Salt Lake Telegram | 1910-08-20 | Page 10 | Fires Continue to Spread in Oregon Forests

FIRES CONTINUE TO SPREAD IN OREGON More Soldiers and Supply Trains Are Ordered Out Out WASHINGTON Aug 20 Forest O. Forest fires are aro lre spreading in Oregon and today today to to- day time situation in tho the am and Crater national forests in in that state i is is extremely serious Time The forest service received telegrams from bream its district distrct of of- makin making urgent appeal for additional additional ardi- ardi addi addi- lona troops It I was wn said that five more companies were n needed to cope copo with wih tho conditions of tho the Crater for for- ost oat Tho The war ar department promised promised- to comply with tho the request so far troops as-troops were available Fifty additional soldiers were ordered to tho the an and more mor will wn bo be sent if it possible Gen General ral Wood chief of staff staf of or tho the army has ordered n a t train in of or about pe sev seventy ent enty pack mules from Fort ort Ru Russell cJ Wyo to Mont to be used ii in in sending Rending supplies to time the troops who are aro fighting the fro fires in the tho interior of tho time forests forests These mules will wi be bo use used over ever needed Deeded Tho fires fres in tho the Colvillo o national forest forest for for- est in Washington havo have been extinguished extin according to a telegram received re by Associate Forester Potter The Tho two companies of troops which havo been operating in the tho Colvillo Colville tion ton are aro being transferred to other points point White While officials hero hem find somo some consolation conlo conso conso- lation in tho the sanguine o report from fron Washington state the they are rather pessimistic pesi pessi- pessi over or tho the general situation for a as fast as the time flames fames aro are conquered in in one locality they burst forth with renewed I vigor in in an another thor Rain is the tho only hope of permanent relief Chief Clerk of the tho interior do lie- telegraphed todo today to Acting te Secretary Pierce that conditions in th the Glacier Gacer national park in Montana were wen about tho the same Five companies o of troops are arc en route to the time new park ant an and with wih their aid it is hoped tho the critical situation will wi bo ho relieved