610 



Canadian Forestry Journal, July, ipi6. 



Without a doubt in the near fu- 

 ture, Serbia will win a way to the 

 Adriatic, across Montenegro and 

 Albania. Railroads, although diffi- 

 cult of construction, but short in 

 length, will carry a wealth of traf- 

 fic, a large share of which will be 

 lumber products. When these are 

 built, Serbian timber will begin to 

 play an important part in the Euro- 

 pean markets. The initial stages of 

 development will take care of the 

 needs of the Mediterranean coun- 

 tries. The success of lumbering 

 operations recently undertaken in 

 nearby Bosnia, catering to this 

 trade,' make the future for the Ser- 

 bian lumber industry very bright. 

 It is believed that Serbian lumber 

 will displace to a great extent tht. 

 material imported from Norway, 

 Sweden and Russia, especially in 

 Southern Europe and it is even 

 hinted that the other lumber mar- 

 kets of Europe will feel the influence 

 of the activities in this region. 



have been destroyed at Willow 

 River. Other damage included the 

 destruction of thirteen cabins at 

 Alza Lake and eight buildings at 

 Chief Lake, many people being des- 

 titute in consequence, and some 

 have barely escaped with their lives. 

 The majority of the outbreaks 

 have been ascribed to accidental 

 origin, as well as to the work of in- 

 cendiaries, only a few being so far 

 traced to the clearing operations of 

 settlers. As a precautionary meas- 

 ure, fire permits have been can- 

 celled in the dangerous sections, and 

 one arrest has already been made 

 for violation of the fire law. In a 

 later telegram the situation re-' 

 mained unrelieved, although rain 

 was threatening. Eight more homes 

 are reported to have been destroyed. 

 Eight settlers burned out 



Eight Settlers Burned Out 



(Victoria, B. C, Times, June 9.) 



Advices to the minister of lands 

 from the Fort George forest district 

 point to the exceedingly hazardous 

 fire situation prevailing in that 

 country, and extending throughout 

 the northern interior generally. 

 While showers fell during the early 

 part of last week, they were insuf- 

 ficient to curb the dangerous con- 

 ditions, and were followed by a re- 

 tutn of the hot weather, with gales 

 previously reported. The dry soil 

 cover continues to supply a factor 

 of much concern, owing to the re- 

 tarded vegetation. 



Many fires are reported, both on 

 non-timbered and timbered lands, 

 the efforts of the forest officers be- 

 ing mainly directed to saving the 

 latter. Three million feet of timber 



Germans Use Paper Beds 



Paper beds, with paper sheets and 

 paper pillow cases, are now being 

 used in Germany by the poor. The 

 material for mattresses and bedding 

 has become so dear that it is impos- 

 sible for any but the comparatively 

 rich to afiford them. 



The mattresses are now made of 

 strong sheets of paper pasted to- 

 gether and filled with dried leaves of 

 beech and oak trees. These leaf 

 mattresses are said to be as comfort- 

 able to lie on as any filled with 

 feathers. 



The paper used is toughened by a 

 special process, which prevents tear- 

 ing easily. The leaves for filling the 

 mattresses and pillow cases have 

 been collected in the great German 

 forests by bands of children at a 

 practically negligible cost. 



