Show IE w p z w- w I ARD MOVEMENT 1 OF MINERS EXPECTED AS SOLDIERS ARRIVE MADISON 1 W W. Va Sept 3 Two Two provisional pro companies o of I regular army infantry fr from Thomas K Ky in command of Captain John J. J Wilson Tilson arrived ed here last night after a two hours hours' run from froni St. St A Albans I bUllS and left eft early carly today for Sharpies Sharples and other points further up Coal r cl river They were the first federal troops to enter the disturbed area At 5 30 0 o'clock clock a. a m. m a train from fromI Camp Sherman arrived I W. W M. M I. I Blizzard president of the Ute United MineWorkers Mine Mino V Workers after a conference with Captain Wilson Vilson left shortly p after midnight for po points on It the thc he firing line to inform the miners federal 1 troops had arrived H He returned later and reported that shooting was In In 4 progress but that the tho miners were re anxious to return to their homes as soon as the troops should come and i 1 sua guarantee ran tee them them- protection He said five airplanes sent up from Lo Logan an county dropped bombs manufactured manufactured manu manu- of ot and high ex explosives l over the tho miners' miners land but that no one had been Injured One of tho the bombs he said aId fell feU between two women who were standing standing- In a a yard rard but It failed to explode QUIET REPORTED l Five he arm army airplanes made a a. reconnaissance recon- recon nals anco of ot tho the disturbed area yesterday yes esterday es afternoon and reported ever everything every thing thins quiet Tho Th fliers filers said the they carried carried car car- ried ned no explosives At 7 a. a m. m toda today a n. third troop train arrived nI In Madison and the soldiers detrained and established headquarters with Colonel C. 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A com com- mand The town of ot Madison took qa a martial a aspect Army equipment consisting of field fIed ranges army autOmobiles automobiles auto autO- m mobiles arid and motorcycles and other military paraphernalia was to b been bo be seen een everywhere re PJ That aT t i did t hot rot i- i e expect to iP give up the the fight until th the tha federal fedora troops were actually on tha thu fighting ground was wa evidenced e here today today- when hen a string string- of flatcars alle alleged ed to toha have ha been commandeered by armed bands and carrying re recruits und and supplies sup sup- plies to the front pre preceded eded the first troop train up to Sharpies s Previously it ha had carried wounded miners from the thc front to their homes homes' along the line to Danville At IM least t two of ot them w were re taken to St. St Alha Al- Al h ha hao n ne BODIES BODIES BODIE BROUGHT Col Colonel nel Eubanks commanding tho the tho state a and d count county forces In Log LOGn n county count announced d at noon that re reports reports reports re- re ports reaching him from Spruce Fork ridge said Bald the situation th there re had been lIeen comparatively comparative quiet The only concentration concentration concentration con con- of or forces on the east side of ot th the mountains of ot which h he had any tny knowledge he added was at Blair The first detachment of ot the fed federal troops to reach Lo Logan an w was expected at noon The bodies of ot two JWo killed In lri the on Blair mountain yesterday were ere Wrought here today The They were were vero members of ot the attacking forces the authorities said laid but their l Identity was ont disclosed firing w was s. s resu resumed ed a short tIno before noon from a machine gun sun along Crooked creek The d defenders said Eaid they had been unable to locate It MINERS MIERs DISPERSING MADISON W. W Va Ya Sept 3 After After spending the night aboard cars tho the v contingent o of federal soldiers which h tr arrived d here late last night on fa a special train departed for the Clothier r district this morning The train w was s guarded close closely during the night A A.- t report circulated here was walt that so soot some somo of ot the armed bands bands' already aready had x J broken up and that the men were were returning to their homes 5 MACHINE GUN DEADLY DEADLY LOGAN V. V Va Sept 3 A A m man man- i who whose e name was not revealed died at ata ata a hospital here during the night from wounds received on an on mountain yesterday It was waB ah announced ou ced tod today y According to his story ston as repeated b by hospital authorities he lie and to tour four r. r companions members of ot one of the I II I bands gathered In t the Clothier dl dI dis district ran into machine gun sun fire from toni the mountaintop H H did not know what became of the men with him h he Is Is reported to have ha said just before before- he died l' l If Jt the couriers and others re returning returning- to Logan Loban from Spruce Fork rIdge knew what wha was happening there they did 0 o talking unless It was to tho authorities That firing tirIng continued d hero or or there was all aU that was said Ud No mention was made of ot casualties S but reports y yesterday that three Logan Logan Lo Lo- gan count county men had been killed at Crooked creek were denied by Colonel Colon l W. W E K Eubanks of ot the national guard guards commanding peace officers and vol vol- l' l r FIRING RESUMED WILLIAMSON w. w va ya sept 3 i Firing from the Ken Kentucky tucky hills alon nIong along Tug river Into West Vest Virginia mInIn was was waz resumed this morning shortly after atter the withdrawal of ot the I guard which Major Tom Davis Governor Governor Gov Gov- Morgans Morgan's personal r presenta representative the tive In Mingo county had maintained ed during the night N No hurt burt Op one w was vas s Major Davis is said I ILOGA FUNER FUNERALS LS HELD LOGA LOGAN W. W Va Sept 3 Funeral of ot two forty victims of or the mine mIne war var ar i havo been held beld n near ar Blair niall Sh v f Chafin announced today after surveyIng survey Ing I of ot air nil scouts ft i Ambulances arrived here bere shortly aft aft- aft Continued on p page g 3 2 3 l y f I t j. j HOMEWARD MOVEMENT Continued ContInue a from rom page 1 erward with the bodies of ot two dead mi miners in- in ners ncr recovered during the tho fighting which is In progress Sheriff Sherif Chafin Chatin announced hi his ad adVices advices ad- ad vices ices indicated that moro snore than miners miners mi ml- ners had been killed to da date to five Fifty prisoners were rc released from tho the Logan county county Jail ail an l late yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- to make room for tor captive miners miners mi ru- ners nors Chafin said Ho declined to announce an An- flounce the number o of miners taken BAND DISARMED CHARLESTON W. W Va Sept Sept- 3 Federal troops operating out of or Madison Madison Madi tadi- son W. W Va In the tho territory occupied by armed bands opposing tho force of ot I state police had their first encounter near Sharples Sharpies They met and disarmed some somo men who were holding a n. locomotive locomotive loco loco- motive on the Little C Coal sil river branch of tho the Che Chesapeake Ohio railroad MOVE LOGAN W. W Va Sept 3 By Associated Asso Asso- Press Press Three companies of ot tho the I Fortieth Infantry including a machine machino gun company under Colonel worth arrived hero here this afternoon from I Camp Knox and after detraining moved I to the cast of ot Lo Logan an toward Spruce Fork ridge where deputy deput sheriffs I police and volunteers have been facing armed l bands CORRESPONDENT SHOT LOGAN W. W Va Ya Sept Boyden 3 3 Boyden A 4 I Sparks correspondent of ot the New NewYork NewYork York Tribune was wa's was shot in tho the hand I and leg while making h his s way with other lother newspaper newspaper- correspondents over the Iho mountains from Blair to Logan to toda today today to- to da day according to Dr H. H Dt D. Hattield Hatfield II former Cormer governor of ot West Virginia who dressed his wounds Dr Hatfield said ll Mr Sparks Sparks' wounds were not serious I None Nono of ot tho tio others was wag injured I Snipers Engage in 7 i Two Fierce Battles LOGAN LOGA W. W Va Ya Sept 3 Two Two fierce battles today arc are being waged on on the slopes of ot Blair m mountain and along Beech creek in the Crooked creek Tho miners were reported attackIng attacking attack- attack Ing Ins with a force orco estimated at in men en Leaders of ot the tho Logan defense ann army believed it to be tho the final desperate attempt b by the miners to take tako the county seat Definite information on the tho number number number num num- ber of ot casualties could not b bo ob obtained ob tamed but an air scout reported man many miners killed by the enfilading rifle and machine gu gun fire laid down upon them Sheriff Chafin sent back a CL report that there had been no casualties casualties casual casual- ties in his forces toda today Fighting along a twenty mile front was announced at 11 a. a m. m in a communication received from Colonel W. W E. E Eubanks commander of tho citizen defenders Much l of oC tho the fighting was of ot the sniping variety tho the communication stated ted We Ve havo have the situation well In hand Eubanks stated Fresh troops and officers are ale on all fronts and tho the defense arm army Is working perfectly Colonel Eubanks said tho the bodies of ot two unidentified miners were picked up this morning Gompers Upholds Federal Authority WASHINGTON Sept Gompers of ot tho American Federation of ot Labor told President nt Harding today that against tho authority of t tho the government gov gov- eminent of ot tho the United States tho the peo- peo plo of ot West Vest Virginia cannot and must I not stand In hostile hostilo arra array Mr Gompers and James Lord president president president I dent of ot tho the mining department of the I federation called on tho the president the tho they j I explained to lay before him him the tho situation situation situa situa- tion as they viewed it Mr Gompers said ho also told the president that thai after atter all when whon the men have obeyed the order ordel of ot tho president an and dispersed it t mn may crush their spirit spir spir- it but that Is no remedy of acute situation as it exists in West Vest Virginia and md nothing will bo be settled The federation president urged Mr Harding to adopt tho the suggestion of ot President Lewis of ot the United Mine MineWorkers MineWorkers Workers of ot America that a conference of operators and miners be called caned to endeavor to reach a conclusion which I would not only settle seUlo the present controversy controversy con con- conI I tro but establish better botter relations between tho miners and operators for tor forthe forthe the future Th The president Mr tr Gompers said saM listened with keen Interest and sympathy sympathy I th thy to his hla appeal but stat stated d that his first duty as president was to establish establish establish I lish the tho authority of or tho the United States and maintenance of order I On leaving tho the White House Mr tr I I Gompers dictated a statement in which I after atter referring to the wage award last year car and the tho disorganization of ot tho ho miners first by Injunction and then I imposition of ot Individual contracts he I and detective e declared that gunmen g agencies are aro really the cause of ot the tho I whole conflict now Harding and Weeks Hold Conference W WASHINGTON ASHI Sept 3 The Thc The situation situation situa situa- tion in West Vest Virginia where federal troops were taking taking- their stations today lin jin In accordance with directions to re restore restore restore re- re store order and put a stop to mine disorders disorders disorders dis dis- orders was discussed by President Harding and Secretary Weeks at a CL conference held shortly before noon at atthe atthe atthe the White House Indications that the tho situation was viewed by officials generally In an opI op- op light was waa as s seen en in the decision I of President Harding to carry out his plan to spend tho the week weekend end and anel Labor LaborI day cruising down the Potomac and in I Chesapeake o bay Secretary Weeks I however abandoned his plan to accompany pam pany the president and other high of officials officials of- of of tho the war department canceled canceled can cnn I engagements which would have taken them out of the capital Sunday Sunda I I and Labor day |