New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04
Insurrection Wanes Fast
as Army Takes Charge;
Captives Ordered Home
After Names Are Listed
Ba1ldhoItz Forbids
All Public Meetings
State and County Officers
"Will Do just as They
Are Told" He Declares

Are Told" He Declares
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Sept. 8.
Gradual clearing up and disper-
sion of armed bands who for days
have been opposing state and county
forces along the Roone-Logan county
line. is foreseen here tonight as a
result of the surrender to-day of a
body of four hundred men TO Fed
eral troops under command of Brig
adler General H. II. Bandholtz.
After the capitulation, which in
cluded the surrender of eighty men
upon whom firearms were found, the
prisoners were sent to st. Albans
under the protection of Colonel Carl
A. Martin, of the 18th Infantry.
Here they We're allowed TO go to
their homes after the precaution had
been taken of recording the names Of
all who carried weapons.
Stolen Engine Recovered
Near Sharples Federal troops
operating out of Madison, where
armed miners are congregated, dis
armed a band of men who were hold
ing locomotive on the Little Coal
River branch of the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railroad.
Reports tonight from Spruce
Fork Ridge were that both the min
ers and the force of deputies and
volunteers opposing them on the
"battle front" were disbanding.
Further progress toward ouieting
the disturbed area is expected to-
night and tomorrow as the Federal
forces spread out and take up oper-
ations further away from their
bases.
In establishing themselves in the
trouble zone the Federal forces met
with no opposition anywhere and
they do not expect any.
General Bandholtz tonight would not
say whether he would compel the state
and county forces who have been hold
ing the armed bands back from invading
Logan County to dispersc also.
"They are now under the control OF
the Federal authorities, and they will do
just they are told" said the General.
All Auser,hIar,a Enrb;ddn,
The Federal commander also stated
that he would not permit any assembly
OF miners. or other citizens in the dis
turbcd area at this time. He made
this announcement in reply to a ques-
tion ss to whether union men would
be permitted to go into unorgauized
sections under the protection of the
Federal authorities and try TO hold
meetings.
Any onc arrested by the Federal
troops will be turned over TO the civil
authorities, General Bandholtz said.
Military rule and civil law, IL was
said at army headquarters, can run
and no difficulty will be
experienced in seeing that All persons
are treated justly.
The Federal troops took up positions
to-day behind the lines of the two
opposing forces on the Boone-Logsn
line. Military headquarters were es-
tablished at Madison, Boone County.
in the rear Of the armed bands, and at
Logan, county seat of Logan County,
which was the base from which the
county and state forces operated
against the invaders.
The regiment. which was hurriedly
made up Of parts Of The 18th, tooth
and 40th regiments. recruit attach
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West Virginia, WAS in complete control
of the areas where it was placed.
The 26th Regiment, from Camp Dix.
New Jersey, did not arrive according
10 railroad schedule. which forced Cen
eral Bandholtz 10 change some of his
plans This regiment had not reported
it's arrival at headquarters AZ 6 D. m,
Eastern standard time. when General
Bandholtz met newspaper correspond
ents. r. however, arrived during the
night.
May Nof Need Martial Law
General Bandholtz expressed CONT
dence Federal control will bring order
rapidly in the affected areas. The
question of martial law being pro
claimed in Kanawha. Fayette, Boone.
Logan and Mingo counties is still held
in abeyancc. The military commander
is, however, general feeling here that
if the armed bands sisperse withou.
resistance there will be no reed for
such law.
The disturbed areas have been di-
vided into three military districts. The
Coal River district comprises that part
of the area known as Coal River val
ley, extending from st. Albans to Blair
The Kanawha district includes Fayette
County and parts of Kanawha and
Boone counties not included in the
Coal River district. The Logan dis
trict comprises Mingo Countv and
parts of Boone not in the Coal River
district.
Airplane observation flights were
made over Boone and Logan counties
to-daY. by army flyers. They reported
everything quiet.
With the Federal troops in control
there was less activity at the West
Virginia state Offices. Governor Nor
gan had no reports not covered by those
received by the Federal commander.
Personnel of STAT
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