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Show Lightning Respons ble for Plamcs in the Crater Reserve ' i " Portland. Ah:?. 1$ Llghtniug, part of a general electrical storm, Is believed be-lieved to have started a series of forest fires, east of Butte Falls in the Crater n-serve, Oregon, of so serious ser-ious nature that the forestry service nt once asked for P'O soldiers as fire lighters. The request was granted r.nd two companies will leave the Ani' iican lake encampment tomorrow morning. The largevt fire. on of five, was found to have o solid line of Ilame three miles long. The timber is absolutely dry and the flames are spreading with amazing rapld'ty. Only a. lead cilm or a heavy rain will scc o large tract of valuable timber. |