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uI I IVI VII WWI 1of First Presbyterianithat taka place at the front With the haaty gathering up of arm^ and munitions the men found them-seiree equipped With practically everykisd of weapon in the Kanawha valley, Some of them had even 22 calibre rifles. Others had high powered j Pastorrifles or revolvers and ammunition of the wrong calibre. It required a great deal of exchanging to get the immunl-tlon parceled out to the men whocould use H.Oh the other aide of the line members of the Logan forces rushed to the T European countries are rapidlyfront with a machine gun and a tripod returning to a normal basis and in ain an automobile. When they got j *hort while they will be in good cir-ready to set up the gun at the front! cumstances declared Dr. ErnestDescribes TripsiSeveralmg iifWit Iman ‘Logan ing a Eubi to “gibe me Ised.I hathey found the guns would not fit the , Thompson, pastor or me nrst i resoy-tripod. J terian church, who with Mrs Thomp-foraSharpies500 miners were! son returned yesiterdey fr om a three ; Spring- - • * t r-d . f a _ . m massembled at noon today- They were just from the fronj wheer they had been relieved by reinforcements. It wassaid. They stood along the railroadtrack waiting for a special train of flat ears that would tajce them down the Coal river valley. Later they were assembled by the mifitsry authorities and shortly afterwards most of them bosrded the special train furnished by the military. The train went through here this afternoon and all were Iimonths' tour of Italy. Switzerland and ( France.In telling of the conditions in Italy | he said that that country showed little signs of the late war and that all industries were running The political condition was not so good, however, j j:as riots occurred daily between the Socialists and a party, known as the young Italians' which is comprised of the upper class.Remarking on the churches thereeeerched. A large number of revolvers j ^r- Thompson said that the people didwas taken from them by the military.Drop Guns and Run.Sbma of the men on the train already had their guns at Sharpies.not attend church very much except onfeast days. He said that the average j non’priest was considered to be of badcharacter from what information:xn*y carried them to military head-jcou,lt;* *** secured from natives. As a quarter* which w.r« established there whole he seemed to be very muchUtl* mornlea end voluntsrllv surrend.'P|'•1?,‘,1 H*11* ,.red them without obtaining receipt,1 lFr Italy Ile went Swttierlndfor them. They'-went runnlna lnto!w fr*. *? (h t *1 ' * saturdi* ;»cription of the people and the seen-I baturfl*full of interest. He told of a conversation with!Mhealthweek-e-—Sthas re!attlt;Dav beauty markal—F.rnembein Cha MiwJ.partmeCharlesteacherTa:Su(1! erheadquarter*i there. one or two at a f that co wastime, throughout the day dropping ..u _, _ ____thair guns khd ammunition an(* then a wornnn on 8WiUPr;j,no mnepenoencerunnin* out atfal* with equal celerity. j„y she remarked. . he ul«. whenThey stopped not to offer explanation femn(c n*r he wai al*o fromm a repuh-or ixcutes. £They were in a hurry, i ,ic; But ourgiI-8t*r*. m.to inst the staAt noon42 rifles, 15 revolvi1st he oldest '.„ * France is the worst off of the Eu-ers and 1,000 rounds of ammunitionlt; rop€,an countries visited Dr. Thompsonthere. HbWj ^oUrH. though it is slowly recpv-been turned* ^rinr from the effect of thehad been surrenderedmuch more, if any, ha*ever at Sharpies cannot bewarall kinr Wher eondJtkvisitedwere crops of } see an
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Charleston Daily Mail
Charleston, West Virginia, US
Sun, Sep 04, 1921
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