Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-02

| sage. Everywhere it was declared the
positions will be held until the arrival of
troops.
AT Logan courthouse, an intense feel
ing of relief followed receipt of the
Washington dispatches.
Casualties are known to have occurred
last night and early today but the con-
fusion and darkness made it impossible
to verify any of the reports.
Logan did not sleep last night. The
women were up cooking for the defend
ers;" the men on the front or in re-
serve, snatching an hour or two Of sleep
at the courthouse between reliefs Of the
guard
Boys of fifteen years have been pressed
into service. Old men Of eighty are Shout
derilg rifles and doing their turn at guard
in the front line positions
VETERANS OF CIVIL
WAR IN FRONT LINE.
Veterans of the CIvil War who were in
the famous Logan border rangers which
fought in the Civil war, are said to be
under arms again. Ooe Of the men.
man OF rs years, a drummer boy in 1863
was in an advanced observation post last
night
An effort was made TO burn and 6y-
Mantle the Chesapeake e. Ohio bridge on
the Guyan Valley division at Big Creek
early today. A portion of the bridge was
burned and dynamite discovered by a
sentinel who extingulshed the fire.
If the bridge had been destroyed the
only railroad communication to Logan
would have been cut off. This would
have prevented supplies to arriving and
caused a big delay in the despatch Of
United States troops.
The official communique OF Col. W
E. Eubank commander Of the ''volun-
teers." said this morning:
Heavy firing took place at Mill Greek
at 80 o'clock The miners made con-
certed attack, but were thrown back.
There was firing at Crooked Greek all
night. Reinforcements were despatched &c
The danger zones. The miners were unable
to ad1ance.
mo official report of casualty is made
public"
At Crooked Creek detachment Of 80
men defending a mountain pass, was
thrown back half mile by heavy attack
Of the miners Just after daybreak The
authorities say there were no casualties
| in this battle.
Aerial bombs were dropped by Logan
defense airplanes early today.
miners from the Hewitts Greek concen
tration camp, but no casualties were
caused, according to the obsersers.
The bombs fell near houses occupied
by the red neck" army. Three planes
were in action and four bombs were
dropped.
The planes left Logan about daybreak
with four big bombs swinging under
meath. They carried maps giving lOca-
ton of points headquarters desired TO
bomb for morale effect"
The ships scared out over the front at
great height. When they came In the
vicinity Of the miners they dived sud
denly, took a position for bombing and
left the missiles Of destruction fall.
CONSERVATION and confusion resulted. II
was declared by pilots that the miners
were thrown almost into state of panic
LITTLE DAMAGE
BY THE BOMBS.
The bombs threw great showers OF dirt
and rocks over the houses occupied by the
red necks," but no real damage was
done
AirplaneS were requested by signal
from the Crooked Greek detachment when
they were forced to beat retreat early
today. This is on the left flank of the
defending army. After arrival OF the
planes the miners advance was checked
Machine guns also were used by the de-
tenders in this position. The attacking
party is said to have outnumbered the
defenders three to one.
The use Of airplanes in repelling the
miners attack at Crooked Creek and to
dispense them at Hewitts Creek, is be
lieved here to be the first case on record
where airplanes have been used In indus
trial warfare.
At headquarters it was declared, the
airplanes would be used further II neces-
sity demands