New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-27

Decision to Follow Advice
of Leaders and Return
Abandoned; Train Is
Captured; Several Shot
Warning Issued by
u. S. Army Officer
NO Halfway Measures
Is Word Sent by Bank
holtz to Union Heads

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Aug. %
After officials of the United Mine
Workers Union had succeeding in
breaking up the advance of 5000
miners toward Mingo County and in
ducing the men to abandon their an
nounced intention of unionizing the
Mingo coal mines by force, some of
the miners revolted against the union
officials about midnight tonight.
Several persons were shot in the dis
orders accompanying the rebellion.
Several hundred armed miners left the
main camp tonight, commandeered a
CHESAPEAKE & Ohio passenger train at
Danville and started for Blair in Logan
County, according to word received
here by state officials from Boone
County authorities. The situation is
reported to be tense
Generals Arrival Turned Tide
The decision of most Of the miners
army to disperse came as che result
of an appeal to them by Frank Keeney,
president Of the local union The ar
rival Of General H. II. Bandholtz, Of
the War Department, on the scene. was
the turning point of the day.
IN conference ct the Governors of'ce
he told President Keeney and his sec
retary, Fred Mooney, that if the miners
continued on their march the govern
ment would take hand and disperse
the insurrection at all costs. General
Mitchell. chief Of the Air Service, ar
rived during the day and made num-
Der OF trips up Lens Greek and Little
Coal River, reporting that the situa-
sought concealment under the foliage
Of trees when they heard the whr OF
his airplane and he could not estimate g
the number of marchers
Says 1000 Marchers Wore Uniforms
Mr. Keeney, returning to Charleston
tonight, said he never saw so many
men in q march before. excluding g
troops during the war At Racine this
morning there must have been 5000
or 5000 and at least 1000 of them
we're former service men, wearing uni
forms of the army, navy and marines,
the district president said.
In his speech to the men, Mr. Mooney
to advance further. General Band
hotz seems to command the state" he
asserted. "He summoned US (Keeney
and Mooney at a o'clock this morning
and shortly after we left Charlesto ton.
You must give up your plans for the
present"
General Bandholtz told the union Of
iicials that he would be reluctant to
have Federal troops come into West
Virginia to oppose the army of armed
men. But unless the men ceased their
present operations and dispersed, they
would be opposed by Federal troops, he
said. No halfway measures would be
taken in routing the army of miners,
tho general asserted
General Bandholtz pointed out that,
in his opinion the men began assem-
bling for the proposed march into
Mingo County without realizing the
seriousness of their step or what wou d
be the consequences. The situation,
he believed, had become more serious
than the men had anticipated
Advance Guard Dispersed
MADISON. W. Va. Aug. 26 (By The
A-sociated Press).-A meeting of the
advance guard of about 200 marching
mincre was held in the baseball park
mere to-day, the men occupying the
grandstand. Enough stragglers had
come in along the Peytona- Madison
road to swell the gathering to about
600.
The men listened intently while Mr.
Keeney and Secretary Mooney ex-
planned the details of the conference
they had with Brigadier General Band
holtz.
Two or three of the miners. who
were said to be leaders among the men,
also addressed the meeting. The more
conservative Of these speakers urged
the men to take such advice as Mr..
Keeney had to offer.
Mr.. Keeney promptly told them to go
back home. That broke up the meet
ing and some Of the men who had
joined the marching force from this
vicinity Immediately started for their
homes.
Newspaper coYresp spondents were
stopped ut the gate when they sought
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