Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-05
W. VA. MINERS LAY DOWN ARMS.
SOLDIERS CONTROL SITJA 7YON
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arms of all descriptions to the mill
tary authorities.
After surrendcring their weapons.
the men were allowed to leave for
their homes
Whilo reports to- military head
quarters did not indicate how many
!. armed men. had remained in the Sec
ton abandoned by those who sur
rendered here today. 1t is known i'm
wcll-informed circles here that
considerable number are still i'm thu
mountains.
when the soldiers go into the hills.
1t was generally believed hero. they
Will disarm the men found there md
send them out OF the region at once.
With this accomplished. military au-
thorities felt that tho troublous times
of recent weeks will have become his
tory and that conditions will quickly
revert to normal.
Three hundred soldiers of the
Twenty-siNth Infantry. who comc
from Camp Dix. n. J.. arrived here
just before daybrcak They were dis.
patched Immediately TO the neigh
borhood of Blair. beyond Sharples, n
region In which heavy cxcbanrcs
between forces of men armed with
rifles have been reported: 1t was cy-
pected that troops of the Nineteenth
infantry. encarnpcd here, would Join
forces win those of the other rcgi-
incht tomorrow, and thnt the cont
bihed force would then set out for
the mountains to police the district
"oidiers today were In control OF
The entire valley from Madison To
,'lair. Regulars arc stationed be-
,Mtch 'hcse two towns and the viii
iaees OF Clothier, .Iefrery and
Sharplcs
Several hundred men. supposoa IN
Dc under arms. were reported tonight
conEregated at Sharples. in readiness
W ic"Ne the region. and army officers
were making an effort to providc
'hHm with means to get out of tho
NiiiaEc and on their way home. An
equal number was said to be either
IN JcHcry or Clothier, but II was moi
known whether they would move ont
AT once. rs transportation facilities
are lacking.
MAGISTRATE Mitchell. n Logan Coup-
" deputy sheriff. and four other I.o-
gan deputies. who were canturoJ hv
armed men early last week ana b,I
been held In the hills. were surrcn-
ucrcd to tho military authorities nj
Biair today. The DEPUTIES wcrn
Drought 10 Madison and tonight were
heinS cared for AT the camp here.
~ was the general feeling among
miners VINO expressed their views to
the representatives Of the Associated
Press that men who hay. remained
uhucr arms In the disturbed regions
would not come in from the hills ana
surrender their weapons until th. ar
rival on the scene of Federal troons
train which was communicated
Wy armed men early last week and
al
SchcduIe. carrying supplies of food
ana ammunition rs we'll as men int,
,hc nearby mountains, has been w.
ing idie In the railway yards since
the soldiers marched in.
rms train is known to have boon
.nc ohI4 source of supplies for num-
erous forces of men i'm the hills ana
they arc believed To be nearinD tho
end OF their resources
Numerous Indications ,nno,roa
,hat the outbreaks of the las, few
DAYS We're subsiding throughout tho
length Of the valley. Families of min
crs VINO fled when the first disturb
.nSs occurred. were returning To
thelr homes. travelling afoot. by
wagon and I'm automobiles
III Is said that few. II any. armed
men were reaching the Illair rcrion
from the outside. while IL is definitely
known that more than 1000 have dis.
"imucu ana ictt Tor their homes
Efforts TO obtain reliable figures on
cas"aities resulting from the rife nr-
!ns IN the mountains during
the week have proved fruiiicss
ASi who arrived here tonirh, de-
clhred five bodies have been taken
INTO st. Adams There were rcport.
or bodies lying In the open on Tho
Nils, but these were not confirmed
Al JeHery. number OF wounded
DGen ne
hospital In store building Witch
was marked with a large red cross
Thc hospital Is under the supcrvision
OF NUMBER Of women, who call
themselves the miners red cross
nurses"