Show FIRE THREATENS TOWN IN IDAHO Springdale Spring on Move Blame Incendiaries for ing Firing Forests I MISSOULA Mont Aug By 7 7 By ByThe ByThe The Tho Associated Press Pru Press reports from the fire Ire lines Inca In the forests ot of o western Montana north north- northern northern northern ern Idaho and eastern Washing Washing- Washington Washington ton were received at forestry headquarters here today While some somo of ot the conflagrations It still III were uncontrolled for tor the tho most part their advance had been checked A fire tiro threatening to cross Into the tho Lewis and Clark CIuI reserve reser from the Flathead forest was reported to be offering stubborn r resistance In n spite of the stiff stitt battle being waged by a largo large crew crow of ot fighters fighter Efforts In the forest where four tour fires were burning were con confined tined largely to attemPts to hold ort oft the flamed flames at critical points BLAME UE ifE mES Two Incendiary fires and a smokers smoker's carelessness added three new v blazes on the Kootenai re- re reserve reserve re reserve serve toda today A new fire tire was as also reported to In Inthe the tho east Selway forest while from the district came camo word that with favorable weather till all the blazes soon would be under Control Low hanging smoke amok Which blanketed Spokane In a 0 pall pail today and shut out tho the sunshine aided forest fires tires fighters of ot this section In their contest with flames that have been ben burning for weeks Cooler weather also alo was pas as a 0 help nl II DENTS f A fire fire that burned to the he crest of the hill overlooking o Priest I river Idaho today caused resl rest resi- I dents of the town of ot Springdale I one the same samo side of the rhe O river to pack their be- be belongings belongings be belongings longings preparatory to leaving It is s believed the tho river will pro pro- protect protect pro protect Priest lUver from the th flames The Tho Daisy Halt Half Way house some 25 miles north of Priest I niver was burned burn yesterday esterday |