The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-14
SERIOUS
CONFLICT
RENEWED
IN south
Miners and Opponents FIGHT
in Streets; Women and
Children Rescued

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CAMP SHERMAN, Ohio.
May 14.-The entire 10Th in-
fantry regiment was ordered
today to prepare to move into
the battle zone in Mingo
county, West Virginia
WILLIAMSON, W. Va,
May 14.-A concerted attack
on Matewan opened today -
a general battle was started
by opposing sides in the
Mingo county mine war.
Fighting in Matewan streets
was reported.
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rAdden In West Virginia and Ken
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STATE POT.ICE
RUSH TO BATTLE
Captain J. J. Brokus. with : a.
tachment Of state police. com
mandeered special trains and started
for the Tug river valley district
Reports reached here during ~
morning that the striking minor4
hidden since Thursday IN the hil1nL
had threatened an attack on u
| town Of Howard just across TIE TuG
river. Tho report was that the
snipers planned to -wipe out u
| town."
! The casualties are now estimatsA
at six dead and many wounded.
| Women and children Who hnA
huddled In . mine mouth near A.
burn. without food or water sanno
Thursday. reached here early today.
They were rescued under cover q
darkness by q detachment Of statD
police.
| The body Of an unidentified victim
was found today near SprigEz, ou
the Kentucky side OF the river.
BODIES LYING
IN RATTLE ORDER
An unconfirmcd report here was
that Charles Stafford and Carl
Butcher. believed killed at Merit
mac. had only been wounded and
managed to drag themselves clear
OF the fighting in the dark last
night.
| The bodies OF Dan Whit. c. W.
Smith or Gooslin. and other dead
and wounded were stifl lying on
the ground in the battle zone short.
| ly before noon. They could no1
be rescued because OF the SPAS.
modic shooting. which continued
since the battle opened Thursday
morning.
| Attempts at peace late last night
failed when both OF the warning fac
tons refused to stop their halls OF
bullets until the other side was
| silenced.
FIGHT RACES
DURING NIGHT
The flare OF revolvers and pistols
up and down the Tug river for a9
miles continued thruout the night.
| Tho battle died down shortly after
midnight. but was resumed at day.
break.
Communication with the battle
| area was still interrupted this morn
ing. but the course of the fight was
| plainly discernible by the sound Of
the volleys and the flares that went
up from the snipers in the West vir.
gini and Kentucky hills, on opposite
sides of the Tug river.
Shots continued pouring into tha
half-dozen little mining colonies in
the valley between the two mountain
sides
/ Some OF the reported dead were ly-
ing In the range of fire and could
not be rescued. The constant ex-
change OF shots prevented the COM
plete check OF the casualties and
| identification Of the victims was Inn
possible in many cases.
Dan Whit, a miner. IL among the
latest victims OF the guerrilla war
| fare. He left the mouth OF q mine
yesterday to procure water for
women and children huddled In the
mine mouth. He was killed before
he had taken 20 steps into the line Of
| fire.
Ono wing Of the sevcn.mile fight
RACES about the mine mouth. and
their escape Is cut off.
| The hattie onened Thursday morn
ing between miners who have been
on strike for "A year and those who
have taken their places in the coal
fields