The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-25
MAY ORDER
TROOPS To
MING0 ZONE
Federal Force Ready to
Disperse Mob March
ing on Coal Fields.

Washington, Aug. 25.-The SEN
ate committee investigating condi-
tions in the Mingo coal fields of
West Virginia, decided today to be-
gin hearings at Williamson, on
Sept 10.
Washington, Aug. 25.-An urgent
appeal for federal troops to restore
order and prevent further lawlest-
ness on the part Of striking miners
I in the Mingo coal fields of West
/ Virginia, was received today at the
war department.
| The request for troops, made by
, Governor Morgan of West Virginia
/ said that a force of one thousand
men was needed Acting Secretary
, OF War Wainwright Immediately or
dered Brigadier General Reed, com
mander of the Fifth corps area
with headquarters at Fort Benja-
min Harrison, Ind, to hold troops
available for quick dispatch to the
/ West Virginia coal fields.
Brigadier General H. H. Band
! holtz, former provost marshal gen
eral of the A E. F. and designated
! commander of the new army dis
trict Of Washington, and Colone
Stanley H. Ford were ordered Il
proceed Immediately to Charleston
W. Va, to conduct an investigation
as to conditions in the troubled
area.
Racine, W. Va, Aug. 25-A crowt
of men, estimated at between 5,00(
and 5000, reached mere TINS nfofH
ing from Marmet where they haC
been in camp. Many of them openl.
said they were marching TO Mingt
county where martial law, declare;
several months ago by Governoi
Morgan, is still in force. The.
were apparently without leader
and struggled into town, although
a compact body held to the mail
highway.
While it was declared by some O
the men who talked with citizen
here that the majority of the march
ers were miners, determined t
carry out their protest agains
what they termed the mine guar
system" they admitted that other
were included in their ranks. On
marcher said that lot of "servic
I
had been in the world war.
Some Garry Guns.
Many of the men carried gun
and it was said that others had pis
tSls, although numbers of them sal
that they were without firearms c
any kind.
. On reaching Racine they sprea
themselves over the town and i
adjacent fields where they break
} tasted. A number of wagons ac
companied them in which were Pre-
visions.
Inquiry failed to reveal just ho-
long they expected TO stay in Ra
, cine, but there was no indicatio
: that they were in haste to resum
the journey.
Racine is on a state highwa
which leads from Marmet throug
Boone and Logan counties to Mil
go.
After the marchers had heard {
| the preparations being made to re
l ceive them at the Logan count
{ line, as reported from Logan thi
/ morning, they said nothing about /
Find Two Bodies.
Charleston. W. Va, Aug. 25.-
Bodies of a white man and a negr
were reported to have been foun
at Marmet after the miners arm
marched. 1t was said they wei
slain as "spies."
: Citizens Arm.
e Logan, W. Va, Aug. 25.-Abo,
r FIVE hundred Logan county citizer
!, were under arms here at daybrea
r prepared to hurry to the Boor
:, county border where, according
advices received at the office
sheriff Don Chain. a party of me
!, marching from Marmet to Ming
H county. as a protest against martii
/ law there, were about to cross II
!, boundary.