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Show known to have but two dnys' rations. Five Arcs are burniug on the shores of Coeur d'Aleue lake. One was threatening the village of SunnyslJe, three miles from the town of Coeur d'Alene, at midnight. Many summer liomcs on the beach have been do- I stroyed. Refugees from many burned districts dis-tricts poured into Spokane last night. Seven hundred from Wallace crossed Lake Coeur d'Alene by boat and came to Spokane by elsctrlc line. The Idaho Ida-ho and Washington northern train from Newport was filled with people leaving the towns in that region. TOLL OF DEAD IS INCREASING HOURLY Spokane, Wash, Aug. 22 Hourly reports from fires in the forests of northern Idaho and western Montana, are Increasing the toll of dead. The kttest figures from Wallace aro that forty fire-lighters probably have perished. per-ished. In the hills near Sand Point, Idaho. Forest Ranger Van Dyke and a crew of sixty five enlisted in Spokane Spo-kane arc reported surrounded by flames. A woman and her daughter perished at Cabinet, Idaho. Five and perhaps more arc known to havo died neur Newport, Wash , in an attempt at-tempt to reach the town All along tho Great Northern aud Northern Pacific tracks between Spokane Spo-kane and Helena, numberless fires t:re known to be raging fiercely, but definite reports cannot be secured as telephone and telegraph wires are all down. Before communication with I-'bby, Mont., ceased. It was reported that every male resident of tho town vus working with 200 paid llrc-Hght-ors to divert Flowe rcreek to tho south side of the village as a protection protec-tion against the flames driving up from that direction. Iu the Clearwater forest reserve. In the hills east of Lewlston. Idaho, near fires create no excitement as the settlers set-tlers havo fled from the claims throughout the district and Forest Supervisor Fcnn refused to send any nioro firefighters in until ho can get Pack trains to Insure getting supplies to thetn. A train of twenty-live horses was yesterday afternoon turned back in an attempt to reach a. force of slx-ty-rlve men near Peck, which Is |