Evening star., 1921-09-02
COURIER REPORTS
CONTINUAL ROAR
ALONG THE LINE
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SCiSCo carly Tue Qdy lEOn fSOOuc
and Logan counties by the military
authorities as to the situation there.
Federal military headquarters, 1t was
said. were not worried about the sit
uat1on at the moment, but were con-
centrating all efforts to get the troops
in quickly.
Will Swamp Marchers.
We are going right in and swamp
military authority today.
According to Gen. Bandholt1, two
regiments have been ordered to move
IN, the 26th. from Camp Dix, and the
18TH. from the western corps area. The
troops from the 18th, it was said, will
come in from Camp Sherman, Colum-
bus barracks, and other places where
the command has been scattered.
These troops are expected during the
day, while those from New Jersey will
PROBABLY not arrive until tomorrow
Gen. Bandholtz was studying a large
map on the wall when a correspondent
OF the Associated Press visited MILL
tary headquarters. The general said
ne had not decided where he would
place detachments. He was working
out the details and expected to be
able to direct the various companies
OF the two regiments to strategic
points after they arrived. He gave
no information as to which routes the
troops would follow into the disturbed
regions.
Communication Cut on.
There was no authentic information
at the Office Of Gov. Morgan during
the morning hours beyond reports
of the Boone-Logan county lines,
| where the large body Of armed men
| are concentrated with the avowed
intention Of marching into Logan
county
Telephone reports from Madison
were to the effect that all wire COM
| munication to the so-called front has
been cut of and that more men were
still going through Madison to join
those opposing the peace officers at
the county line.
Bandholt. Decides ON Troops.
Brig. Gen. H. H. Bandholtz. early
this morning announced that he had
sent q telegram to the Washington
War Department requesting that fed
eral troops be sent into West Vir-
ginia at once.
Gen. Bandholtz's announcement fol-
lows:
IT am satisfied the miners will not
obey the Presidents proclamation.
have dispatched telegram to Wash
ington requesting that federal troops
be sent into West Virginia Immediate
ly."
HeH odHunoltZ decision was reacn-
ed after he had listened to q report
! made by Col. Stanley H. Ford and
Maj. c. H. Thompson, who late last
night returned from a trip along the
Boone-Logan county line.
Gov Morgan was in conference with
nouncement was made that federal
aid had been recommended.
The governors only comment, when
informed Of Gen. Bandholtx's de-
cision. was:
II have nothing to say: am
through
Gen. Bandholt., when questioned as
to when the Presidents proclamation
of martial law would be promulgated,
replied that he could not state the
that 1t would be promulgated i'm
mediately after receipt of his tele-
gram at the War Department. The
general added that he assumed mar
wha, Boone, Fayette, Logan and
Mingo counties.
Sent After Second Appeal.
made by Gov. Morgan last Tuesday,
and President Harding's subsequent
proclamation commanding "all per-
sons engaged in unlawful and insur-
rectionary proceedings disperse" on
or at noon September /, Gen. Band
holtz yesterday was sent here by the
War Department to investigate re-
ports that armed bands along the
Boone-Logan county line were not
disbanding.
1t had been reported that the gather
ing of men in the vicinity Of Jeffery,
Clothier. Sharples and Blair. mining
towns In western Boone and eastern
Logan counties. continued after is
suance of the proclamation and ap-
parently authorative estimates place
of
thousand.
Thirteen Planes Arrive.
The troops will be placed at CEN
county line and small detachm ents
will operate in all directions from
these points.
Up to noon a total Of thirteen Army
atrplanes had arrived at the landing
field here, nine of them coming today.
Brig. Gen. Bandholtz has with him
at headquarters here Col. Stanley H.
Ford, War Department general staff:
Col. W; A. Bethel. Judge adyocate
Thompson. general stan.. 6th Corps
area, and Maj. N. N. Polk, field artil-
lery.
1t was announced at the governors
Office today that two men persuaded
miners in the vicinity of Burch and
Join the armed band on the Boone
Logan front. These men had been at
work, 1t was stated at the governors
office. and their leaving resulted in a
shutdown on operations.
Miners Suffer Losses.
It was also given out at the COVER
nor's Office that between sixty-five
and seventy-fve automobiles and
trucks with miners and ammunition
were reported to have gone up Lens
creek toward Boone county last night
these miners were that they had suf-
fered losses yesterday and that ex-
citement was high among them.
A representative Of Gov Morrow Of
Kentucky called on Gov. Morgan and
reported guns and ammunition from
Camp Knox had been delivered to state
troops in Logan county. The supplies
consisted Of 400 rifles, six automatic
rifles and 10000 rounds Of ammunition.
It was taken to Logan county in q spe-
cial train.
Another. company Of fifty deputy state
police is being organized by Maj.
Thomas Davis. assistant adjutant gen.
eral. for service in Logan county.
The first company Of fifty men was
organized hurriedly last night at the call
Of Gov. Morgan, sworn in as deputies in
the state police and sent to Logan
county on a special train at 1 o'clock
this morning.
Announcement was also made at the
governors Office that there was fightinE
on the Logan.Boone line today. No de-
tails were received.
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