The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-08-27
IN(END|AR|FS APPLYING
TORCHES To THE FLAMES
Government Orders Additional Troops And Army Sur.
geons to Their Aid-There Remains No Doubt but
That the Forest Fires in Oregon Are Being Delhi
erately Started.


evidence that many forest fires in Ore.
gon are of incendiary origin has been
discovered by government agents, ne.
cording To telegram received at the
forest department today from associate
district forester Cecil of Portland.
Cecil says in dispatch that there is
no doubt that fires in the Crater nation.
al forest and AT Medford resulted from
incendiarism and that new fires are be.
ing SO; constantly.
lie stated that ~ men are on scout
duty in an effort TO catch the culprits.
The fires in Crater reserve and at
Modford are proving more serious ev-
cry hour,
More Fire Fighters
The war department officials held a
conference today in an effort TO find
means 10 send additional fire fighters
to the stricken northwest. At the con.
clusion long dispatch was sent TO
| Beverly. II is understood that il is
/ planned to rush troops from distance
to the burning sections but officials de.
cline to disclose their plans.
/ One of the results of the conference
was "a decision to rush pack trains with
medical supplies and army surgeons in.
10 the devastated regions.
Incendiarism Blamed
lncendiarism, inadequate means Of
protecting the forests and unusually
dangerous conditions are blamed by AS.
sociate forester Potter, in IA statement
/ issued today, for the fires raging in the
I northwest. The situation has proved
so serious that forester Henry y. Graves
on his way to Washington. telegraphed
from Rochester. y. Y, that he has
turned back and is now on his way to
the front to take charge of the fight.
ing
The associated forester was present
at the conference held here today, ana
he laid before the army officials the
latest information from the fire regions.
His advices were that high winds pre-.
vailed on sunday.
At Wallace, Idaho ,one quarter of
the area of the town has been burned
\ port, Wash, is said to he threaten.
ed and Libby and Troy, Montana. are
in danger and each town is asking for
250 troops.
20 Fire Fighters Killed
twenty-five fire fighters have been
killed, according TO the forestry depart
ment. Fires are reported racing to
wards Mullan aud Burke, Idaho, and
the west end of Lola, another Idaho
town is said 10 be blazing.
All inhabitants of ~. Regis valley
are reported to have been taken out
IN special trains.
Two hundred forest rangers are re-
ported in great danger on the Idaho
side of the east fork of the 1T. Joe
river in Bitter Root mountains.
Fires on or near Bitter Root. Nilsson
Ia and Cabinet forests are beyond con
troll.
The war department already has 81
companies in the field II other fedora
troops are to be ordered to the threat
ened regions, they must come from dis
tant forts and emergency funds mus
be provided for their transportation.
Prayers for Relief
Missoula, Mont, Aug. 22.--From ey
cry corner of western Montana an,
. Idaho this morning there were prayer
that the weather bureau has hit /
right in forecasting for showers today
Nothing hut rain could save the situa
tion.
Hundreds Of weary men, who. 10