The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-08-04

the movement was merely for
General Tyndall sent a strong force
to mines in the vicinity of Clay City
and Jasonville. The force consists OF
rife companies z. G and H. of the
151st Infantry, Headquarters Com
pany Of the 2nd Battalion. medical
detachment Of eight men and a serv-
ice company Of twenty-five men. In
addition. there were four machine
guns.
The expeditionary force left by
motor truck in charge of Col. Robert
Z. Tappan of Indianapolis. The move
was taken by General Tyndall because
he feared the projected operation OF two
strip mines belonging to the Rowland
Consolidated Galleries Company near
Staunton would result in retaliatory
measures being taken by striking
miners in other fields.
It was stated that no attempt would
be made to operate mines in the newly
occupied territory. The move would
be nothing more than to protect prop
erty. The men who will be moved
down the line were replaced by the
3rd battalion of the 151sr Infantry.
This battalion consist Of companies 1,
L and X. Machine Gun Company NJ,
and Headquarters Company.
Attempt to open strip mines Nos,
and 8. by inducing former employees,
all union men, to return to work
failed. r. Rowland, superintendent,
said he had seen some Of his old en-
ployes, but that without exception
they had refused to return to work.
All morning he and his mine boss sat
in an automobile near Mine No. 5
waiting for men to report to work. but
only five, mono Of them former en-
ployes and none residents of the
neighborhood, made applications for
jobs.
Rode in on Bicycle
Late in the afternoon a sixth rode
in on a bicycle and applied for work.
At Staunton and Brazil the opinion
is expressed freely that the mines
never will be opened with Clay Coun-
ty labor. superintendent Rowland
said the old men would be given until
Friday in which to come back to
work, and If they did not take advan-
tage Of the opportunity he intimated
that outside workers would be brought
into the field. However, it is under
stood no foreigners or undesirable
characters will be brought in and that
only Americans will be employed.
Colonel Tappan and force Of five
men, who were investigating condi-
tions at Jasonville. received a tele-
phone call while they were at a
hotel giving them five minutes in
which to leave town. They paid no
attention to the warning and reported
that n large crowd of men had gath.
cred about a block away, but no at
tack was made.
Transports in Service
The motor transport Of six trucks
and four touring cars, which arrived
at o'clock Thursday morning. after
being on the road thirteen hours from
Indianapolis. were rushed back into
service in the afternoon to transport
Colonel Tappan's forces to Greene
County.
Officers accompanying the expedi-
ton were Maj. NJ. G.. Henley, Capt.
Edwin c. Ball, Capt. William Winer
and Lieut.. Earl Winer. Residents of
Staunton found the military law re-
quirements annoying at first. One
man appeared before Capt. w. B.
Brann. provost marshal, and insisted
he had to have a permit to leave town
early in the morning. After close
questioning 1t developed he had a
date to go fishing. He got the per
NIT.
Lieut.. William Fl. Hardwick, who
is assisting Captain Brann, reported
that one revolver and two oldfash-
ioned single-barrel shotguns had been
turned in by Stauntonites in compli-
ance with the martial law edict.
When the word went out that the
soldiers had arrived the entire popu-
lation of the neighborhood for miles
around cranked up flivvers and drove
in horses and came to take a look
at camp. Great was their disappoint-
1aent when they were turned back
at the edge of the forbidden land by
sentries.
Already the boys are Asgiuninsk kto