Show FOREST PIRES FIRES repents of a heart sickening nature haic been filling the daily papers of oe the havoc ind and ruin wrought vr ought by forest fires up till lit in idaho and montana the city of wallace idaho situated iu ili the 1101 them pait of the state was nearly wiped out ent entirely hely wallace was located in ill 1 a r ravine 1 vine surrounded d ed on all sides by high mountains and had only narion canyons leading to the outside when the forest covering the mountains beg began an blazing tho the residents of the town helpless liel is making 1 a I defense because of the odds against them the loss of life has totaled up to the hundreds and tile the loss in timber will amount lit to millions ot of dollars forest rangers and government troops have been called into service to right the fires and it is now reported that the flames have been brought under control the origin of the fire Is thought to be incendiary |