The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-09-08
TROOPS RUSHED
TO WEST VIRGINIA
Nineteenth and TWenty-Sixth
Infantry Fully Equipped,
Go to Charleston.
zoo MINERS KILLED, REPORT
Battle on 25-MIIe Front Near LOGAN
Courthouse Lasted All Day--5oth
Sides Fire From Machine
Gun Nests, Officials say.

Logan, w. Va, Sept. 5.-Two hun
dred miners are believed to have been
killed in the battle of Logan Court
house. Colonel Eubank, commanding
the citizens army defending Logan
against the advance of the miners,
said reports indicated heavy casual
ties at the front.
The battle, which lasted all day on
a 25-mile front, was "A complete check
to the miners apparent attempt to
break through the Logan lines before
the arrival Of United States troops
Both sides fired from machine gun
nests with telling effect, the loss to
the miners being particularly heavy.
Private airplanes were used for
scouting purposes by the defending
army. Some of them carried INT
bombs, which were dropped inside the
miners lines
Charleston, w. Va, Sept. 5.-The
most sanguinary battle in the his
tory of West Virginia mine disorders
has occurred, according to reports re-
ceived at the governors office.
"The state Of West Virginia is now
in the hands of the federal govern
ment,' Governor Morgan announced.
The governor issued a proclamation
announcing that the officers Of the
United States army were now in
charge and all peace officers and citi-
Zens were ordered to obey the law
and also obey the regulations which
are to be Immediately promulgated by
General BandhoItz.
The proclamation issued by Gov
ernor Morgan follows:
"Ho All State and County Officers,
Civil and Military Deputies, Assist
ants and Subordinates:
Whereas. The United States troops
have, at my request, been ordered to
this state for the purpose of quelling
an instruction; the peace officers of
this state are ordered to cooperate
with the United States troops to the
end that there may be unity of action.
THE peace officers of this state will
obey the directions of the officer COM
handing the United States troops or
his properly designated representa-
tiveS."
With the arrival Of the United
States army detachments Brlgadier
General Bandholtz War department
representative, becomes military COM
mander Of the state
Washington, Sept 5--Federal troops
are moving into West Virginia from
two points to quell the uprising of
miners in the Mingo county coal re-
giOnS.
The Nineteenth infantry was dis
patched from Camp Sherman, O.. and
the Twenty-sixth infantry was sent
from Camp Dix, ~ j. Their destina-
ton is Charleston, where they will
await further orders before moving
into the troubled districts. Additional
forces will 90 if necessary.
The advance was ordered by the
War department following the receipt
of a telegram from Brig. Gen. r. II.
BandholtZ. the War department repre-
sentative on the scene, which declared
the situation called for the presence
of federal forces.
Major General Harbord, chief of
staff, Immediately telegraphed instruc-
tons TO Camp Sherman and Camp Dix
ordering the Nineteenth and Twenty
sixth infantries to entraln.
He acted without waiting for for
nal proclamation of martial law in
the state by the President which
usually precedes the movement of
troops in such an emergency.