Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-02
Reoulars Speeding
to Ming0 Fields


a.. -vaa ~.
Wss Columbus Barracks and other
s.a she. where the command mas eeen
pstarod These troops are expected
ecaa Tho dny. while those from New
durms will not arrive until tomorrow
"NVnaneral Bandioltz was studying
70 man on the wall when corre-
Iarsva arsaont of the Associated Press WIS.,
,,,;i;,ary headquarters. The gen
Heu Ia be had not decided where ne
I'LL nIoce detachmcnts. lie was
w,no wou.u, pt out the details and expected to
worhe N direct the various companies
pe IT, t,vo regiments to strategic points
OF ,he ~" arrived. He gave no informa.
as .nus to which routes the troops woulu
snJia,y Iii into the disturbed regions
Quiet on Boone Logan Line
o,oro vas no authentic information
.ho Office of Governor Morgan be-
MA renorts that things were qniet IN
,!he vicinity Of the Boone Logan County
%v ',ne where the large body OF armed
,.,,, n,an are concentrated, With the avowed
inn,ontion n,, Of marching into Logan
County. -. s,, Nod,so, ,ver.
A., Mo effect that all wire conimuhica-
s;on 10 the so called front has been CUT
IN and that more men were sun going
,hrough Madison to join those opposing
tbe peace officers Mt the county lhe;
General Bandholtz sad ne madc ms
va ,,n snolly to act when he received
minu Wy from members of his staff late
-, NIGHT. Late yesterday afternoon a
,as. ,a.,o. was dIspatched to the Boone and
,.,s Iosan line from Governor Morgan. as
.nrina tho armed men assembled there
tbey would not be molested by state or
soun,y authorities If they dispersed and
returned to their homes.
Armed Men Ignored Appeal
This communication was accompanied
h- one from General Bandhotz, to the
ssect that the Governor had assured him
there would be no molestation.
"No attention was paid to them,
,oid the general, "and when my men
reported back to me at Il 80 last night
acted on their report. y
The body of Wladystan Darocha, a
miner. was brought to Charleston un
dertaking establishment today.
brother. who brought the body here.
was authority for the statement that
he had been killed at his home in Blair.
Boone County, because he refused to
Join the union.
Vice President William Pcthy, Dis
trict II, United Mine Workers, said
that he had no news from the front and
had no information about casualties
there. He also said that Frank Kee
pey, president of the district organiza-
tion, and Fred Mooney, secretary treas
= urer. had not been at headquarters for
several days.
Camp Shern;an, o.. Sept. 2.-(By 4.
P.)-1wo troop trains carrying the
Nineteenth Infantry, numbering about
six hundred officers and men, left for
the West Virginia mining district at
9:20 A. NJ, Central standard time,
today. The troops were fully equipped
for field duty, box cars and Hat ears
attached TO the trains carrying horses
and transportation and other equip
ment Camp Sherman is on direct
railroad route into West Virginia. and
the trip, officers said, could be made in
few hours.
The troops are under command of
Colonel Martin, and their destination is
said to be st. Adams, w. Va. Upon
his arrival there, Colonel Martin was
under orders to report to Brigadier & Gcn-
eral Bandholtz for disposition of his
men.
Roanoke. Va. SEPT. 2.-By A. P.D
Eteh OF the seventeen army airplancS |
Whlcn landed here yesterday on their
way from Langley Field, Va. to West |
virginia. got away for their destination
early this morning. Six Of the seven |
emaihihg planes We're expected to get
away later in the day. One of thc |
PLANES fell in trying to get off and N,ns
80 badly damaged that vt will have TO
De shipped back to Langley Field fop1
repairs No one was hurt in the fnll
The lirplanes are under the COM
mand of>Nlajor Davenport johnson and
are equipped with machine guns and
ammunition supplies.
, Logan, W. Va, Sept. 2.-(By A.
rl-Ihe situation along Blair Noun
.aain today was Shrouded in mystery
snis morning. Colonel Jackson Arnold. |
GPommandng the State police: sheriff |
son Uoh Chahn. of Logan County. and
Snerlf Bill Hatfield of Mcdowell |
TouhIy, who are directing the deputv
fnnerins and volunteers along Pine Fork |
nmge, refusing detailed information of
vents during the last five hours.
!, osomciaily, there were reports that
orn, enn i9rceS mad been. in measure, re-
tassan'zed :. and that Colonel Arnold had
ssct,n over command OF the eastern
section OF the line. Observers who have
Ieen closely following the events 81 % thc
iast few days were n unit IN JooIa ", r;nc tnc
snat This foretold more aggressive oct;nS |
% M tne part of the State and comfy
A'rSes IN the mountains,
on spruce Fork Ridge. ''' ''s"'
A. ing was resumed along the ridge
IN points between Mill Crcek md
|htohea mi a creek shortly before daybreak
|Se "v,Gno.rdlhg to reports here seemed 70
H. hothlng more serious than nm exo
nse OF shots between outposts. with
n,se It increased, but was confneL
.nat Immediate section.
over on Blair Mountain there wos
TLa'iVe quiet, official reports said
&ba rere M Is much speculation here as TO
ans; Jumper of casualties among the de.
nno, ne lorces. Officially, il has been
;IioI ;Iiounced @ that three men have been
ru nv. ana one is still missing.
rdumtt nmLee prisoners, taken by patrols and
fho hsnt nn mere last night. were locked In
f.t,t tIoInty JAN, where an hour before n
''.ai shooting had occurred.
n "nl.e Delng transferred from one cell
E,, a''h"r raul Cominsky, arrested ot
n ,nea s"an Yesterday charged with being
+ WhIouS pcrson, attacked Jailer w
h. hhnlte, Wherermon, the officer stated
ne shot and killed him. '"''"'
men, v"nnsky' da,y' brought here for confine-
nans.s "i.er ms arrest at Ethel. carried
was o. 'huicat'ng that at one time he
|Coal enpioye Of the Winding Gulf
In his inpnhy baggage checks found
Checked tocketS showed that he had
'Ne' trunks at Charleston.