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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-04-20

Mrs. M. ]. Ross has been quite
Ill for the past several days but Is
convalescing.
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Garden tools OF all kinds at WILL
LIAMS G. TAYLOR'S and they are
that -Kutter kind TOO. 1927
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We have field fence, rabbit fence,
poultry fence and barbed wire fence.
13-4t. w. Z. ELLIS & BRO.
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Attorney c. NJ. Grove and Mrs.
A d. Kirk were in Centertown, Mon
day, taking dispositions.
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Messrs. J. L. Hunt and Mack Mar
tin, OF Sulphur Springs, were in this
city on business, Saturday.
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Do you need Plant Food for
flowers? We have 1t in a small
convenient sitter top can especially
prepared for flowers and small
vegetables.
16-2t WILLIAMS TAfLoh.
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New Peas and New Beans for
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Miss Martha Stevenson will visit
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Miss Kathleen Turner, who has
been i'll of pneumonia for the past
few days, is convalescing nicely.
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Spring, grass, and milk are all
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16-1t j. d. WILLIAMS SONS.
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Rev. NJ. G. Smell filled his regular
appointment at Concord Saturday
night and Sunday.
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Mr.. c. A. Hudson, who has been
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improving slowly.
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We are prepared to fill all orders
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13-4t.
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For International No. 8, low,
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Judge Mack Cook and County Ag-
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in Arnold.
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PLANTS FOR SALE, IN SEASON.
POSTPAID CABBAGE. J. Wakeheld-F
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Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Bishop spent
Tuesday in Owensboro.
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Beforey you buy, ask any De Laval
user. J. ID. WILLIAMS SONS.
16-1t.
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Fresh and sour milk. Home phone.
MRS. HOOKER WILLIAMS.
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The New York herald., 1921-09-18
New York Herald Mans Thrilling Story of Trip Advance Federal
Troops Over the Mountains Where He and Two Others Party
Seven Were Wounded Pen Picture of Region Where
Feuds and Modern Union War Make Human Life Cheap

through the water and over the stones of
the mountain creeks than upon the hillsides.
Narrow trails for horse and man, over which
no vehicle could be drawn, are most fire.
Guenty used.
From the main lines of the railroads that
skirt this region short spurs or coal roads
extend up many of the narrow hollows until
they bump into the mountain declivities.
Some day, no doubt, these railroads will
thrust their way by tunnels through the
soft coal increases: and some day good auto
mobile roads will be built. Then will these
wild mountains and ravines become a para
disc for the tourist and camper, and then,
also. will the natives come into contact
with the outer world and become more like
their fellow countrymen.
When you mix up an insurrection of coal
miners with the bitter personal hatreds that
have been engendered for generations in the
feud country of the South and stage the
action in the mountain wilderness of West
Virginia and Kentucky. where personal JUS
tice has long been the rule and every man
carries a rifle or revolver, or both, day and
night. and uses them on the slightest prov
ocation, you have the situation that has pre-
vailed in this part of the country during
recent weeks.
The presence Of Federal troops Is keeping
the peace. but the trouble is by no means
settled. 1t is likely to break out again at
any time.
We entered the war zone about dark on
Friday September 2, on the first rain which
took regular troops into the disturbed area
The New York herald., 1921-09-18

son, seat Of Mingo county. by a force or
State police, county sheriffs and deputies,
and volunteer civilian fighters, who came
out at the call of Gov Morgan--about six
teen hundred in all.
on Sunday, September 4. they dis
persed and turned back to their homes
by 2,10O Federal troops. ordered to the scene
by president Harding, after they had re-
fused to pay attention to proclamation by
their arms and dispense.
The Federal troops did not have to fire a
shot They were not fired on, nor molested
but not until they We're actually on the
scene of action along the mountain ridge
between Boone and Logan counties. which
roughly marks the line of separation be-
tween the union and union coal fields,
would either side-the rebellious miners or
the Logan county defenders. whose slogan
was "They shall not pass'-stop shooting
In the eight days battle conducted at
fairly close range, but in country which
afforded every sort of shelter from bullets
II is estimated by army intelligence officers
that about twenty men were killed and one
hundred more or less seriously wounded.
! travelled by train, automobile and on
foot over the entire line of the proposed
march of the insurrectionary miners other
correspondents and army officers travelled
over different parts of the route. II was
only due to an accident which nearly cost
me and three other newspaper writer's our
lives and a combination OF what may now
he regarded as fortunate circumstances,
that / was able to make the whole journey
and view the situation from all angles
The region through which we passed is
the country Of the Hatfield Mccoy feuds:
of the Matewan massacre of May 10, 1920:
of Illicit mountain stills that have defied
Federal license laws for nearly one hun
dred and fifty years, It Is the land of the
mountain whites" descendants of pre-
Revolutionary stock, but to-day suspicious
dirty illiterate and beligerent IT is also
the land OF the beautiful blue Appalachian
Mountains, with their picturesque. wooded
heights and cool streams.
The New York herald., 1921-09-18
Seven prisoners" Are Guarded
And Sent Quickly to the Reai

II have seven prisoners up mere on Beech
Mountain. Send machine up 70 the foot Of
the hollow for them"
Another sergeant named Rhodes and 4
private were then detailed 70 lead us down
the other side OF the mountain Both of
these we're fine looking young fellows who
treated us courteousv albeit IN business
like manner.
I'VE have machine gun m there" said
Rhodes. IT Is lucky thing for you that
we did not open up with that"
We agreed
"As 1t was. We fired our fifteen shots
apiece, and there were six Of US shooting at
YOU" he said You are lucky to be alive"
We agreed the second time.
You had no business there. You ought
to have known better" he added
We agreed with him the third time
At the bottom Of the mountain we found
a clear, cool spring, and beside Il we waited
for the automobiles that took us IN 70 Ethel,
where Sparks's head and leg and the miners
ankle We're dressed by DR.. Hatfield former
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Heard Machine Gun Distinctly
And Replies by Rifemeu

We walked little further on the "hoa"
AS Nick called 1t, and stopped again. The
sound Of the firing more distinct. IL
seemed to come from the high ground in
front of u.s. both to the right and left. It
was continuous. but there was no volIeying
The rat. tat tat" OF the machine guns was
palmer than ever. Somebody asked Nick
he name of the place where we were and he
said ii was called Wolf Pen Hollow.
Finding our way blocked by the mountain
wall, we turned back toward Sharplcs but
had not gone more than few hundred yards
when we saw young Nick Ball. who was IN
front, suddenly stop, place his hands together
over his head and then keeping them to-
gether slowly lower his arms toward the
ground and raise them above his head again.
Then he gave three low whistles. | peered
through the trees and bushes ahad and saw
IN blue jean overalls OF two miners. They
waited for us we walked forward.
As we had come down on the troop train
we had noticed that many Of the rebellious
miners were negroes and bohunks Of a dis
tinctly foreign appearance. although the
majority Of them looked like native Ameri-
cans OF mountain stock The two men who
The New York herald., 1921-09-18

fired from down the hill and we we're
dered 70 drop down beside our captors. This
firing evide ntly came from the miners. who
were opposite this outpost, and who doubt
less were at a loss TO know what had been
going on In their front between the lines. It
soon ceased
A sergeant who examined our passes was
not impressed with them.
Where the regular troops?" he
snapped. I'VE haven't seen them. And
what the hell are you doing coming from the
miners side?"
We attempted TO explain, but it did not do
much good / looked around and saw that
Sparks had an ugly cash Of several inches
along tho side Of his scalp and a painful
wound through his right leg. But he was
able to walk. one of our miner guides was
shot through the ankle, the bullet entering
just below his shoe top He was limping
badly.
Somebody told me that / had been hit
in the right temple, and found that a little
blood was trclSing down my cheek. IT
proved to be nothing but a scratch, and
severe burn" The sergeant turned to a
telephone that was leaning against a tree,
save couple OF rings and we heard him
The New York herald., 1921-09-18
Path Ovei Top of Ridge
Failed to Reveal Fight

The path we had been following now led
around to the southwest along the top of
the ridge One of our guides told us we
most OF the miners was a little way in front
we began to despair OF seeing anything in
teresting, as the firing seemed TO get fur
ther and further away.
"Bangl"
Right in our faces a rifle shot rang out
Then another. and dozen more. 1t was
volley
Get down." somebody in our party yelled
| aid not wait TO see what the others did.
but dropped Nat on my stomach ana
sauirned toward q rotten log that was
hardly thick enough TO protect my body.
The firing increased. Whoever was
shooting seemed TO he almost on top Of us.
The bullets struck the leaves all around me.
From my place behind the log ! was unable
10 see what my companions were doing, or
10 get any idea about who the men were who
were shooting at us. 4 bullet hit the top
OF the log alongside my head | felt q slight
stinging sensation, and then duh ache as
If had been hit by q club.
1--WE are friends"
Don't shoot
We all began 10 shout, but 1t did no good.
The bullets continued to fly.
1--WE arc unarmed!" | shouted AT the top
Of my voice.
Others took M the cry. II was the magic
formula. The firing ceased.
stand up. IL you are unarmed. and hold
The New York herald., 1921-09-18

years old who gave his name as w NJ
Blizzard and said he was president of that
sub district of the United Mine Workers of
America
We told him we wanted to get near enough
10 hear the firing and, If possible. to see what
kind of fighting it was. without getting near
enough. however. to get killed. lie consid-
cred for a moment and then called a young
man, Nick Ball. and asked him to drive us
up Beech Creek hollow in a 1vver.
Four of us stared, Miss Mildred Morris Of
the international News Service, Harold ID.
Jacobs of the United Press, Boyden Sparks
of the New York Tribune and the writer.
We passed two or three coal mines oper-
ated by the Boone County Coal Corporation.
all deserted. IL was scarcely road that we
ran over. Most of the time il was easier 10
make headway splashing along in the middle
of Beech Creek, and there we went Pretty
soon the way got so rough and steep that the
hivver could not pun us all and two were
transferred to another "commandeered" car.
When the road finally stopped and the creek
bottom became out of the question by virtue
of a sudden rocky rise, we left the cars and
went forward on foot under the shade of
the big oak. tulip and hickory trees
We saw no one, and the woods were very
still When we were three miles from
Sharpes we heard the faint sound of a rifle
shot far off to the southeast. Then another
and pause.
RAT, tat, tat tati'
That's the machine gune the Logan
county men have planted on Blair Noun
tain," said Nick Ball
The New York herald., 1921-09-18
Line in Control of Rebel Miners,
Train Ahead Carrying Recruits

The point OF departure from the main line
of the Chesapeake & Ohio was st. Adams,
about ten miles west of Charleston. We
were running over the Coal River Valley
branch, which had been completely under
control of the rebellous miners for several
days. They had been running their own
special trains up and down this line at will.
and allowing the two scheduled daily trains
to run only occasionally. We learned after
ward that forty five minutes ahead of us on
the line was a miners special carrying 500
recruits for the miners army TO the firing
line on Blair Mountain.
Our train proceeded slowly probably not
exceeding fifteen miles an hour. A few
minutes out from st. Adams IL jolted to
sudden stop in a very smoky tunnel We
sat there In the darkness half choked with
the smoke from the engine, and tried to
laugh, but I am sure everybody was won
dering whether the miners had decided to
block the train in that very place. II was
an ugly spot. But after about ten minutes
we started again. and no more stops were
made until we reached our destination for
that night, Madison, seat Of Boone county.
in the heart of the miners territory.
Except for the little incident Of the tun-
mel the trip to Madison was uneventful. AS
passed several small stations without
stopping, small crowds could be seen-men
carrying lanterns and here and there a coal
digger with his mine lamp fastened TO his
black cap, gave enough light to see the
figures dimly. For the most part the people
We're silent but occasionally q hand was
waved, or a faint cheer was heard.
From 10:30 o'clock that night until $50
o'clock Saturday morning the train lay at
Madison, and then continued its journey
TO the southwest The valley grew narrower.
In the daylight we could see the mine open
ings half way UP the mountain sides. and the
long wooden chutes by which the coal Is
brought down into the cars But none Of
the mines was in operation. They were alb
solutey deserted
We passed through the little mining camps
of Jeffry, where the fighting miners had a
hospital for their wounded. Ottawa and
Clothier, and finally came to our destination.
Sharples, which was only about three miles
The New York herald., 1921-09-18

from the actual firing line on the Boone
Logan ridge. At every station on the way
we saw several hundreds of miners grouped
near the railroad tracks. They were not
armed, and in nearly every instance they
waved the troops a welcome
1t was at Sharples that our real adven-
lures began. Reaching there at 8 O'Clock
Saturday morning, we did not wait to see
Capt Wilson's regulars take up their posi-
tions. but FASTENED to find the local leader
of the miners who turned out to be smooth
shaven well dressed young man, about 80
The New York herald., 1921-09-18

met us were Of the latter type. They We're
pleasant and intelligent; talked with US
freely, and when we said we wanted to see
the rear OF the miners line and glimpse the
real fighting they offered to be our guides.
rhey carried no arms. at least not visibly,
nor did thy wear d red badge on their sleeves
or on their hats-the distinguishing mark of
the miners army"
They led us a little further down the hol-
low toward Sharples and then turned sharply
to the left and led up a steep path. 1t
was very hot and the climb at rather fast
clip took the heart almost out Of US. At the
top a cool breeze hit Us. We all admired the
widespread panorama Of mountain peaks
and valleys. The firing could still be heard,
but it seemed a great distance off to our
right and left.
The New York herald., 1921-09-18
By DONALD A. CRAIG.

Special Correspondence to THE NEW YORK
HERALD.
Copyrioht, 1921. bu THE New YORK HERALD
LOGAN, w. Va, Sept. II.
T HIS is the record of an exciting jour
ney, through strange region, in
turbulent times-times that
probably destined to have a permanent place
IN this history of the nation.
Six thousand union bituminous coal
miners, heavily armed, set out from Cabin
Creek, on the main line of the Chesapeake
& Ohio Railroad about twelve miles east
of Charleston, W. Va. on August Is, 1921,
to march to the southwest for nearly one
hundred miles, across three mountain ridges.
and through almost inaccessible country not
penetrated by railroads nor even by wagon
roads.
Their purpose to pass through the
on-unionized county of Logan and enter
the n-unionized county of Mingo on the
Kentucky border in an attempt to force at
the points of rifles mine operators and
county officials to recognize the United
Mine Workers of America and permit the
organization of the coal miners of those
counties.
For eight days they, were held up at the
first mountain ridge after marching more
than one-third of the distance to William
The New York herald., 1921-09-18

your hands damned high" said angry
voice.
Up we got. / half expected to be shot
down as soon as ] showed myself, but the
chance had to be taken. 1t also seemed TO
me that had escaped by a miracle, and that
my companions on the other side of my
log must be all lying dead. But a rapid
glance, showed me that We're all stand
ing. but that blood was running down
Sparkss head
A half dozen khaki clad figures. in stiff
brimmed campaign hats. arose from behind
rocks about thirty yards away and on slight
ly higher ground. They covered US with
their regulation army Springfield rifles.
who are you? one of us shouted.
state police. Who in hell do you think
we are?" answered one Of them. Come in
here and be quick about it,"
We went. We were in the act Of showing
official army passes obtained from Gen.
'andholtz at Charleston when yolley was
The New York herald., 1921-09-18

Governor of West Virginia, and from which
point we were sent by automobile under
guard TO the headquarters Of the volunteer
forces in Logan, about nine miles away.
Logan an armed camp There was a
sentry at every street corner. Every man
and boy above the age of Is carried loaded
rifle or revolver Their cartridge belts bulged
With ammunition. We were hustled to head
quarters and We're subjected to peremptory
treatment for few hours being assigned 70
rooms in nearby hotel, each with an armed
guard. 1t was not until nightfall that every
thing was Strengthened TO our satisfaction.
Meantime the two miners who had been
our guides were put into Jail by Sheriff Don
Chafin the whom the union miners
seem to hate above everybody else in the
nom union territory. our young chauffeur
Nick Ball, was permitted to go.
But this is not a story of what happened
in Logan on that Saturday and Sunday All
that has been told 1t will suffice to say
that five hundred Federal troops arrived
under Col Suttleworth from Camp Sher-
man, Ohio about o'clock on Saturday
afternoon and formally took over the posi-
tons Of the defending forces on the Spruce
Fork ridge between Logan and Boone coun-
ties at dawn the next morning
The battle of Logan was over
On Sunday morning some Of us took an
automobile ride up Island Creek to Omar.
the chief mining camp of the Maine ISL
and Creek Coal Company. We learned some
more about West Virginia mountain auto
MODELLING.
We were now in the non-union coal fields
When we came to Omar the difference be-
tween this camp and the union camps
on the other side of Spruce Fork ridge in the
Coal River valley from which we had come
the day before was striking Instead of
dirty cabins set on a bare hillside without
grass flowers around them. we saw wen
laid out streets of attractive little four room
homes, each with its front and back yard
It's flower bed and lawn There was a big
company store a Y. NJ c. A. building, with
reading rooms, billiard and pool tables din
ing room, swimming pool. &C There was
moving picture theatre, and four or Ave
churches- Besides the company store there
We're several privately owned stores.
The New York herald., 1921-09-18
Occasional Wagon Trails Only,
And Few Towns in Territory

IT Is also the land of some of the finest
bitumnous coal in the world in what seems
TO be practically inexhaustible quantities,
but which will probably last for only 250
wears. Thus II is one OF the principal world
sources of fuel that has become essential
TO modern civilization, OF light heat and
power.
There are no roads, as roads are known in
the more settled parts, except Immediately
around the few towns There are occasional
The New York herald., 1921-09-18

X was a special train bringing $50 men in
two provisional companies from Fort
Thomas KY under command of Capt
John j. Wilson, who was courteous and help
full. The half dozen correspondents on the
the train added to his troubles, he did not
once betray annoyance.
The train was in complete darkness,
cept for the headlight of the engine which
shone on three fat cars pushed ahead as
pilots TO save the rest OF the train in case
of derailment