Show CONTINUED FIRES SWEEP VEEP FORESTS li I With the most serious fire situation sitI situation sit sit- I in a number of years threatening millions of feet of western timber it has been necessary necessary I essar essary for the forest service to suspend some of its operations ons I in order to concentrate all avail- avail r ble forces in fighting fires Reports indicate that the situation situation situation situ situ- is more dangerous than at any time this year The reports state that in man many places little I or no rain has fallen for weeks The forests are now so dry that any fire which occurs is apt toe to e f become becom a dangerous conflagration tion while high winds make it I difficult to control even the smallest small small- smallest est blaze blazer In spite of the unusually dangerous dangerous dangerous dang dang- erous season it is stated that until until un un- un-I un til last week there has been a a comparatively small loss of timber timber timber tim tim- ber on the national forests private private private vate own owners erR having havin suffered f most of the damage done This is largely explained as due to the increased efficiency of the fire- fire force which has profited profited profited prof prof- by the lessons of the east nast year In many cases too luck e has been on the side of the ran range rangers rangers rang rang- ers in handling particularly dang dang- dangerous rous fires The outbreak outbreaks s of fires in the past few days is taken by officials to indicate that the situation is growing more f I I 1 I r r serious The whole organization of the I forest service in the affected districts is devoting itself exclusively exclusively ex ex- elusively to fire fighting In accordance accordance accordance ac ac- with a prearranged ulan Dlan men from forests where there are are no fires are relieving I the rangers who have been worn out by their long exertions I While it may be possible to hold the damage to a minimum b by these and other methods officials officials officials of of- say that not until the fall rains come will o the he dan danger er ddn er cease |