in Siberia Moscow, Oct. 5.
'Vast forest fires are burning in Siberia and the smoke is rising 8.561 feet, according to M. Vassily Molokov,' the noted Soviet alr-man, who was forced to abandon his "Moscow-Krasnoyarsk flight due to the smoke and ash in the al—United Press, opened to traffic in the early summer. Cumbrous country carts with their heavy loads of earth seem to be allowed to eros the ack freely without interference by a responsible authority and any attempt at a reasonable speed by either motorists oF cyclists is attended by unpleasant consequences. In parts, the Tight sell of the high-road has been badly cut up by the constant stream of motor lorries, laden with smuggled cargo from the North. On our return trip we encountered ten of these, brand-new, powerful vehicles, stacked high with bales of contraband goods and travelling in dense clouds of dust. Enquiries from other travellers on the and revealed the fact that this traffic has reached big proportions. The organization at the back of it is undoubtedly well supplied "with funds and doing a roaring business.
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