Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-06
TROOPS EXPECTED
To RESTORE PEACE
IN WEST VIRGINIA
1900 "ReguIars" Take Up
Position Along Blair Noun
tain Ridge-Many Miners
Have Surrendered

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Sept. A.
Gradual clearing up and dispersion
Of armed bands who for days have
been opposing state and county
forces along the Boone-Logan coun-
ty line is foreseen here tonight as a
result of the surrender of body of
400 men to federal troops under
command of Brigadier General H.
H Bandholtz.
After the capitulation, which in
cluded the surrender of eighty men
upon whom firearms were found, the
prisoners were sent to st. Adams
under the protection of Colonel Carl
A. Martin of the Nineteenth in1 an
try. Here they were allowed to go
to their homes, after the precaution
had been taken of recording the
names of all who carried weapons.
Further progress toward quoting
the disturbed areas is expected to-
night and tomorrow as the federal
forces spread out and take up OPP
erations farther away from their
bases.
In establishing themselves in the
trouble zone the federal forces met
with no opposition anywhere and
they do not anticipate any.
General Bandholtz tonight would
not say whether he would compel
the state and county forces who
have been holding the armed bands
back from invading Logan county to
dispense.
Commander Silent
"They are now under the control
of the federal authorities and they
will do just as they are told" he
said.
The federal commander also stat
ed he would not permit any assembly
of miners or other citizens in the
disturbed area at this time. He
made this announcement in reply to
q question as to whether union men
would be permitted to go into unor-
ganized sections under the protec-
ton of the federal authorities and
try to hold meetings.
Anyone arrested by the federal
troops will be turned over to the
civil authorities, General Bandholtz
said. Military rule and civil law, 1t
was said at army headquarters, can
-sa+sa ceneurrently and no difficulty
WILDE. experienced in seeing that all
s::sons are treated justly.
TIE federal troops took up posi-
ti,as today behind the lines of the
20 opposing forces on the Boone
Lo-an line Military headquarters
were established at Madison, Boone
county, in the rear of the armed
Lands, 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 Nineteenth,
One-Hundredth, and Fortieth regi
ments, recruit attachments and 9TH
er troops for duty in West Virginia,
was in complete control of the areas,
where they were placed. The Twen-
ty-Sixth regiment from Camp Dix,
n. J., did not arrive according to
railway schedule, which forced Gen
eral BandholtZ to change some of
his plans This regiment had not
reported it's arrival at headquarters
at p. m. eastern standard time,
when General Bandholtz met news
paper correspondents. 1t arrived
however, during the night.
Expect Quick Action
j General Bandholtz expressed con-
fidence that federal control would
bring order rapidly in. the affected
areas The question Of martial law
being proclaimed in kanawha, Fay
cite, Boone. Logan and M1ngo coun-
ties is held in allegiance. The mill
y the question. There is, however, a
general feeling here that if the armed
bands dispense without resistance,
there will be no need for proclaim
4 Ing such a law
The disturbed areas have been di-
s vided into three military districts.
& The Coal river district comprises
" that part of the area known as Coal
river valley, extending from st. AL
+ trict includes Fayette county and
parts of Kanawha and Boone coun'
: ties not included in the Coal river
district. The Logan district COM
prises Mingo county and parts of
Boone not in the Coal river district
Airplane observation flights were
made over Boone and Logan counties
today by army filters. They report
ed everything quiet.
With the federal troops In con-
troll, there was less activity at the
West Virginia state offices. Cover
nor Morgan had no reports not COW
cred by those received by the fed
eral commander.
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