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Show trees that might havo been cut luto logs have been burned. So far about 200 forest flres have been reported In western Washington. The association in Its fight against fires has employed 800 men lu addition addi-tion to the 125 rangers and patrolmen patrol-men constantly on duty and has built fifty miles of trails. Tho sums spent so far In saving timber total 535.000 Although the season, up to last Sunday, was wor6e than a year ago, I as to forest fire rl6k, Mr. Simons j staled yesterday that the loss of standing timber has not been as great as during tho corresponding period In FOREST FIRE 10SS IN WASHINGTON Seattle, Wadh..Aug. 19. Only about 1.000.000 feet of first-class green btanding timber has been destroyed by forest rlres in western Washington Washing-ton this season, according to compilations compil-ations made yesterday by H. p. gj. raons. chief warden of the Washington Washing-ton forest firo association. About 2O.000 acres have bten burned burn-ed over this season west of the Cas-ctde Cas-ctde mountains, a largo part of which, however, was logced off. In addition to tho green timber, Mr. Simons savs that thousands of corj.s of firewood pud bhingle bolts and many (alien |