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Show TROOPS ON Ordered to Aid in Stopping Stop-ping the Montana Forest Fires Washington, Aug. 11. The forest service has called on the war department depart-ment for aid to fight the forest fires in Montana General Leonard Wood, chief of staff of tho army, has directed that a I battalion of tho Fourteenth Infantry, i now maneuvering at American Lake camp, be ordered immediately to Mis- ' soula, Mont. Serious forest llres are racing again on the Elathead Indian reservation reser-vation In Montana and the situation iu the Conor D'Alcne national forest In Idaho continues extremely critical. criti-cal. The conditions in other national forest reserves have materially im-pioved. im-pioved. according to advices received by the forest service. A telegram received today by Act-log Act-log Secretary Tierce of the Interior department, lrom Supt. Morgan of the Flathead Indian reservation, said that seven distinct fires were beyond control and asked that companies of 'roops be sent to his aid. The war ('paitment immediately compiled w'th Mr. Pierce's request. Associate Forester Potter today was rdvl'.ed of the acute condition on tho ; Conor H'Alene national forest In a i detrain from District Forester fJre - j ly at Missoula, Mont. j |