The New York herald., 1921-09-05
MINERS SURRENDER
IN THREE COUNTIES
Continued from First Pare.

twenty dead or mortally wounded. This
suffering the worst OF II by about three
dead. The number of those slightly
wounded probably will run close TO 100 .
many of these are only scratches or
surface wounds
Hats with bullet holes In them are
being displayed on both sides of the
line. Minao county mountaireer.
more than six feet tall with two weeks
growth OF grizzled beard on his hollow
cheeks and muddy black sicker hung
up on his lanky form. was the centre Of
interest for twenty minutes at the
militia headquarters this morning. He
had just come in from farfiung out
post on Mill Creek Knoll, where he had
kept up a desultory fire against the
miners all night In deluge Of rain with
twenty other Logan men. AS he leaned
on his ancient squirrel rife he allowed
curious persons to examine two holes
through his right coat sleeve where a
bullet had passed through.
G.OOO Miners on Fighting Line.
Never tech me-" he remarked and
added: Il didn't aim to get into this,
and now | don't aim to get out az long
as there's anything TO shoot at. But I
guess there amt. now the regulars are
here"
"whatoha goin' to do now. JEDI" ask
cd one of his cronies.
Coin home" he replied. "An' I guess
when / get there the old lady can treat
me pretty rough before I'll leave home
again for long while"
Intelligence officers on the staff of
Gen. Bandholtz, who is in command of
an the troops in the disturbed area, with
headquarters at Charleston. have been
at work all day gathering information
on the nature and extent of the eight
days insurrection. THE NEW YORK
HERALD correspondent has talked with
several of these officers.
There were. according to the informa-
tion they have gathered to date. APP
proximately 6.000 miners on or behind
the fighting line. either armed and act
lively engaged in the fighting at various
times, or aiding in the maintenance OF
the fighting force, collecting and trans
porting food and ammunition, running
commandeered trains and automobiles
and operating as courfers. This force
of miners was opposed by approximately
1000 civilian volunteers, and temporary
State miitiamen on the Logan county
side.
1t IS tho belief of the regular officers
that If the civilian defenders had not
put up the day and night fight they did
the miners would have, overrun Logan
and Mingo counties. They recognize that
the defenders had a tough job. and that
they probably would have been overcome
II they had not had the advantage OF
superior positions on the ridges, more
machine guns. better rifles and all the
ammunition they needed. On one night,
the Sd, after the fight started the miners
did break through the defensive line.
There was a frantic call for reinforce
ments and 200 men were rushed to the
spot near NIL Creek. Soon after day
break the Logan county men recovered
their lost ground and reestablished their
line. They did 1t with two machine guns
operated by former service men who had
fought in France.
Sixteen hundred men could not main
tain a continuous twenty-five mile line.
What they did was TO protect every pass
and occupy all high points overlooking
the surrounding territory. One stretch
0. eight miles near the centre OF the line
was mined at every place where 1t was
possible.
TIE Federal troops are not making ar
rests. Tha. viii he left 10 the civilian
authorities. .sriess MARTA. law IL pro-
claimed by President Harding. /: IS
understood here trsi no such action will
be taken by the President unless the
Federal troops are fred upon.
Not the slightest show of resistance
has been met anywhere by the regulars.
Both sides seem to he equally glad they
are here, At Jeffrey this morning about
700 miners from the northern section
of the State surrendered peaceably.
Three hundred of them were armed. and
willingly turned over rifles. "gats" and
shells to the regulars. They were put on
special trains and started back to their
homes.
Many hundreds of miners are going
home on foot and in automobiles of their
own accord. The roads and trails lead