The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-08
SHAM BATTLE AT PARK
MILITARY MEN FOUGHT MONT
 GoMERY RED MEN.
Twelve Hundred Persons Witnessed Exhibition and Cheered the Pale Faces on to Victory
 Over the Indians.

sham battle yesterday between the Mont gomery Blues, the Montgomery Greys. and members of the Montgomery lodges of Red Men. The exhibition took place at the baseball park and was a success from every point of view.
 Early in the afternoon a crowd assem- bled on Dexter Avenue in order to see the soldiers and Indians board the cars. The Red Men attracted no little attention in their regalia and war paint. They were armed with Winchester rifles, tomahawks and revolvers.
 The two military companies were merg- ed into one company, under command of Cap;. E. F. Baber of the Blues.
 The car company handled the crowd very well going to the park. but many persons were compelled to wait nearly a half hour on the return trip and after missing one car on account of the crowd, the members of the Blues marched to the city.
 Both the military and the Red Men were on the grounds promptly at 6 o'clock. While the crowd was assembling, the companies gave an exhibition close-order drill.
 A little after o'clock the sham battle began. There were thirty-two Indians and seventy-five soldiers.
 The Indians were stationed behind a
  centre field fence. They were hidden from the view of the crowd.
 The battle opened when several scouts commanded by Sergeant R. c. Benjamin of the Blues and the scouts of the Red Men advanced on the field. In this skir- mish one of the soldiers was captured and burned at the stake by the Indians, who went through a lively war dance around their victim.
 The first section of soldiers then went on the field They were commanded by Capt E. B. Joseph, Jr. After being sta toned directly opposite the position of the Indians three volleys were fired, the soldiers being in close order. The Indians advanced under command of Sachem George Todd, Jr.. and fired on the sol- diers. The military broke into line of squads and then into open order. Captain Joseph spoke words of encouragement to his men and advanced them by rushes until the combatants were in uncomfort- ably close quarters. The Indians com pelled the military to retreat after spirited engagement.
 At this point, Captain Joseph was rein forced by Lieutenant W. F. Weiss, who brought up the second section of soldiers. A line of battle was formed in open order and the soldiers advanced by rushes on the Red Men. forcing them to retreat, and coming near making a circle around them.
 The Indians slipped through gap near the left field fence and occupied the first position of the soldiers.
 Captain Baber advanced his men, throw ing them in a complete circle around the Indians. After a hard fight the Indians surrendered to superior numbers and gen. eralship.
 The crack of rifles, the vari-colored cos- tunes of the Red Men and the cheers of the big audience made the scene inspir- ing.
 The battle being over the big crowd rushed for the cars to return 70 the city.
 The exhibition was arranged to secure fund to defray the expenses of a mili- tary team to go to the rife contest in Savannah the latter part of August. It Is understood that enough money was cleared on the sham battle to enable botn companies to send good squads to Savan- nah.
 The battle was planned by Lieutenant Hunt Taylor of the Greys, assisted by Captains Joseph and Baber. The committee on arrangements was composed of the following members of the two companies, Lieutenant J. 1T. Taylor, chairman, Sergeants Whit Brame and R. C. Brown and Private J. c. Cheney of the Greys and Sergeants R. c. Benjamin and F. NJ. Richbourg, Corporals J. J. Pierce and Private L. F. Woodruff of the Blues.
 Great sorrow was in the heart of well known Red Man last night as he told how the pale face soldiers won the day
 Many dark clouds covered the battle ground" he said and the sun was sink ing very low in the" West, when thirty
 xfI nNnd . T1NT others from Chickasaw and Tallapoosa tribes pitched their wigwams in Rooter's Region Camp fires were lighted and Big Chief Sitting-Bull Berto-J ohnson told us how he was once blue coat and fought mosquitoes for many moons. we hear that many pale face braves come from town to fight. Chief Man. Whose Sign-Is- Big-Gun sends out scouts. Rain In-the- Face Rapport and Wahagallala Turnipseed. We hear shots, bang. bang, bang and Little Chief come in and says Filipino Bo~ Benjamin and other scouts come. More soldiers behind. Indians go out anu fight scouts. Presently we hear heap war cry and see Red Men bring scout in prisoner. We have big war dance and burn him. Scout say more soldiers come. All Indians say, more scalps soon. Soldiers stretch out across field and fire fast. We run up and fire many times. Soldiers run. Take some scalps, but one dead. Gets up and runs away. More soldiers come Big Chief Daber lead. Shoot many ln- dians. We run. Soldiers surround us Tall Pierce sing war song Many h. dians fall dead. Chief tells us throw down guns. We do so. Soldiers take us to town in car that has no horses. Not so good as walking. Know no more Umph."
 Among the members of the Improved Order of Red Men who participated In the sham battle were: A. l. Bayne. A I sweatt, c. c. McCool. Julian Walton, I. H. Doster, P. B. Cloud. Morris Nun sky, Paul Rapport, John Turnipseed' Percy Wilson, Joseph Rumor' tln Fuoer' q F Hutcheson, Charles Dexter, Berto Johnson. b. P. Canty, Nose Schuessler, W. T. Johnson, Dave Todd. John Todd Sam shearer, Mascot Henry Todd. Isaac Notes, George Flowers, G. w. McCutch-