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Show FIRES IN FOREST MOST EXPENSIVE The local office of the United States Department of Agriculture has received receiv-ed an order cancelling the request for a large number of telephones and a quantity of wire to be used in district No. 1, in fighting the forest fires. Mr. Kneipp, head of the local office states that the total expenditures for the fighting of fires In the forests of northern Idaho, Montana and North Dakota has been over $180,000 up to July 20. A further expenditure of $140,000 was expected, but the heavy rains of the last few days have saved the United States government over $100,000. The fires are now under con-ttrol. |