Show AUK n OF OJ Washington Aug 22 Positive evi 1 dence tot many man of ot the th forest rort fires In Oregon are Ar of nt Incendiary origin hns been discovered by b government agents according to 10 a n telegram m received at offices of or the Ih forest service hete today lrI hf from Afst Forester Cecil of or Port land land Mr Cecil Clel says In eel his hil dispatch that thero Is II no doubt doub that the fires nrc In the Ih Center tort forest and nt lt Medford resulted from anc that new nf fires being heinl set Mt eon con He Ho report that thI hn hl has hM started 2 men tn on scout Cout duty In n nn effort to 10 catch the th culprits Fires In the th Crater national forest In southern Oregon Or on nt It Medford Or ar proving morn serious mOI every hour There Trl arn 3 VW men there Ih n er in der dr the Ih forest fot service ll nr l ment already having 10 soldiers de lie In this district hns Ane ordered 25 more from American Lake 11 I e A st I Forester Buck has hu conn from Portland to take tako personal charge of the th situation 81 Hn He IA IhA troops will b used to 10 protect life And vl t pr pen ty t and anc It 1 will wi bs h hard tn 10 extinguish the without Ihl le of at rain Kf nt foris tort r Mill 11 bi be made mae to protect the best beat War 1 department officials begun a conference In nn effort to I find means of ot sending additional fire fighters to the Ih stricken northwest It I Is II expected the will wi be ld be fore President Taft Tf with wih a a request for tor his approval of extraordinary hIl o meas measures ures At 1 the th conclusion of ot the confer conference ence ne n dispatch was la sent pent to 10 Bev Beverly C erly erh U I Is II understood hern hr that It I Is I planned to rush rUh troops from a I distance to tn the tho burning sections Irlon hut bul officials declined to disclose dl their plans nt nl this time One On result of or IhA conference was wasa U a decision on nn the part of the war de department d lo 10 rush pack pk trains with wih medical supplies and army surgeons Into the Ih devastated regions Government surveyors have hae tele telegraphed Ie graphed that fires raging 21 miles south of or Republic Wash Walh on the Col le Indian reservation A was S received at lt the th IndiAn otOro from Supt Rupt Weber nt al saying that tort forest guards were engaged eng ced In com cOln batting fires Orl elsewhere hut hul that For Forest est lal Supervisor had reported that Ihl t soldiers now at nt Republic were ablo for work there |