The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-05
HUNDREDS Of
MINERS GIVE
Up FIREARMS
CLEANUP MOVEMENT
WILL BEGIN MONDAY
300 Soldiers From Camp Dix
Reinforce the Troops Sta
toned at Madison.

Madison ". Va. Sept 4.-The violent
disturbances which for week have
RACED along Spruce Fork ridge near tho
Boone-I.ogan county border In which
bands OF heavily armed men have been
opposed by state. county and hastily or
sanlzed volunteer forces we're fast APP
preaching an end today.
Additional troops 10 reinforce those
already in the field arrived In the Little
coal river valley this morning.
AS tho United States troops arrived
by rail in Shar7les Just behind the area
which has been the scene OF almost COM
tinuous clashes between armed mon Tor
l:any days scores Of men from the hills
were marching into the village where
they handed over firearms OF all des'
criptons 10 the military authorities.
After surrendering their weapons this
men were allowed 10 leave for their
homes.
While reports to military head
ounrters did not indicate how manV
armed men had remained in the section
abandoned by those who surrendered
here today II is known In we'll informed
circles here that considerable num-
Der are still in the mountains.
FtHns In Srosr's'.
while tho situation along the Little
coal river valley was quiet tnforma-
tion was received through other sources
that nring was still in progress.
In 10 a late hour last night. federai
,roops had not penetrated the fastnesssS
OF the hills, but II was expected here
that they would be ordered into the
regions Of Spruce Fork Ridge. Blair
mountain and Beech Fork early tomor|
row morning. .,
When the soldiers 90 into the hills.
Il was generally believed here. they WILL
d!sarm the men found there ana seno
them out Of the region at once. VITA
this accomplished. military authorizes
felt that the troublous times OF the !
past week will be over. and that condi-
tions will quickly revert to normal.
Three hundred soldiers OF the .6tn
Infantry, who came from camp OA' ,
New Jersey. arrived here just oeiols
daybrcak. They were dispatched lmme- /.
diately 10 the neIghborhood or Bla'r'
hevond sharples. a region In which
heavy exchanges between forces OF men
armed with rifles have been reported. |
II was expected that troops OF the l9th
infantry. encamped hero would join
forces with those Of tho other resi-
ment in the early morning and that the
combined force would then set out to'
the mountain to mop up.
Soldisry IN Control
soldiery today were In control OF tns
entire valley. from Madison TO BhiF
Regulars are located between these two
town and the villages OF Clothier. Jet- !
frey and Sharples
Several hundred men. supposed 70 %
pnder arms. were reported tonight con-
regated a. SharPles. in readiness "
i.aye the region. and army officers Wers
n,kin- an effort to provide them win
-ncau. 90 got out OF the village and on
th.,r pay home. An equal number are
sair 70 be either in Jefery or Clothier'
hui. = was rot known whether theS
,vnu,d Move out at once as transpofti-
zion fucli,i~f are lacking.
Detachments OF soldiers were ouI
throughout tho day, cdllecune arhs
and ammunition from the men Sathefeo
N IN. three villages. 1t was predicteo
that before nightfall many hundreds ~
weapons and thousands OF ROUNDS OF
ammunition would have been eonhs-
Gated.
MAGISTRATE Mitchell. Logan county
denutv sheriff, who with four othe!
Logan deputies was captured oy afmeo
fcontdnusd ON YAls T0A.)