The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-05
DEPICTSACTUALW WAR
NBUFFAIxO BIII.s SHOWS REALrsM,
 oATg MAJ0R BURKE.
Celenel Cedy.s Friena Declares Battle Action ex Wild Went Perform ance fs Based on Historic
 btruwgles With Indians.

TO prcduce actual battle scenes, as far az the ingenuity of the up-to-date expert can, is the moving principle of Bunalo Bill" in presenting his spec tacle of the wild West. according to Major John M. Burke. who has been associated with Colonel Cody for many
 Major Burke. himself a veteran Montgomery. and is enthusiastic over friend. Colonel Cody. He went to the frontier when . youth. and spent the West. Even now, when he is percepti- ply aging, he Is typical plainsrnan.
 He declares that the spectacular scenes in Buffalo Bills great exhibi- in reality nothing more than replicas of incidents in the early life of the great frontier scout himself; Buffalo Bill has not "faked, anything in con nection with his wild west show.
 Major Burke has been with Buffalo Bilps exhibition for number of years. his own knowledge of the life of the pioneer, when the plains were virgin and the hostile bands of Indians were roaming at will, serving as a valuable adjunct to the knowledge of Colonel Cody. Because of this knowledge, Ma jor Burke was questioned as to the ex- Major" he was asked. ifs this bat tie scene that you have been represent ing. q real battle scene that has oc- cured, or an imaginary one. used to Illustrate the conditions about that My dear sir" replied Major Burke, the whole intention, construction and object of Buffalo Bills Wild West is to sodes that have actually occurred m in the career of Buffalo Bill himself. For instance, the pony express: He was the most celebrated rider in days when that was possibly the most dangerous
 Wagon Train Attack Realistic.
 .nowr Wnen sstttssclinS stsscn,s.S the the wagons Is was a very celebrated wagon master. He was . driver of stage coaches in the far West when it was dangerous occupation, and as scout 1t was his and rescue the coaches from danger. In his early days he was- nf thA most famous riders of bucking horses and was also expert as lasoer.
 things twice day. consequently men from the West are engaged to enact them. For the shooting on horseback, he still is effective and does 1t himself as 1t was an act in which he excelled In early days 1t was important that a man should be an accurate shot, even when riding at speed. Proficiency in this line is what made scouts superior to the ordinery shooter. who either had to stop and dismount. or was inaccu-
 "The battle of Summit Springs as 1t is represented, was an actual occur renee. and took place on July II. 1S6e. At the recent engagement in New York, the opening was honored by the presence of Major General E. A. Carr. retired, now of Washington. who was in command on the occasion, and whom Buffalo Bill guided in many hundreds of miles of trailing, seeking to find and punish this marauding band of Indians under Chief Tall Bull.
 Won Victory Over xndians.
 tory VI was s resardsd sau " as of such import ance that Colorado, Nebraska and Kan- sas gave General Carr a vote of thanks. Tn these engagements. Buna- To Bsll achieved @ fame fam, by Killing 'he
 singular to relate, Major General Carr Major General Sumner. General Greedy and Brigadier General Hayes. who were in the Summit Springs nght also were present in the Bonnet Creek battle in 1876, when Cody in front Of the army, and the hostile Indians ac- cepted a challenge to personal en. counter, in. which he killed the noted Ogalialla chfer Yellow Hand.
 Lieutenant General Corbin. Lieuten- ant General Miles, Lieutenant eGneral Young General Perry and other off1- cers who visited the exhibition during snt af fine finala in the campaign at Pine Ridge in 1seo-s1,. known as the Ghost Dance War. or, in other woros' all in at the finish"
 Gives Account of Battle.
 Tn corroborarion of the events of those days, Major Burke produced some old telegrams to the press, one asf. Louis. July 14. 1s6s--A dispatch from Omaha gives reports from Gen eraI E. A. Carr of his operations against the Indians. On the 11th in- stant. he surprised village or dog mand of Taii Bull and killed ffty-two of them and captured seventeen wo- men and children. among them the wife and daughter of Tall Bull.
 ssTba indians had two white women who had been taken on the Saline River. and they had murdered one whose first name is said to be susanna. Chief Tall Bull was killed oy 6uhaio