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Show OFFICIAL . STATEMENT Summing Up Reports of Forest Service Agents Regarding Fires Washington. Aug. 23 Forest service ser-vice officials here Issued a statement j today summing up reports from agents In the field concerning the fire situation. The situation in tho Missoula district has Improved and tho winds are less violent today, says Assistant District Forester Silcox, in a dlpatch received here. Thirty-three fire-fighters are known to be dead in the Lolo and Couer d'- i Alene region an 1 two more are reported re-ported to be fatally hurt. These figures cover only the lives of the fire fighters and no attempt Is made to i estimate the total loss of life. ' 1 The summary of the situation Is contained in tho telegram following, received at the bureau today from Assistant District Fore6ter Silcox, at Missoula: "Dead in Lolo and the Conor d'Alene region now number thirty-three thirty-three with two more reported fatally hurt. Several largo crews not yet heard from are In danger. All towns in the St. Regis and Saltez burned. Wind lees violent today anl hope to get rescue and fire-fighting parties started tomorrow. "Situation also better In Missoula, whero fire burning ranched Is under control, but other fires still are burning burn-ing Fires In Gallatin and Bear Tooth freshlets north of Yellowstone park arc beyond control. . |