OCR Text |
Show People Urged To Be Alert In Guarding Against Fires Lieueenaa.-t General John L jJiiW-itt, Coimmanding Ceneral iof n-e- Western' Defense Coienimaind -ruii Four h Army, today called .or the greatest alertness- and one utmost in precautions in jard.ng againLt forest fires', poin-ing cu:.. tinat suclh' fires dam--ge not only forests', but may aua. injury to iovher property, .-ciliti s, ae.d ir.stalte.4ons. . lie .also called attention' to i-n-e tac. thae, in' addition to the penalties provided by State and i edenal la ws designed to prevent pre-vent forest fires, a person willfully will-fully causing a forest fire may subject himself to the punish-men', punish-men', imposed by 'the sabotage Act, the maximum, penalty 'Jhere-jndvr 'Jhere-jndvr b-ing a fine of not more . l ean. $10,000 or imprisonment '.or not i.-nore than .hir.y years, jr iboth. |