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Show SEVENTY-SEVEN FORESTERS LOST IN WESTERN FIRES WASHINGTON", Oct. 20. Scvonty-soven Scvonty-soven men heroically gavo their lives In uffortH to subdue the disastrous forest fires in the west during the latter part of August, according to tlgurcs given out by the forest servlco today. These were mostly temporary employees engaged for the purpose of lighting .the fires. Tho bodies of the victims were burlr-whore burlr-whore they, were found, but as soon aa suitable arrangements can be made those unclaimed by friends will he. burled upon national forest administrative sites. A fund Is being raised by the members of tho forest service for the purpose of providing pro-viding the graves with slmplo but permanent perma-nent memorials. |