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i THE MORNING STAR WILMINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY NO VEM B KR 14, 1917. EIGHT. i S Si POULTRY PRIZE WINNERS amea of Exhibitors Winning Honors at Wilmington Corn Show Many Varieties of Birds. Names of prize winners in tiie recent poultry show at the-Southeastern fair were announced yesterday. The prize-Kjevihs Poultry Yards; 4th hen", Nevins 2nd cock, G. A. lshop, Wilmington. ! First cockerel, G. T. Pulghum, Wil son; 2nd cockerel, W. J. Clemens,. Wil mington; 3rd cockerel, W. J . Clemens, Wilmington. First pullet, G. T. Fulghum,' Wilson; 2nd pullet, G. T. Fulghum; 3rd pullet, G. A. Bishop, Wilmington; 4th pullet. G. T. Fulghum, Wilson. Black Brahmas. First cock, Nevins Poultry Yards, Charlotte.' First hen, Nevins Poultry Yards; 2nd hen. Nevins Poultry Yards; 3rd hen, list Indicates the variety of birds shown and also the number of exhibitors, many of them being birds from Virginia and South Carolina. The list follows: Barred Plymouth Rocks. First c.ock, R. R. Hickson, Cheraw, S. C. ; 2nd cock, J. L. Parrott, Kinston; 3rd cock, R. R. Hickson, Cheraw, S. C. First hen, J. L, Parrott, Kinston; 2nd hen, J. L. Parrolt, Kinston; 3rd hen, J. L. Parrott, Kinston; 4th hen, J. L.. Parrott, Kinston. First cockerel, R. R. Hickson, Che raw; 2nd cockerel, R. R. Hickson, Che raw, S. C; 3rd Cockerel, R. R. Hickson, Cheraw, S. C. ; 4th cockerel, J. L. Par rott, Kinston. First pullett, C' M. Byrd. Keller, Va.; 2nd, pullet, C. -M. Byrd, Keller. Va.; 3rd pullet, C. M. Byrd. Keller, Va.; 4th pullet, J. Li. Parrott, Kinston. First pen, R. R. Hickson, Cheraw, S. C. Pullet Mating First pullett, C. M. Byrd, Keller, Va.; 2nd pullet. C. AT. Byrd, Keller; 3rd pullet, C. M. Byrd; 4th pullet, C. M. Byrd. White Plymouth Rocks. First cock. Mrs. R. W. Scott, Bol ton; 2nd-cock, W. H. Tierce, Lumber, S. C. Poultry Yards. First pullet, G. T. Fulghum, Wilson; 2nd pullet, G. T. Fulghum; 3rd pullet, G. T. Fulghum. Dark Brahmas. Firt : hen, Nevins Poultry Yards, Charlotte;, 2nd hen, Nevins Poultry Yards. First pullet, Nevins Poultry Yards, Charlotte; : 2nd pullet, Nevins Poultry Yards; rd pullet, Nevins ; Poultry Yards. Black Langshans. First cock, Nevins Poultry Yards, Charlotte. First hen, Nevins Poultry ards, Charlotte; 2nd hen, Nevins Poultry Yards; 3rd hen, Nevins Poultry Yards; 4th hen4 Nevins Poultry Yards. First pullet, John G. Helvin, Nonolk, Va.; 2nd pullet, John G. Helvin; 3rd pullet, John G. Helvin; 4th puhet, John G. Helvin. ' Partridge Cochin. First pen. R. Sanderson, Burgaw. Brown Leghorn. First cock, Nevins Poultry lards, Charlotte. First hen, Nevins Poultry Yards, Charlotte; 2nd hen, Nevins Poultry Yards; 3rd hen, Nevins Poultry Yard; j 4th hen, Nevins Poultry Yards. White Iirsrhnrna. 2nd hen. Mrs. R. W. Scott; 3rd hen,' F,rst cock. A- G. Ahrens, Wilmlng Mrs. R. W. Scott; 4th hen. Mrs. K. !ton- W. Scott. P'Irst hen, A. O. McEachern, Wil mington; 2nd hen. A. O. McEachern; 3rd hen, R. J. Gregg, Marion, S. C; 4th hen, A. G. Ahrens, Wilmington. First cockerel, A. O. McEachern, Wilmington; 2nd cockerel, Mrs. Addle Hettrick. Elizabeth City; 3rd cockerel, A. O. McEachern, Wilmington; 4th cockerel, Mrs. Addie Hettrick, Eliza beth City. First pullet, M. V. Dew, Sea Gate; 2nd pullet, Mrs. Addie Hettrick, Eliza beth City; 3rd pullet, A. O. McEachern, Wilmington; 4th pullet, Mrs. Addie Hettrick, Elizabet hCity. First, hen, John H, LeGwln. Wil mington; 2nd hen, John H. LeGwln; 3rd hen. John H. LeGwln; 4th hen, John H; LeGwin. Black Minorca s. First cock. E. R. Oettinger, Wilson. First hen, E. R. Oettinger, Wil son; 2nd hen, E. R. Oettinger. First cockerel, E. R. Oettinger, Wil son; 2nd cockerel, E. R. Oettinger . First pullet. E. R. Oettinger, Wilson; 2nd pullet, E. R. Oettinger. First pen, E. R. Oettinger, Wilson. Rose Comb Minorca. First cock, J. W. Abbit, Port Nor folk. Va. First hen, J. W. Abbit. Port Norfalk, Va.; 2nd hen, J. W. Abbit. First cockerel, J. W. Abbitt, : Port Norfolk, Va. First pullet, J. W. Abbit, Port Nor folk, Va.; 2nd hen, J. W. Abbit. First pen, J. W. Abbit, Port Korfolk, Va.; 2nd pen, J. W. Abbit. Dark Cornish. First cock. John G. Helvin. Norfolk, Va.; 2nd cock, J. J. Barden. Burgaw. First pen, J. J. Barden, Burgaw; i First cockerel, W. H. Pierce. Lum ber, S. C; 2nd, cockerel. Mrs., R. W. Scott, Bolton; 3rd cockerel, Mrs. R. W. Scott; 4th cockerel, Mrs. R. W. ycott. First pen, Mrs. R. W. Scott, Bolton; 2nd pen,' Mrs. R. W. Scott. Sliver Laced Wyandotte. First hen. Mrs. Henry Middleton, Warsaw; 2nd hen, Mrs. Henry Middle ton, Warsaw. . White Wyandotte. First cockT Marion B. Helvin, Cary; 2nd cock, Nevin Poultry Yards, Char lotte. First hen, E. E. Roberts, Wilming ton; 2nd hen, R. J. Gregg, Marion, S. C; 3r hen, Nevins Poultry Yards, Charlotte; 4th hen, Nevins Poultry Yards. First cockerel, E. E. Roberts, Wil mington; 2nd cockerel, Marion B. Mel vin, Cary; 3rd cockerel, Marion B. Mel vin; 4th cockerel, R. J. Gregg, Marion, S. C. First pullet. E. E. Roberts, Wilming ton; 2nd pullet, Nevins Poultry Yards. Charlotte; 3rd pullet, Nevins Poultry Yards; 4th pullet, R. J. Gregg, Marion, S. C. Black Javas First cockerel, William H. Clum, Rahway, N. J. j jtoc onin iteps. First cock, D. T. Perkins, Wilson. First cockerel. P. T. Perkins, Wil son; 2nd cockerel, D. T. Perkins, Wil son. First pullet, D. T. Perkins. Wilson; 2nd pullet, D. T. Perkins; 3rd pullet, D, T. Perkins. Single Comb Reds. . First cock, G. T. Fulghum, Wilson; Barden; 4th. pen, J. J. Barden. First ; cockerel, : J- G. Helvin, Norfolk, Va,; 2nd cockerel, J. G. Helvin; 3rd cockerel, J. G. Helvin; 4th cockerel, J. J. Barden, Burgaw.-- First , pullet,. J. G., Helvin, Norfolk, Va.; 2nd pullet J. G. Helvm; 3rd pullet, J. G .Helvin; 4th pullet, J. J'. Barden. White Orpington. First'Cbck, R. J. Gregg", Marion, S. C; 2nd cock, Buena Vista Farm, Wil mington. First hen, Buena Vista Farm, Wilr mington; 2nd hen, Buena Vista "Farm; 3rd hen, Buena Vista Farm. First cockerel, R. J. Gregg, Marion, S. C. Rose Comb Orpington. First hen, R. J. Gregg, Marlon, S. C. First pullet, Buena Vista Farm, Wil mington; 2nd pullet, R. J. Gregg, Marion, S. C. Hondans. First cock, Nevins Poultry Yards, Charlotte. . - First hen, Nevins . Poultry Yards, Charlotte;' 2nd hen, Nevins Poultry Yards; 3rd hen, Nevins Poultry Yards; 4th hen, Nevins Poultry Yards. ... 4.. Black breasted Game. First cock, Nevins Poultry Yards, Charlotte. First hen, Nevins Poultry xards, Charlotte; 2nd hen, Nevins Poultry Yards; 3rd hen, Nevins Poultry Yards. Silkies. First hen, George Price, Sunset Park; 2nd hen, George Price; 3rd hen, George Price. Seabrlght Bantams. First cock, Nevins Poultry Yards, Charlotte; 2nd ccck, Mrs. R. Sanderson, Burgaw. First hen. Nevins Poultry Yards, Charlotte; 2n hens, Nevins Poultry Yards; 3rd hen. Nevins Poultry lards; 4th hen. Mrs. R. Sanderson, Burgaw. White Cochin Bantams. First cock, Nevins ; j-oultry Yards, Charlotte. First nen Nevins Poultry Yards, Charlotte; 2nd hen, Nevins Poultry Yards; 3rd hen; Nevins Poultry Yards; 4th hen, Nevins Poultry Yards. Buff Cochin Bantams. - First cock, G. T. Fulghum. Wilson; 2nd cock. Nevins Poultry Yards. Char lotte; 3rd cock, J. P. Bunting, Wil mington; 4th cock, Cassandra Lord, Wilmington. First hen, Nevins Poultry' Yards, Charlotte; 2nd hen, J. E. Bunting, Wil mington; 3rd hen, G. T. Fulghum, Wil son; 4th hen, Cassandra Lord, Wilming ton. Black Cochin Bantams. First cockerel, R. R. Hickson. Che raw, S. S.; 2nd cockerel, R. R. Hick son; 3rd cockerel, E. R. Oettinger, Wilson; 4th cockerel, R. R. Hickson. Cheraw. Forov hen, iS. R. Oettinger, . .ison. First pullet, R. R. Hickson, Cheraw, S. C. White Crested Polish. First cock, Nevins Poultry Yards, Charlotte. First hen, Nevins Poultry Yards, Charlotte; 2nd hen,( Nevins Poultry Yards; 3rd hen, Nevihs Pou.try "iards. First pullet, Nevins Poultry xards, Charlotte. Brons Turkeys. First gobler, Mrs. R. W. Scott, Bol ton, i First hen, Mrs. R. W. Scott, Bolton. Muscovy Ducks. First drake. J. E. Bunting, Wil mington; 2nd drake, J. E. Bunting; 3rd drake, J. E. Bunting. Toulouse Geese. First gander, J. F. Mann, Wilming ton; 2nd gander, Mrs. R. Sanderson, Burgaw; 3rd- gander," Mrs. R. Sander son. First goose, J. F. Mann, Wilmington; 2nd goose, Mrs. R. Sanderson, Bur gaw. Pigeon Carneaux First pair, W. D. Thomas, Warsaw. White Mondains First pair; T. L. Huggins, Wilmington; 2nd pair, T. L. Huggns; 3rd pair, T. L. Huggins. Guinea Pigs. ' Best pen, H. V. Holmes, Castle Hayne. First best male, H. V. Holmes, Cas tle ' Hayhe; 2nd best male, H. V. Holmes; 3rd best male, H. V. Holmes. First best female, H. V. Holmes. Castle Hayne; 2nd best female, H. V. Holmes; 3rd best female, H. V. Holmes. English rabbits 1st, G. F. Mann, Wilmington; 2nd, Malcolm 0wens wil mington. Eggs Best dozen brown eggs. 'Mrs. R. W. Scott, Bolton; 2nd, Miss Biddle, R. D. 2, Wilmington. Best dozen white eggs, Mrs. J. B. Piner, R. D. Wilmington. Special Sweepstakes. Best cockerel in show, J W. Abbit, Port Norfolk, Valt first Rose Comb Black Minorca, $5 cash. Best pullet in show, G. T. Fulghum, Wilson, first Light Brahma. 55 cash. Best hen in show, Mrs. Henry Middle ton, Warsaw, first Silver Laced Wyan dotte, $5 cash. Best cock in show, J. G. Helvin, Norfolk, ' Va., first Dark Cornish, $5 cash. (Each of the above winnings carry with them championship ribbons.) Greatest number of entries of one va riety,. Mrs. R. W. Scott, Bolton, 50 en tries Plymouth Rocks, ?50 cash. Best parti-colored bird in show, John G. Helvin, Norfolk, Va., first Cornish Cock, $5 cash. Best solid color bird in show, E. ik. Oettinger, Wilson, first Single Comb Minorca hen, $5 cash. Silver Cups Offered. Progress cup. given by Honnet, 1867 William H. Clum, Rahway, N. J , on Black Java Cockerel. Huggins cup, given by Geo. W. Hug gins, jeweler Best pen jr-amldge Co chins, in show, won by Mrs. R. Sander son, Burgaw, N. C. McEachern cup, given by Joan S. McEachern Sons Best pen hite Plymouth Rocks, won jy Mrs. R. W . Scott, Bolton. A. O. Schuster cup. given by A O. Schuster, jeweler Best pen Single Comb Black Minorcas, won by E. R. Oettinger, Wilson. Five hundred noteheads and enve lopes, given by Wilmington Printing Co. Best pen Barred Plymouth Locks, won by R. R. Hickson, Cheraw, S. C. Best display, won by J. . . -tvbit. Port Norfolk, Va., $10. Best display water fowl, won by R. W. Montgomery, Wilson, ?5. RESXATI MAKES RETURN FLIGHT WITH 9 PASSENGERS NOW IS THE TIME TO DEAL WITH DISLOYAL Gerard Declares That the Day of Re pentance for Them Is Past. Firm Action Necessary. Pittsburg, Pa,, Nov. 13. The time for repentance of disloyal Americans and pro-German sympathizers has passed and the day Is at hand when every person must decide whether he is for or against America, declared James W. Gerard, in an address at a food con servation mass meeting here today. "Americans are to be congratulated on their efforts to induce Germans in this country to be loyal, but there are still many under the protection of the American flag who are snakes in the grass," said the former ambassador. "We should 'hog-tie every disloyal German-American,- feed every pacifist raw meat and hang every traitor to a lamp-post to insure success in this war. And our traitors are not all German-Americans, but some. men high in public life are aiding the Prussian cause. There is no dirtier chapter in American politics than the crusade or these men, whose names you know." i XT. S. HOUSING RECOMMENDED. Newport News. Va., Nov. 13. Lieu tenant Resnati, Italian aviator, return ed from New York to Langley Field today in a Caproni bi-plane with nine passengers in three hours, and 49 min utes, according to announcement made by him tonight. Resnati who reached here at 2:40 o'clock says he did not leave New. York until 10:51 a. m. ; Resnati says he had to drive through a heavy fog on the flight and that he and the passengers suffered not a lit tle from the cold, damp air. Captain H. H'. Salmon. U. S. A. aviation sec tion, alternated with Resnati in driv ing the machine. Localities Must Be Helped if War Work i Is Not Curtailed. v (Washington Post.) Government aid, financial and other wise, in quickly relieving the housing problem which in many communities is hindering war work, is recommend ed to the national defense council by its committee on housing. The report has the approval of President Wilson. The committee asserts that an or ganization of "reasonable permanency and authority" is necessary to admin ister quickly and effectively such funds as may be available for housing purposes and it recommends that the organization be granted broad powers to conduct building operations, to deal in real estate and securities and to borrow and loan money. The committee further suggests that the government loan funds for hous ing at low rates of interest to commu nities needing tbis aid. It also recom mends hat in future government agen cies making war contracts give due consideration to the labor supply and housing conditions and that future con tracts be distributed as far as possible to prevent undue concentration of workers in any one locality. In its report, the committee says: "The situation may be well instanced by one New England manufatcuring city where sixteen concerns are engag ed upon war contracts. It was dis closed that nearly 10,000 additional men, for whom there now exists prac tically no living quarters, will be re quired by January 1, if the plants are to run to, their full capacity. "One great steel company, already mainly eniployed with government con tracts, has extensive additions to its present plant approaching completion. The testimony disclosed that unless immediate provision be made for nec essary housing, the possible production of guns, gun carriages and other mu nitions will be curtailed fully one-third. ni iwrn . uuvcn olALK CUTTERs Wonderful Machines I Wm. E. Springer & Compa ny rLUlrilJli " WILMINGTON v r rj Distributors for Eastern North Carolina. FREIGHT TRAFFIC INCREASES. "The Battle of the Somme" Extra attraction Grand today. Adv. Fifty Per Cent More is Hauled Than in 1915. (Railway Age Gazette.) The magnitude of the increases which have taken place in the freight traffic of the railways of the United States within the last two "years, and of the advances in efficiency which have had to be achieved in order to handle ' it, were shown in a striking manner by R. H. Aishton, president of the Chicago and Northern, in an ad dress before the St. Louis Railway club at West St. Louis. "At the present rate of movement," said Mr. Aishton, "the railways will handle 510,000,000, or 52per cent more tons of freight in 1917 than they did in the fiscal year ended on June 30, 1915. On the basis of the present num ber of tons handled per train, it would take 720,000 freight trains, containing 18.000,000 freight cars, merely to han dle the increase in tonnage over 1915. If all the cars required to handle this increase in tonnage were made up in a single train, that train would be 136,000 miles long." Mr. Aishton gave another striking illustration to drive home the same point: "The increase in the freight traffic of our railways in 1917 over the year ended on June 30, 1917," he said, "will amount, at the present rate, to as much as the total traffic handled before the war by all the railways of Germany, France, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switz erland, Roumania, Holland, Canada, South Africa, Mexico, Janan South WalP.s Tr, pan-Brazil,,, ... utuer Words tv -I ten miles of traffic hLf the ' in those 14 countries .before th the present rate th an" year over the fiscal v. n?' ln ton miles handle k.. "ia- 'n &I be just about 14l,opMoo,0Q0 "gn WHEN THE WAR WILL EXD. Somebody Knew Somebody That Tu ... j iv iieu. (Via Charlotte News.) Absolute knowledge have I none But mv aunt's u-aciio,.,,. . -""man s siStw,i son "-. Heard a nol iceman n v,!.. i nay 10 a laDorer on the street j That he had a letter just last weeV t Written in the finat n,i. J ViitCR, I rom a tmnese Coolie in Timbo-to.-Who said the nesrroes in rs,M k " Of a colored . - o t i a. ICAdS LOWIL I Who got it straight from a circus clou, I That a man in Klondike heard tj From a gang of Soth American Jewi About somebody in Borneo. Who heard of a man who claims ti Know Of a swell society female fake, W h nsn mnther.iti.lom t,hii j .. " " " ""i uiiueriane I To prove that her seventh's" husbands bis lci ss niece, That she has a son. who has a friend, w ii u miuwa wuen me war 18 going I end. "The Battle of the Somme" Extra attraction Grand today. Adi Great Fires of 1910 Burned Over Immense Tracts' Lessons Learned Then Have Prevented Latr Outbreaks Hard Work and Steady Nerves Needed In Service. I BY JOHN Lu COBBS, JR. 53 i i BENCH. WARFARE is not con- ifined to the ; shell-torn battle fields of Europe, nor is it the innovation that it is commonly thought to be. Long ago the rangers of thi Forest Service found that only by "digging in" could, they check the ravages of the fires which yearly sweep our forests. 4 Each summer for the past ten years' or more has seen a trained nost ot men fighting in trenches in . our own country against a toe as ruthless as the Hun. Nor is therfc any prospect of a lasting peace. The intensity of the fighting varies with -the season.. Some years when the. forests are kept damp by evenly distributed rains; it takes the form, not of general engagements, but of a sort of guerrilla warfare' in which rth6 rangers quickly and with compar ative ease put down all the outbreaks which jtake place. Su:h seasons serve to keep the men in trim and to perfect the organization against times When no rain falls for weeks, -when f?res spring up on all sides.; when the smallest blaza is- a formidable danger, and wn the fis'nting becomes in-: tense, ferocious and prolonged, with battle lines that may almost rival those on the European battle fronts. Great Fires of 1910. The great fires of 1910 furnished an example, and last summer fur nished another. The attacks of the enemy seemed endless. . Aided by his secret agents, in the form of care less campers," who left their fires un extinguished, unscreened locomotives. which scattered red-hot sparks far and wide, and ; lightning, which was responsible for many outbreaks, the fire fiend," tiine after time, threatened the existence- of the forests. Dogged ly the defenders raced their foe. Far flung battle lines were strung through the Western -mountains. The cost mounted into the hundreds of thou sands of dollars. But by the aid : of hastily-constructed t defenses, manned day and night by determined men, timber valued . at millions was saved from the destroying flames. In 1910 . the; -.fires triumphed. The defenders' were, driven from one trench-line ; after; another, nntll a vast area . had ', been conquered and laid ye Zi&tt STPZZj waste. But in 1917 the lines held. That is why the progress of the bat tle was not noted in flaming headlines, and the public knows little of the menace that was beaten off. But in severity of the ordeal ' there was not much to choose between' the two years. , Discipline and experience did it. Much has been learned since 1910 about trench warfare in the woods. It takes generalship of no mean order to direct a campaign like that of last summer to a successful ending. The means used must be adapted, with quick and sure judgment, to the con ditions on each field of contest, . Making the Trench. A fire trench may be four inches deep and a . foot wide, or it ""may be two feet deep and four feet wide. It all depends upon the terrain and;the severity of the attack which the trench must withstand. The" twigs, leaves and ' half-decayed logs on the ground will burn? dirt will not 'Ac cordingly the trench-must be dug well down into the mineral soil, o that the ' fire will die out for lack of fuel. On peaty swamps, where the accumu lation Is centuries old, this sometimes Involves the construction of sizable ditches. The small brush near the line must be cleared away, the roots of trees uncovered by the trench must be cut out, so that by no means can the fire eat its way across. : Fire Jumps Trench. A single line of trench may stop a fire, . but very often it does not. A double line , is better, while a triple line makes it just that much harder for the flames to cross. The first trench is the emergency defense. It is built under high pressure as swift ly 'as may be. There is a grim race between the fire fighters and the ad vancing flames to reach the vantage points, ; ' , As the - trench is - completed men are assigned to patrol given sections. They . widen . and 'deepen the trench, cut out logs and bush and otherwise strengthen It against the flames. But even with th?se precautions the flrst- line trench must not be expected to check the flames. Sparks may be carried across, by the wind; a falling tree may scatter fire far and wide. At such times it may be necessary to abandon a section of trench and drop bach. But this is done by connecting the new line with the old, and allow ing a salient to project into the de bf duff, even a third trenchline may fenses. With slow-burning fire In a forest where there is a deep deposit be required. In locating his Are trench the ran ger takes advantage of the lay of the land. He follows the tops of ridges and mountains, and connects with cliffs and ledges across- which the fire cannot pass. He thinks in terms of forests rather than of single trees. There may be a water-shed of some nearby city or Irrigation project which must be protected at all cosf. Very often he, will have to sacrifice considerable amounts of less valuable timber to da this. Small Arms. The fire fighter's small arms con- aist of an axe, shovel, mattock, or rake, and he develops no little in genuity in the use of these tools against his enemy. A shovelful of dry earth in the case of a grass fire is employed not unlike shrapnel. If skillfully scattered it - will put out a considerable amount of fire. From the trench the ranger goes over the top into the enemy's country, some times to fell a burning tree which threatens to throw sparks across his line, sometimes to beat out the flames before they reach, the trench. He counter-attacks with back Area Under favorable circumstances, where water is at hand, he is enabled to employ his heavy artillery, in the shape of man power pumps rigged up so as to be easily transported on horseback. In one Instance, on the Flathead Na tional Forest, in Montana, an ingen ious ranger diverted a creek into the trenches, whence it drowned out the approaching flames. Behind the First line. But fire fighting is not all done on the first line. The men must be housed . and fed and supplied with everything, from shoes to chewing tobacco. They must get their meals regularly, and must get good ones. They must have a safe and comfort able place to sleep, and must be sup plied with the proper tools with which to do their work. To look out for these needs there must be a force behind the fire line. Supply trains must be kept moving steadily up the trail to the front; the quartermaster's department must see that the needed provisions are at des ignated points . at the proper times. Fresh men must be secured to take the places of those who become ex hausted and drop out. The Ranger. The forest ranger becomes,' in the case of a large fire on his district, the commanding officer in charge of a good-sized force of men. Last sum mer more than two thousand laborers were empldyed by the Forest Service . . A Vrth- in the States of Montana aau ern Idaho alone tor weeks. The daily expense of fighting the fires ia this one region was for a time over $15,000, and the total for all the Na tional Forests over $800,000. . The ranger must plar, the distribu tion of his forces, and the method o. attack and defense. Under him then are assistants who have charge the different crews. A system communication is established J which the various forces report headquarters. By a prearranged PW experienced men take charge or actual fighting, others the camps! and supplies, while ! in tant cities recruiting offices are , open ed to secure a sufficient suPP w "man-power.' ,. tS, . At times of severe re5llrt past summer, picked "re pe sors from a distance and .e of the District Officers of tne Service drop all other work an come a sort of general stan. directs the operations on fronts. Plans Worked Out For every National For est there a carefully worked-out nr which outlines the campaign 6f(jrP. any fire situation which can 0 seen. The roads and t located as to facilitate the m i of fire-fighting forces into sections. Fire lines are , ejea rf the tops of ridges or near valuable , timber. Supply and provisions are placed points. Arrangements are nearby ranchers, miners an to assemble at a given pi notified to do so. loftiet High on the toPS ort e - ke, peaks keen-eyed rc . constant watch for the apj rf the enemy. .At the , flrst ger the news is flashed I do quarters by heliograph or and a flying squadron i to the attack. n if
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