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Show FOREST FIRES IN ARKANSAS. Long Dry Spell Results in Furious Conflagration. Little Rock, Ark. Forest fires, which are reported burning in many counties of the state and particularly north and northeast of Little Rock, are said to be increasing in headway. Several calls for assistance have heen made to the federal forest rangers at Hot Springs and calls may be made for further help in the work, it was said by federal officials here. The last general rain in Arkansas occurred more than a month ago. Previous Pre-vious to that precipitation rain had not fallen for fifty days. |