Show FIGHTING FOREST FIRES Thousands of Men Working Desperately Desper-ately to Save Ranch Buildings and Resorts San Francisco Several thousand men are engaged In a dozen counties In California In fighting numerous forest for-est fires that threaten ranch and resort buildings as well as many square miles of valuable timber lands As a result of these conflagrations unusual heat prevails along the coast Great damage already has been done to ranch houses and several groups of summer resort hotels and tent cottages have been destroyea The most serious fires reported arc In northern Sonoma West Napa Men doclno Santa Cruz Lake and Los Angeles An-geles counties Although desperate efforts were made to prevent further spreading of flames the lire fighters have succeeded but Indifferently |