The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-27
Apparently Disbanding West
I Va. Marchers Turn Trick.
Logan County Officials Send
Urgent Pleas for Aid.
FOUGHT THRUOUT THE NIGHT
Admitted Shots Exchanged in
West Va.-NO Casualties.
Thousand Miners and 400 Depu-
ties Reported Engaged.

Logan, W. Va, Aug. 2T.-The sher-
IFS office reported everything quiet
along the Logan-Boone county bor-
der at 10 o'clock this morning.
Reports reaching Logan stated that
firing has been in progress since mid
night and that the army of Chafiu
has been recalled to service. These
reports were denied by the sheriffs )
Office.
Two special deputies. Randolph
Dial and Allan Moontz. are reported
to have been killed. This report was
also denied by the sheriffs office.
The miners, according to reports re-
ceived here. are coming down from
Georges Creek.
Tranquility in all sectors is the re-
port issued by the sheriffs office to-
day.
Williamson, w. Va, Aug. 81
Fighting in Logan county was in prog
ress apparently early today, according
to reports received here.
Sheriff Don Chafin of Logan coun
ty. wired military headquarters here
that the detachment of 1900 men of
the army of INVASION that entered
Logan county near Charless yesterday
and agreed to disband, had seized the
special train furnished to transport
them back to Marmet.
They ran the train to the terminal
of the Coal River branch near Blair,
which is in Logan county, then
marched on thru the village in the di-
rection of Logan, soon coming into
contact with Logan county officials.
Fought Thru Night.
In, his message. Sheriff Chafin stat
ed there had been fighting thruout the
night and that so far the invaders had
been repulsed. He reported he is still
in command of the situation. No esti-
mate of the casualties could be made
from him because all the fighting had
taken place in the dark.
Sheriff Chafin renewed his appeal
for help from Mingo county and a
force of 100 regular state policemen
together with volunteer state police
state militiamen and deputy sheriffs.
left Williamson. in trucks before day
light 1t is understood Mcdowell
county is sending 800 deputy sheriffs
to Logan by automobile.
9lLlbbuEBnJ IA, aug "a large
body of armed men seeking to enter
Logan county was this morning
turned back by a force of deputy
sheriffs on the Boone-Logan county
line, according to a statement over the
long distance telephone by an official
connected with Governor E. F. Nor
gans executive office at Charleston
1t was added that there had been no
casualties. altho many shots had been
exchanged. Further than this the in
formant was unable to go.
Reports that a big battle is in prog
ress in Logan county, West Virginia
between 1000 miners and 400 or 500
deputy sheriffs were partly confirmed,
when the sheriffs office at Welch, w
Va, said appeals for assistance had
been received from the sheriff of Lo-
gan county. An appeal was also made
for immediate assistance to the sheriff
of Mcdowell county.
A message from Williamson, w
Va, also stated Sheriff Pinson has
been implored to rush help to the
sheriff of Logan county.
Charleston, w. Va, Aug 27-
Charles F. Keeney, U. NJ. w. A. leader,
and the vanguard of miners marching
from Marmet. to Mingo which
Keeney turned back at Madison,
Boone county, yesterday under orders
from Brig. Gen. Bandholtz. U. S. A,
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