| Show FIRES IN MONTANA STILL SPREADING Army of 1000 Men Fighting the Flames With Very Little Success SOAKING RAIN IS NEEDED DAMAGE ALREADY DONE DOm WILL REACH BIG FIGURES Missoula July 27 Forester W WB wD WIL B IL of field floI d df No o J 2 with ta In l returned to day from MM trip through the northern pert part of or ana Ida he with Secre Seere ere tar tary of lt ire Jam A and brought with him much mue new In formation of or the for f foret t fire condition C In the territory h he ho has bas tra In an au Interview this thle morning Greely Greel sold W that tt within w the Coeur dAlene AIne d fort forest comprising try tT in I northwestern Montana and there ther were 4 IS 41 parate large Jarge lire Jre now burning and ana that an aR army of n re than han I I mon men m were employed In fighting the flames flame Toda T not a one of these thue 40 46 fires fh ree s has hu bees beeR reported report a as under er con and ana the force of or men mn AM will bo Ito In as ae fast a as aa ilo ell lo until some kind kin of control O MR Ian R be bp Maintained and anda a good soaking rain rala eom come to the aid of oC the fighters Jin In be he Only Hope A heavy rain said laid Mr Greely Is I absolutely the t Ui only thing which will rw nw fully Ully extinguish th tb ee fires trea While tie fIghters fighter are doing tnuett mu good and aDd Jye aVe avo saved counties acres of eC tiRe tine tim ber be from being burned already still sUIl ti tL y are arf ar unable a le to cope coie with the tile chang ing InC winds wn and increasing number of ot fires fire The whole work has been een carried on with as much lIya t err 3 has II been een pos po II and among the numerous crews ed d there has ba been work that may y well be labelled heroic The Th Tb extent of ot the fire fir and the hard lit I encountered en In fighting them can canwell rf well pIl bo be appreciated except by mak maka log ing a personal trip into the district districts A g 11 soaking rain right now would be bf b worth much mere more than the ordinary kind It will probably Tf ip J to maintain this big Mg force fere of cor 1 0 00 Oe men In the field or In place s n at short notice note until the hot het W warier r Is I broken brokon ami dangers danger gers of ot fire cn Urek k have he eel for the season on McGregor who Is hi l In charge char e of oC t fighters at the Ninemile tin fire fir asked ay for tor another crew of C 1 IS 11 mn men In n to Zt U sent last evening by bT the tern Lumber company Fires FIre Spreading Pest Int This fire fir Is la spreading fact t last st nl H f s wind Ind turning the ta Wae blase Into Hi new territory A r u t for mn fI was waa also recITed received from Hanger Kanger M who vrho to Is at the Belmont creek cr ek 1 up the th 01 iii Bib b ma kroot valley Bu f 3 j r y of ot the forest w is III at lake kike reported today I th two sections of or virgin Umber timber had bad t 1 sy n laid wool by the tIM n ow rr I r fir end and nd that the high winds hist n V f t t Ia fanned ann It Into a fiendish wall wait of or flame Iame The TIM lib Kte Lute Lum In Is keeping 49 4 men still d In fighting tI their fire fir north northeast east r f Clinton linton lint but have haTe failed Caned to get Jet r H I control It In Is reared feared that th noth irs I ir ar T stop slop it now front from running Into t te e earns m prairie country and there hi Is hia Iea a 8 1 of oC IU its reaching Potomac Pot fant i who 1 la Is the t h hi job at the Ute t br r In Deadman K h writ t and anI m in plain sight of this cit It a ak ked d again agala today for tor more men A 4 the II wind I nil which ch ng d It its Ita course courso cour o last f I is Ie driving the Ute flames In IR a ne nt nev direction A rancher at the mouth of If H Haes r es creek ersek was wan forred f to move me e out this hili morning and it Is J believed the Im ha 1 Ir can not tK b saved Largo Large cT from drove droe out oi near flu fin t fire fir today tay In automobile and an the Ute B IJ ne presented at night 1 Is Ie magnificent N nw w report from Crota fires In ether other ethert t jl t had hod been MeR received by It Ute Ura for tor fore torr e r 1 t I y s ic i c here h p today |
