Show PRAISES WORK Of fiRE b Colored O lored Soldiers Under Mapes Rendered Wonderful V Aid to Forestry Service WASHINGTON Oct Ocl 22 clary of tho ho Interior Ballinger has trans transmitted transmitted milled to the war department a let letter letter ter from rom W R n Logan superintendent of the tho Glacier nat national park In lu Mon Ion Montana tann tana commending the time United States Stales troops called out to t light fight the forest tires I deem It only on I proper that I call your ur attention to the splendid work done by the troOps lighting tires fires In Glacier national park paik wrote Super Superintendent Logan Colonel Manoy Maney Inno in command of the troops from Fort l ort rt was waR alive allo to time the situation and ond he and his command did splendid work The rhe enlisted men stood tho the hardship without with without withOUt out a murmur working alongside of civilians who wore drawing 25 26 cents nn nil nl hour and board the very best mon mono money moncy ey cy o could buy bur J I had one company of u the tho Twenty fifth Infantry colored stationed at Fort under time tho command o 0 Lieutenant W S Mapes llapo I doubt douht If I 1 can say sa enough In praise of Lieu Lieutenant Lieutenant tenant Mapes and ids his negro troops Tho The work performed erf by b them could not bo be Improved upon by b any class of men To their lot fell the worst lire In iii the tho park and they went at Its ex ox extinguishment with snap and energy ener built bulit roads anti and trails and miles of fire tire guard trenches without tho tiro least sign of or discontent |