Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-26
BLAIR POPULACE
IS SAID TO Be
FLEEING town
Governor Calls for Troops;
Railroad Ordered To
Move Soldiers

charleston, w. Va. Aug. H-H.
W. b Mullind. prosecuting attorney of
Boone county, located at Madison. re-
ported this evening that Sheriff Don
Ghafin of Logan county, with three
hundred armed deputies is nov en-
gagged in battle with a large BODY Of
arB1eu men at Blair. in Logan county.
nhlr is near the Boone county line.
Muihns said that authentic reports
ne has received arc to the effect that
resldents of Blair. including old men,
women am, children. are fleeing ths
'owm M,,,,iI IN the direction of Madison
boa'i,,. mu'',hs SAID large group OF
creek. three miles from Madison this
evening. He said he could not esti-
mate the number.
biair is said to be one of the few
minins towns in the Logan field or
sanized by the United Mine Workers
oil America. Tho president of the local
union az Blair was in Charleston
early this week and according to c r
heenoH, district president of the min
ers. reported to him that the men there
~~e prepared for trouble" and had
dug trenches to protect Themselves
from possible attack in the hills eur-
rounding Tie town
Inc town is located about ten n,I.x
ION bosan and trouble has been re-
ported from there frequently Of late
keeney added Officers of the utnitoJ
Nlno Workers her. described tba
lighting at Blair, IL there is firhtins
gong on, as local and mot connect
cd with the Marmet, ,situatio, -, In
cludinE men from Msrmet camp
a man who said he was Sborif, Do,
Lhafin' answered the telephone in the
night VI ~
What is tho situation 4, t
county tonight" he was asked
We are not giving GU. any informs.
uon', wns his reply.
Washinston. Aug. CAN urgent ap-
peal for federal troops To rostor, order
ana prevent further IawlessnesE on N.
part nt striking miners in the MIu-o
Goa fields of West Virginia. was re-
ce,ned today at the war department,
W. reauest Tor troops, made by Gov.
MorEan. OF West Virginia said tina a
torco OF one thousand men was needed
ActnS secretary of war WAINWRIGHT
Immediately ordered Brig. Cen. Read
commander of the fifth corps area.
MN headquarters at Fort BENJAMIN
Harrison. Indiana. TO hold troops
aNaiiable for quick dispatch to II.
west virginia coal fields.
Governor Morgan In his appeal said
tne hand OF armed men numbering
more than 1000 had left Msrm.t fo-
Minso and Logan counties and i,
their march were rsidinS stores. en-
SsginC In thiovery forcing s,.,>
trains TO give them trsnsport,tion
and disarming state peac. Officers
The governor suggested that tn. fed
era1 forces be composed Of s,ronr
rschino gun attachments. sIen,i
corps troops with radio outfits snd
some 1-poundcrs and that they d.
train AZ ST. Adams and Marmet
Ihc renewal of reS'iessnoss in West
Nrs,nia also resulted in decision
by tho senate investigating commItt.e
TO resume fts inquiry into conditions,
Of , the coal regions sept. 10 Al vii.
hanson, West Va.
Columbus. Ohio. AUG. ,s.-Norfc,n.
announced tonight that they had re-
ceiNed orders to have three coaches
ready for transportation Of troops
southwsrd "at any time after mid
night Officers at Columbus barracks
where several hundred ,roops s-a
stationed were attending n staff meet
ing and could not he reached. Soldier,
stationed At tho poe. were called in,
from amusement parks and from tn.
streets by orderlics who sail that pre-
mcnt. The Norfolk & Western ward
officials denied knowledge a. to tho
destination of the train but said their
Information the troops to be trans
ported would come eastward on ths
PENNSYLVANIA from Fort R~rtsmin
Harrison Pernsylvania officials, how
ever said they knew Of no movement.
of troops between indianapolis and
Columbus.
Huntington. ". Va. AuS ,s-r~uis
Mi haclBon. n news dealer Of rors,
stated 10 the Associated Prese cores
pondent today that he was n member
Of , party Of deputies tina. recorroiter-
cd In the vicinity of Blair late this at
ternoon. He declared there hsd been
no battle there between miners ard
deputies and that the only rnpor, ot
any shooting was that miners had
fired at an sirplane.
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