Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-09-02
Martial Law in Mine Zone as|
Soon as Troops Reach 4
Troubled Area
GET ORDER FOR TROOPS
Gen. BandhoItz Wires Wash
ington to That Effect Fir
ing All Night

II, The Associated Press
CAMP DIX, Sept. 2:-The first D.
three trains carving the Twenty-
sixth Infantry to West Virginia lCft|
Camp Dix at 9:45 A. NJ. standardR
time today.
The first battalion to leave was "a
command OF Major Burg. Each mar
was in heavy marching order, car
rying rifle and field helmet. The5
heavy packs included blanket ro{
half section of shelter ten, and ex&
ira pair of shoes, other clothingX
and equipment and rations for two
meals.
Major General Shanks, In COM
mand of the camp, inspected the
troops before they entrained and res
viewed them as they marched to tho
railroad siding.
The 26th Infantry has been res.
cruited to strength of about 1,00D.
officers and men. 1t includes a fully.
equipped machine gun company and
a medical section. Many of the menI
were recruited in the West VirginiRI
mountains.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-Orderyl
for the immediate entrainment OF
troops for the West Virginia strike1
zone were issued early today by Nal
jor General Harbord, assistant chief
of staff.
Action was postponed, however. orI
the question of declaring martial law.
pending conferences between SecrerI
tary Weeks and other government
officers with President Harding. al
proclamation has been signed and
requires issuance to become effectives1
"Send Troops at Once" II
The orders were issued as the rel
suit of a telegram from Brigadiex]
General II. II. Bandholtz, who was
sent by Secretary Weeks to report
on the situation, and particularly
| upon whether the strikers would az
cede to President Harding's col
mand that they disperse.
General Bandho oltz at midnight
night recommended that troops
sent "at Cnce."
Leaving Camp Dix
The ps which will move tmme
d;ately are the 26th. and Z ( s s !. 4fantf
st Camp DIX, NJ. T.. and 4 81 81
InfaEtry st Camp Sherman. VI
Others can be rushed to the scene.
necessary. from Fort Benjamin Ha1r
risoE. Ind. and Camp Knox neal
Louisville. Ky.
BandhOltz In Command
General Bandholtz will assume
command of the forces upon thesr
arrival. He formerly commandet i
tho Philippine constabulary and was
provost marshal general of the A. rs
F, in France.
Martial Law Soon.
| All war department arrangements
were said to be complete for promui-l
eating martial law as soon as troopS
now on the way arrive in the dis3
| turbed area.
Secretary of War Weeks, arriving
| early at his office, asked that aIl
communications received during the
night be placed before him. = "a
Firing During Night
LOGAN, w. Va. Sept. 2:-Earsy|
morning reports from Spruce Forf3
| Ridge told little about the situatioH
on the Logan county border. wheEe.
| firing from either side was spasmodfcl
during the night
Colonel W. F. Eubanks. West ViE~I
ginia National Guard, in command]
of Logan county forces had no ofi-I
cial statement to make, he said. and
Sheriff Don Chain was equally rett3
cent.
Three prisoners taken by patrolG|
and brought here last night wereI
| locked in the county jail.
Prisoner is Killed
! While being transferred from one1
cell to another Paul Cominsky. ar3
rested at Ethel yesterday. charged
with being a suspicious person, atvI
tackled Jailer W. E. White, where-j
upon the officer stated he shot and
killed him.
Cominsky carried papers indicat@I
| ing that at one time he was an erIa-I
| ploye of the Winding Gulf Coal Cons
| pany.
Ready to Leave Camp Dix
| CAMP DIX, Sept. members oil
| the 26th infantry began entrainins}
here at 9 o'clock and was expected
to leave for the West Virginia coal
fields in half an hour. The 16thI
regiment was also prepared toI
move but at this hour orders for itHl
departure had not been received.
Three passenger trains We're filled
with soldiers and one freight tratnf
with equipment. The engines had
been waiting all night with stea II
r+f+ oil aoM