The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-16
ASKS.
FOR PERMISSION
TO Use TROOPS.
FIGHTING FIRES.
Minnesota Governor Calls
on Secretary Baker for
Assistance
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DEATH LIST MAY
NUMBER 800
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Fire Fighters and Relief
Workers Make Head
quaters at Moose Lake
DEATH LIST MAY
-- NUMBER 900
fRv Aesociated presa,Y

z Moose Lake, Minn~ Oct. To-
The Minnesota public safety
committee today, in formal ses.
sion here, turned over its en-
tire fund, apprOximatins $2s40oO
for the relief Of the Minnesota
fire sufferers. Thpusapds of dole
lars, raised by private and news
paper subscriptions will greatly
swell this total. 1t was officially
announced that such subserip.
tions will be welcomed.
Moose Lake, MINI. Oct: 1s.-Thou-
sands of dollars already have been
collected by newspapers and many
cities, including cities in Canada,
have appropriated generous sums.
The safety committee announced
that all of its local committee men
in the fire zone have been appointed
relief distribution agents. Immediate
attention, for penniless families and
individuals is the aim of the COM
mitteemen.>> Drastic action against
profiteers who attempt to buy stock
from farmers at meagre prices was
promised. One arrest was made at
Sturgeon Lake.
OfficiaI reports stated that relief
work in the Lawler district is pro-
ceeding satisfactorily. 1t is hoped
that a special train will reach Law
Ter this afternoon. 1t has been i'm
possibles to run trains in That district
sine the fire swept across. = ssssssez4
One hundred and sixteen more
bories were buried in two trenches
near here today.
st. Paul MINI, Oct. 16.-Governor
Burpquist today telegraphed to Sec
retary Of War Baker, asking for
military assistance in fighting the
Minnesota forest fires. He suggest
ed that Mai. w. r. Weaver, COM
manding officer of the school Of avi-
alton in st. Paul be ordered to the
fire zone with an adequate Torce.
May be 800 Dead
Moose Lake, MINI, Oct. 16.-Fire
fifhters and relief workers mobilized
here today and were ordered to pro-
ceed through a vast stretch of fire
swept territory while state officials
and military officers met in confer
ence to ''lecide upon adequate relief
measures and construction plans.
Fire fighters who went last night |
OINi
reported today that the forest fires, |
although still burning, are not of a |
nature. Searchers report |
ed to headquarters that more eorpsesi
have been found. 1t was - officially |
estimated this, forenoon that at |
least 100 more bodies will be brought |
in today and that the known death /
list may reach 500 before night.
Members of the motor reserve are
working through the devastated I
country with motor trucks.
Again Threaten.
Duluth, MINI, Oct. 16.-A high |
east wind IS tanning active /. forest
fires in east outskirts OF Duluth at I
l1:15 o'clock this forenoon. Firs conn-ek
panies and citizens are .backfiring /
there. There is no immediate danger
10 residences. The wind is half a /
gale.
Camp Grant, Oct. 16.- Camp Grant
mas sent 100 gas masks to Duluth,
Mimi, to be used in flghting the
forest fires. Private M. F. Glatz left
FOR. Minnesota today to teach fire
lighters how to use the masks.
May Call Legislature.
ST. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 16.-While
practically all of the state officials
are in conference today at Moose
Lake, plans for a special session OF
he Minnesota legislature to provide
adequate assistance in rebuilding the
great area of Northern Minnesota
ievasted by forest fires, were in
ormally discussed by legislators and
state department heads.
Mass meetings held at Hibbing,
Ind other cities formally approved
;uch a, course.
1t was pointed out locally that the
ew hundred thousand dollars avail
Cble for relief work, is only a trif1e
compared with the amount necessary
% relieve the stricken region.
Reports from IRE rangers and other
,fficiaIs throughout the state today,
Indicated that the only serious fires1
we're in the. Duluth Superior region.
fires. are reported under control
rom Cass Lake to Hibbing but most
II the timber in that region was
burned. A dispatch from Cass Lake
aid the city is well protected. AS
practically all public places in that
district are closed because Of Spanish
influenza the ranks of the FIRE fight
RS have been augmented.