Show FIGHTERS OF FIRES I SEE VICTORY IN INSIGHT SIGHT Thousands of Men Battling g Forest Blazes in California By Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Cal Sept 27 Thousands of men battling forest fires fire in three sections of California an and d aided by airplane ne patrols and the min ministrations ministrations of Red Cross workers saw victory in sight today The two worst fires one or of or Had cut its wa way y through the Angeles national forest yr in southern California and the other othe r partially encircling the California a redwood park in Santa Cruz county were reported under control after having raged unchecked for more than thana a week The third encircling Placerville wa was wase e e expected to be extinguished toda today th the forest service reported MUCH DAMAGE DONE et The Angeles fire tire had burned over acres according to the latest lates t available reports and a wing of it had been turned by heroic efforts in the I direction of ot the San Bernardino desert where it was expected to tp burn out In Inthis Inthis I this same region the San Gabriel and I Pacoima canyon fires were being controlled controlled con can trolled although still doing considerable considerable considerable consider consider- able damage The redwoods in Santa Cruz famed appeared to be saved although the fire skirted the park and for a time t threatened the resort of ot Governors camp One fire In n this region was devastating the I country around China Grade but the fire tire fighters were being aided by favorable fa la favorable fa- fa I winds I While not affected by fire as much muchas as other trees in the fire tire r regions gions the redwoods were given all aU possible protection pro pro- I I Approximately fighters were engaged In all of the fire sections The money loss was e expected to run into hundreds of ot thousands of dollars WATER SUPPLY THREATENED MISSOULA Mont Sept 27 The The water supply of Thompson Falls Palls county seat of Sanders county Montana Montana Montana Mon Mon- tana was seriously threatened by two large forest fires burning in the dry woods of the tho Cabinet forest and I spreading g even more rapidly than did the flames in that region during during- the I past summer according to reports re received received received re- re at district forest service headquarters headquarters head head- quarters here II Forest service officials at Thompson Falls sent requests for assistance saying saying saying say say- ing the flames were crowning running running running run run- ning at express speed at a rate fully equal to that of last July and August At present it was stated there is no danger to the vicinity of Thompson Falls Fails itself The Mullen gulch fire near ear i ear St. St Regis jumped two and a half hal miles half miles on the entire front in spite of 01 the efforts of ot crews crew fighting it while other fires burning near St. St Regis and Iron mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain are growing II s t r 1 I I |