The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-09-07
Mine War IS
Reported Over
PEACE REIGNS IN DISTURBED
AREA UNDER GUARD OF
FEDERAL TROOPS.

Charleston, w. Va, Sept. 4.-West
Virginia's war was virtually at an end
tonight. Less than SO hours after the
first federal troops had entered the
disturbed area, peace reigned along
the Boone-Logan county boundary
which for week had been ablaze with
conflict between 5000 armed miners
and almost an equal number of Logan
county officers and volunteers under
Sheriff Don Chafin. The miners
march to Mingo county in protest
against state martial law there had
been stopped.
Magistrate Mitchell, a Logan coun-
ty deputy sheriff who, with four other
Logan deputies, was captured by arm
ed men early last week and had since
been held in the hills, was surrender
ed to the military author rites at Blair
today. The deputies were brought to
Madison and tonight were being cared
for at the camp here.
While estimates placed casualties
among the contending forces at from
less than a dozen to several hundred
killed, not shot had been fired by a
federal soldier at anybody nor had
anyone fired at a soldier, as far as
| military headquarters here had been
informed. Neither had single arrest
been made by the troops.
Troops in Complete Control.
Troops tonight were in complete
control of the entire area, military
headquarters announced Several
hundred additional miners, approx
mately TOO in all, had surrendered
their arms to the troops, others were
coming in while large number were
disappearing into the hills and scat
tering in various directions. Arrange
ments were made today for a special
train on the Coal River branch to
bring out those miners who had sur
rendered to federal troops. The first
train tonight brought down about 800
and others were understood to be
awaiting their turn at the Logan end.
Indications were that two or three
days at the most would see the troops,
commanded by Brig Gen II. II. Band
holtz, with headquarters here, begin to
withdraw.
26th Infantry Arrives.
With the arrival early this morning
of the Twenty-sixth infantry from
Camp Dix. N. j., consisting of 1920
officers and men under Col. T. NJ And
erson, approximately 2,190 federal
troops were in West Virginia.
Federal forces have entirely replae-
ed both miners and local fc--ces in the
disturbed area.
Indications tonight apparently made
it certain that the martial law pro-
clamation drawn up ard signed by
President Harding several days ago
would not be issued. The situation
seemed to be clearing up satisfactori-
ly under the powers alre 'dy possessed
by military authorities. The apparent
desire of the military authorities is to
clear up the situation with as little
disturbance of civil routine as possl-
| BILE.
Search for Missing Airmen.
Major Davenport Johnson of the
| air service today was continuing
search for five men VIII nse plane was
reported yesterday to have crashed to
earth and. burst into flames near Poe
Nicholas county. The bomber was
not attached to the fleet of planes
here, but was visitor from Langley
| field and was on the return fight when
it was caught in severe storm. Two
scout planes were sent from here this
afternoon to try to locate the wreck
but had not returned early tonight.
Up to a late hour last night, federal
| troops had not penetrated the fast
nesses of the hills but it was expected
here that they would be ordered into
the regions of Spruce Ridge, Blail
Mountain and Beach Fork tomorrow