The Washington herald., 1921-08-31
HUGE M0BS FORM
OVER MOUNTAIN TO
MARCH INTO LOGAN
Situation Grows Tense as
,Onrush Is Expected
Momentarily.
ny JOHN N. GLEIssNrR-

. MADISON, w. Va, Aug. Sc
Miners are reported to be eoncen-
trating on the Loran border ana
at Blair. Just over the line. for the
purpose Of advancing on LoFsn
Several bands of heavily arn.d
men passed through here TODAY.
heading toward the southwestern
counties
Deputies and State trooo, an.
prepared to meet the invasion Of
armed miners from Boone County,
Whlch II Is feared Is Imminent
Aooag the ridge separating the xaI-
ley OF the Guyandotte from the
ners, machine gunners and rine-
men have been placed.
Await Call Of siren.
outposts have been strengthened
Forces guarding the narrow pass
through which It is thought entry
might be attempted have been
strengthened. Reserves await the
call OF siren whistle to rush to
any point where there is danger.
Information received at head
quarters Of the citizen army under
Sheriff Don Chain has been such
as to cause anxiety. Miners, IL was
feared, might strike in order 10
cross into Lincoln County before
Federal troops were dispatched into
the trouble area
Alrplane scouts reported large
bodies Of men concentrating along
the border between the counties
other information told Of contfnu-
ally increasing bodies of miners
who were reported to be movinE
slowly toward Logan
Mob of $500 Ready 20 strfSs.
One band, said to number 500.
was reported to have congreEated at
JEFFREY, on Buffalo Creek. There
were other reports of large bodie.
at Blair. Blair is close 10 the ter
ritory under Jurisdiction OF State
troopers under Captain Brock. JEFF
frey is further down the river
where Mcdowell county men under
Sheriff Bill Hatfield are posted.
Logan county forces have been
augmented by the organization Of
battalion Of former service men.
They are drilled and ofticeNed like
soldiers.
The night was one Of anxiety
and the feeling prevailed that the
SITUATION rapidly was approaching q
Climax. Disturbing news from
across the mountains and belief that
the tense atmosphere was bound 10
clear one way or another. was re-
sponsible for the feeling. Men went
about the business of preparing for
battle with grim faces.
LEADER Feeling strain.
The. strain is beginning to tell or
the leaders. For days they have
waited for the on-rush feared NJ
any minute, night or day.
The continued maintenance -
forces in the field has given birth
to a smooth-running organization.
almost like an army. Supply wag-
ons run up and down the valleys AZ
regular intervals. outposts are re-
lieved with precision. automobiles
coming and going constantly with
loads of riflemen.
The headquarters Of Sherirs Hat
field and Chain is a suite Of rooms
in hotel. Messengers continually
arrive Conferences on strategy are
held. Wires through a private
switchboard radiate to the Charles
ton capitol. to the settlements that
serve as field headquarters and 10
surrounding towns.
Use AIrplane scouts.
Airplane scouts are a part OF
Chains forces. They fly over the
mountains of the enemy country"
and report where the largest bodies
OF men are located. Then the forces
on this side of the ridge are
strengthened where Il is thought
there is need.
No one knows whether the In.
vasion will he attempted or what
will happen IL Il il successful, but
citizens know that an attempt viii
mean much bloodshed :
The defenders. whose Numbers
probably arc smaller. have the ad.
vantage Of being posted on the
They comma nd the ter
ritory from which the Invaders
would come. Gaps in the noun
tains are narrow. making them easy
TO defend. -