Show BIG SHAM BATTLE PLANNED BY BRAVES Great Gathering o of Indians to Celebrate Cele Cole brate nr of Opening Land for or Settlement ton Law Okla Okia May Ia IS Indian Indian chiefs Quanah Parker of or the Coman- Coman ches and Geronimo of the Apaches held heM a conference toda today and decided that as aM a fitting celebration of the fifth er annl anniversary ary of the opening of f their lands to settlement they will wil hold a sham ham battle bate on the Fort Sill Si military reservation on August 6 C. Thc They estimate that members of the tribes In western vestern Oklahoma will wi participate participate par par- making it the tho largest gatherIng gatherIng gather gather- In Ing of ot southwest Indians in history Preliminaries and various arlous acts of oC strategy leading up to the b battle tlc proper will wi continue several days durIng during dur dur- ing log which time all the te details of or an early da day Indian warfare willbe wilt will wl be for amusement Chief Parker has ha made application to the Fort Sill Si military authorities asking 1 that three or four Cour troops of or orthe the United States cavalry take part partin in the battle bate This will be the first frt time that Indians have gathered of or their own accord to make mako a public exhibition of or th their lr arts before beora civilized civilized Ize people I |