Bisbee daily review., 1921-09-03
'21Q0 SOLDIERS
! TAKE FIELD To
|. END DISORDERS
IN COAL FIELDS.
Troop Trains Arrive During
All of Last Night For
Immediate Service
BANDHOLTZ CONFIDENT
Commander of Martial Force
Certain Miners Advance
Will Soon be Halted

CHARLESTON. w Va. Sept. 2. =
Federal troops are in West Virginia.
ready to put down the disorder that
has been disturbing the peace of the
state since last week The first troop
train arrived at st. Adams early to-
night from Ohio and was followed by
other trains bringing infantrymen
and equipment from the Fifth Corps
Area of the middle west. Troops from
Camp Dix, who left New Jersey early
today, are not due until tomorrow.
The first contingent of the soldiers
were met at St Adams by Col. Stan
ley II. Ford, war department general
staff, who conveyed orders to the com
monder of the troops where to place
his men. st. Adams is about 25 miles
from the affected area in Boone and
Logan counties.
Brigadier General II. II. BandholtZ.
in command of all the troops ordered
here, worked out the details for plac-
ing the commands today. He would
not divulge the exact spots where
men are to be stationed. The infan-
trymen will be stationed at about a
half dozen central points from which
they will operate in smaller detach-
ments to all surrounding places where
holtz had no very disturbing reports
today from the. boundary line OF
Boone and Logan counties where
armed miners and others are facing
county and state peace officers and
men. The armed bands are on the
Boone county side of the line and in a
strip of Logan county east of Spruce
Fork Ridge, while the opposing state
and county forces are on the Logan
side.
BandhoItz Hopeful
General Bandholtz gave out no
statement on the situation but said
that he expected when the military ar
rived on the scene. the invaders will
quickly dispense and return to their
homes. This is also the opinion of
the state authorities and responsible
members of the United Mine Workers
With federal troops in the state
and every prospect of order being rap
idly restored. it was generally be-
lieved that if the government declar-
ed martial law, it would be of a mod
flied but effective form that will not
disturb business in Charleston and
other places.
Governor Morgan today issued a
proclamation to "all state and county
officers, civil and military, and depu-
ties, assistants and subordinates." or
dering all to cooperate with the Unit
ed States troops and to obey the Or
ders of the federal commanders.
1t was sair General BandholtZ
might order all persons outside of the
regular army establishment to dis
perse and return to their homes.
Governor Morgan's office gave out
unofficial reports today of continued
shooting in the mountains to the
south. There were, however. no de-
tails sto the extent of casualties on
either side. There is no definite Of
ficial information in Charleston. so
far as can be learned as to the num-
Der of persons killed in the troubled
area.
One report today stated men had
captured train of eight cars. loaded
it with men and sent them to the
front.
On order of General Bandholtz. OBJ
servers in army airplanes made an
observation flight today to the south.
21o0 Troops Sent In
WASHINGTON, Sept. .. - The war
department set in motion today ma
chinery to apply irresistible force 10
disorderly elements in the five min
ing counties of West Virginia where
labor disorders have smouldered into
what officials term insurrection. BY
train from four army camps, an ex-
peditionary force numbering 2.1OO
men was routed for destinations on
the edge of the mountain country.
Brigadier General H.-H. Bandholtz
the governments agent on the scene.
has been designated in command.
Behind this force. Secretary Weeks
said, were as reserves another 1000
men, and bombing airplanes which
already have arrived in the disturbed
area. President Harding's proclama-
tion formally putting Mingo. Kama
wha and Boone counties under martial
law is in the hands of General Band
holtz and will be issued at the dis
cretion of Secretary Weeks. The gov