The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-01

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lines to ~. rear. They tod newspaper
men, they wrr" not parties To m" con-
riict. although members ul he United
Mine Workers. And had no dcsir" 10
remain longer a, blair Uuill I'll" trouble
has ended"
All Day Battle.
The men said the battle front eX-
tends for n dlstnnC" VI twciY" or ftteen
niles on the ridge e Elewitis creek &"
Rlair mountain. They added that the
.ring limo was active al day Wednrs-
day.
These miners said they were told by
a negro miner coming on Of hollow
at noon today that minors are being
moved down like grass by deputy
sNnrlrrs." When this news reached
Pla!r a crowd o, son miners was immed-
t,e!v recruited from points along IN"
border and sent into the hollow 70 rem
force the men already there. they su!d.
a,ooo Men at Hswttes Cresf.
Morn than 1000 men occupy he ter
r,,nrv nlong Hewitt's creek, and Mil
creek, the miners said. and there Is
ro>s.hiIi,y tina, Logan county forces
opposing the miners army ~ F!nlr
rear. they added
NH creek, which empties into Guyan
riyer. is north OF Blair and extends Into
LOGAN county for seNcra, miles. 1t Gors
rs far as tho Chesapeake & Ohio rail-
ro,a which runs into the city Of Logan
In an Official statement ;Cday. Gov
amor Norgan replied L. John l.. Lewis.
urn>i2srt &c ~" United Mine WORKERS
and characterized Lewis position WIN
regard to warfare In this state rs
"hyp"Critical."
Drsr!ie Ms assertions 70 TIE contrary
.hc men who az" now denying law ana
the constituted authorities ar" mcInbtrs
&C the organization Of which he Is presi-
dem. asserted the governor. as Ia"
head q. that organization has permitted
kis agents IN the district I" allow Inc
small radical and criminal element III
the organization 70 dominate ana force
the great maJority q the minors ~ take
M arms agains, their government.
Arnold Goes to Logan.
r,,onrl Jackson Arnold. sGp"riatend-
en-, rf ,hr department Of public SAFETY
with Captain Charles +. White. com
handing company Of state police" !"r'
charleston this evening on special
Train for Logan county.
I.arc tUu;yht Adtutant Genera! John
Charuork left on another special train
for the same place with two more com
nanie. hastily recruited today ~ called
In from other points throughout the
state. where they have been stationed
Colonel Arnold announced before his
departure that ne will personally as
sumo command Of all state police IN
Logan.
Eleven reported Killed.
Only meagrr reports Of IN" lighting in
Logan county today were received ~
the ofrics Of the governor. Unofficial
information was 10 the effect that eight
of the armed men and three deputy
sher!ffs were KILLED ard "a score or
more" wounded The governor said he
had not talked with sheriff chains Of
fec today.
Go over and diSarn Don Chains
thugs ard send 'cm home. II you want
70 do something" A. c. Porter. n mem.
Der Of the executive board Of District
Is, United Mine Workers. and Il. 7.
Toncy. secretary OF suh-district No. g
said they wrre informed by the armed
mon today when they went into the
battle area with instructions from dis
trIct headquarters hero TO endeavur Ia
,hrck 'hc usscmhlage Of the men. They
reported upon their return this evening
that the miners show no inclination
toward disarming until federal troops
arrive"
would Not Turn Rack.
Porter said he accompanied Major
Thompson. regular army officer 70
tho mouth OF Hcwitt's creek. arriving
there ut daybreak, and trarersed the
creek for several miles before reachin &
the main body OF the armed mon. The
men listened 10 their plea for peace, he
said but replied that they would not
turn back again until federal troops
arrive here"
PreaGhs Train Seized
freight engine AMI ;hrce Nat cars
werc stolen by armed men ~ Cluthirr
tonight Il vas announced AZ division
headquarters Of the Chcsapeake and
ONO railroad NJ ST. Adams. A.! tee.
"houc tines and railroad telephone and
telegraph lines from st A,hans 10 Mad
!son and ,Hothi"r wcr" cu' early tonight
and the railroad officials could not
locate III" equipment
Authoritative Information received by
the governor Was 20 N" Meet that the
train WAS taken 10 ~" Boone -~Ean
lire for the purpose OF removing the
dead and wounded from the scene al
,oday's conflicts. The wounded miners
were taken 70 the Goa! River hospital!
L was reported here.
All available rifcs and ammunition a.
Tho state Car!'ol were sent N Logan on
q special train ut midnight, nNmhcr
OF rifles wcr" !raned 10 state police hy
tho state bureau OF prohibition.