Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-09
Heavy Fighting Continues Be-
tween Miners and Deputies
on 25-MiIe Front.
MARTIAL LAW DEFERRED
Declaration Held in Allegiance for Fur
Their DeveIopments-Gen Band
hoItz Organizes Army for
Campaign on Invaders.
MINERS READY TO SUBMIT.

Charleston, w. Va.-The miners
are ,eady to obey the orders of
the Federal troops just as soon as
they arrive, said William Petry,
vice president of district II, Uni
ted Mine Workers, at union head
quarters here.
"The leaders of the miners have
assured me by telephone that not
a single shot will be fired on Fed
eral troops coming up from the
rear of the miners line" Petry
added. "They said they would
submit without objection to rules
and regulations that might be laid
down by the Federal authorities"
Washington-Federa troops entered
West Virginia to stop the private wan
between striking miners and mine
guards.
Secretary Of War J. w. Weeks an,
nounced $4,000 troops would be used
to restore order in the coal fields.
The war between thousands of min
ers and deputies continued undated
on rs mile front
Fighting was expected to cease with
the troops arrival, for the miners an.
nounced their intention Of going home
as soon as the regulars arrived
Bombing by Planes Reported.
Reports from the lighting around
Logan declared that bombs had been
dropped from airplanes upon the at.
lacking miners and that fighting con.
tinued during the night.
The 10Th infantry, numbering about
600 officers and men from Camp Sher.
man. Ohio, reached the mine war re.
gion, Secretary of War j. w. Weeks
was informed by Brigadier General H.
H. Bandholtz, who is at Charleston.
the state capital, and who will com.
mand the troops in West Virginia I'm.
til peace has been reached
Orders for the movement of troops
into West Virginia were issued by
Major General J. G. Harbord, assist
ant chief of staff, as the result of a
telegram from General Bandholtz, who
was sent by the secretary of war at
President Harding's request, to report
on the situation and particularly upon
whether the striking miners would ac-
cede to the presidents command that
they dispense.
General Bandholtz recommended
that troops be sent.
Ready to Declare Martial Law.
Army officers directing the troop
movement pointed to it as fully justi.
flying the declaration made several
days ago by Secretary Weeks that
should action by the federal govern.
ment in western Virginia be decided
on, it would be mo child's play"
Secretary Weeks was optimistic
over the situation, expressing the be-
lief that as soon as the federal troops
reached the disturbed area the armed
bands responsible for the disorder
would voluntarily dispense.
Meanwhile the second step contem.
plated by the federal government, the
declaration of martial law in five West
Virginia counties, was deferred pend.
ing arrival of all of the troops at their
destination. 1t was indicated that
presidential proclamation declaring
the rule of the military to be supreme,
already drafted and signed, would not
be issued until sufficient forces had ar.
rived in the five counties to enforce
that rule.
Secretary Weeks gave the West vir.
ginia situation his entire attention,
reaching his office early in the day
and leaving it only to attend the regu.
lar Friday cabinet meeting at which
it was understood the matter was dis
cussed
The best of fruits at MOuZakeys.