily disband.
Washington, Sept. 2.-Orders for
entrainment of troops for
West Virginia were issued early today
~ Major General Harbord, assistant
.hief of staff. - ,.r..-.~., IL
Action was postponed, however, on
the question OF declaring martial law
bending conferences between Secretary
Weeks and other govrnment officials.
The orders were issued as result
# a telegram from Brig. Gen. H. H.
who was sent by Secretary
Weeks to report on the situation and
particularly whether the strikers
would accede to President Harding's
command that they disperse.
General Bandholtz at midnight last
night recommended that troops be
sent at once.
Troops Move Immediately
The troops which will move immed-
ately are the 26th and 10th infantry
1t Camp Dix, N. J.. and the 10Th in
fantry at Camp Sherman 0. Others
can be rushed to the scene If neces-
,ary from Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Indiana and Camp Knox, near Louis
lille, Ky. General Bandholtz will as
;ume command of the forces upon
heir arrival. He formerly command
ID the Philippine constabulary and
vas provost marshal-general Of the A.
b. F. in France.
Union Leader Joins
General Bandholtz this forenoon re-
ported to Secretary Weeks that Phillip
Murray, international president
If the United Mine Workers union,
1ad joined in urging upon him the
for the troop move
nent.
Declaration of martial law was still
withheld awaiting the arrival of
troops and General Bandholtz' further
recommendations when Mr.. Weeks
eft the war department for the White
House to attend the regular Friday
cabinet meeting
General Bandholtz' message sent
shortly after midnight on which the
troops movement was ordered was
given out by the war department. It
follows:
investigators returned about 1880
The invaders have not obey
ed Presidents proclamation and there
is no apparent intention to do so. It
is therefore recommended that the
troops now held in readiness be sent
to West Virginia without delay"
Blames State Troops
An earlier communication from
Bandholtz said:
1T is believed that the withdrawal
of the invaders as promised by Kee-
ney and Mooney Irrespective president
and vice president Of the district mi
ners' union) would have been satisfac-
torily accomplished but for the tardy
sending of trains and particularly but
for the ill-advised and ill-timed ad-
vance movement of state constabulary
on the night of August 9th resulting
in bloodshed."
TRAIN CARRIES DEAD.
Madison. w. Va, Sept, "A Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad train which
the armed forces around Blair have
been using since regular service on
Little Coal River branch was stopped
passed through Madison this morning
bound for Whitesville. mining VII
lage on the Wyoming county border