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IpSFBKD^^MEKS REINFORCEDteerofT^•Mingn Men Arrive Equipped^WlUi Automatic Rifles andhiMachine GunstOGAVi Sept. £■—After n mom-in# bf uncertainty, in which reporta from Spruce Fork ridge hads,f!■Jthat 'heavy flrtng” wm takingplace at Blair mountain, MillCreek and Crooked Creek.CaloBel Eubanks said shortlybefore noon that one Logan manhad been wounded on Blair mountain and that five of the opposing' Iotbm had keen seen to talkAirplane* roeon nolle ring* overMr**Boone county* east of the ridge, reported Increased activity among the armed band* which have assembled there, while a courier front “the front” said It was onereach Logan from the southernpart of the state* the latest arrivals today being a party of MUago men* who came by railXn addition to their rifles and pistols, they brought with them automatic rifles and amchine guns.heci:thClIncoonflilaid of sporadic firing since day*it was officially announced !pkvilt;pa!r ithsaiviscifthlt;th«eleanSOIt hlt; AnEnwiiWft£continual roar along the entireU*wlt;HThese reports, which had the official sanction of the civil and military commanders here. Indicated the heavies* fight hut since j forthe line was established along j heSpruce Fork ridge and efforts were j y«tnado by the Logan county authorities to atop whpt they termed an 1iStMkm of their county. 11 ruThey reported that new men 1 wehad been sent into the line, w hich j ereUovr was about twenty miles in j antlength: these men were fresh and amply provided with ammunitionand provisions.Reinforcements continue torertheyesamVtrieohnfront Williamson.Kelt;thiifroiThe county town of Ijagan, i 4nflt;
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Charleston Daily Mail
Charleston, West Virginia, US
Fri, Sep 02, 1921
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