The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-25
NON UNION Men
OFFER SERVICES
Army of Miners, 1900 Strong,
Marches on Mingo Co.
Long Threatened Invasion Of
Open Shop District Begins.
SHERIFF is USING PLANES
Aerial Scouts, Carrying Bombs,
Pressed Into Service.
Capture of CharIestOwn Now
Objective of Invaders.

Washington, Aug. 25.-President
Harding is now considering the ques-
ton of sending United States troops
into West Virginia as the result of
request from Governor Morgan. of
that state, it was announced at tho
war department this afternoon.
Governor Morgan declared that
armed bands are forming thruont
West Virginia, that they are moving
on Charleston and armed insurrec-
ton threatens"
The president today conferred on
the situation with Acting Secretary of
War Wainwright and Major General
Harbord, chief of staff.
Union Forces 4,SOO Strong.
Charleston, w. Va, Aug. 25.-Sev-
eral of the miners marching towards
Mingo county have been killed in
fighting among themselves, q report
reaching here this morning stated.
Altho unofficial, it was considered re-
liable.
The same report said an army of
1000 armed miners had reached Ra-
cine, Boone county, which is about ten
miles from Marmet mAner was re-
ported killed last night at East Bank.
A large number of non-union
miners from the open shop fields of
Logan have come into town and volun-
teered their services.
Search for Arms.
Only few miners are left in camp
at Marmet and those remaining are
without arms Homes in and around
Marmet are being searched by those
remaining for arms, it is said, and
those successful in finding arms are
leaving Immediately for the front"
to join their comrades
Reports reaching here from Logan
county said that Sheriff Don Chafin
has modified large army of citizens
with machine guns and two airplanes
to oppose the proposed march thru
that country, a non-union stronghold.
May Use Bomb Planes.
In the face of numerous apparently
authentic reports reaching here from
various sections that a force of from
1000 to 5000 armed miners had be-
gun their long predicted march and
had actually reached Racine, Boone
county, Governor E. F. Morgan and
Col. Jackson Arnold, commander of
the state police force, refused to dis
close what plans had been made for
dealing with the situation.
The machines are said to be in their
hangers tuned up for duty. Machine
guns have been planted to cover roads
the miners would traverse.
Have Reached Racine.
Racine. w. Va. Aug. 25.-A crowd
of men estimated at between five
thousand and six thousand reached
here this morning from Marmet.
where they had been in camp. Many
of them openly said they were march,
ing to Mingo county, where martial
law, declared several months ago by
Governor Morgan. is still in force.
They were apparently without leaders
and struggled into town. altho a COM
pact body held to the main highway.
While it was declared by some OF
the men who talked with citizens here
that the majority of the marchers were
miners, determined TO carry out their
protest against what they termed ''the
mine guard system" they admitted
that others were included in their
ranks. One marcher said that a lot
of service men" were with them,
miners who had been in the world
war.
Have Own Food Train.
Many of the men carried guns and
It was said that others had pistols.
altho numbers Of them said that they
were without firearms of any kind.
Upon reaching Racine, they spread
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