Show RUIN IN THE WAKf I OF F FOREST FIRES Hungry I Flames Are Causing Untold I i Damage to Property in Michigan i Michi-gan and Wisconsin Small Town Entirely Destroyed the Residents Fleeing for Their Lives People Are Praying for Rain to Check FlameD Oshkobh Win North Forks n small town on tho Soo railway has been completely destroyed by forest fires The people had to lice for their lives after unsuccessfully battling with the lames In at endeavor to save their homes Ashland WIs reports the suioko vo dense from forest fires that tho sun was hidden all day on Monday and that Lake Superior was practically practi-cally surrounded by fire for many miles Vessels were compelled constantly con-stantly to sound their fog signals Most Ilev Sebastian G Mesamer rrchblsuop of Milwaukee has sent a I letter to the clergy of iris diocese ordering or-dering prayers for lain roster City Mich has not been destroyed by file Is still untouched by tho flames but the people are not jet satisfied that all danger has passed Calumet Mich reports fires assuming assum-ing threatening aspects all over northern Michigan and several towns In danger of destruction LaBelle north of Calumet Is In very grave linger of being surrounded except on the water Bide by flames Forest fires though checked by light rains Friday broke out anew Monday night and four villages I north of Kscanabn Mich have been surrounded by flames Nlagata Quln I nessec Forest City and Hermans villa The people were carried out of the flame stricken district by ratio trains At Iron Mountain the families of twelve inrmois were drIven from thoir homes At Qulunessoc many people have been taken from tlio city on relief trains |