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Show mm to President Authorizes the Use of Regular Regu-lar Army Washington, Aug. S President Taft has authorized the use of troops to fight forest llres in Montana, Idaho, Ida-ho, Washington, Oregon and California. Cali-fornia. I The war department has ordered Muj. Gen. T, H. Borry, commanding . tbe department of California, headquarters head-quarters at San Francisco. Brig. Ocn. Muds commanding the department of the Columbus, with headquarters at Vancouver, Washington, and Brig don. Walter Howe, commanding the department of Dakota at St. Paul, to bold the troops at all posts In their commands in readiness to fight the i lovest tires. Trooos will be furnished I I as they mav be requested by the ills- trict officials of the national forests, i Commandera of posts will be instruct I td to give immediate assistance in ease of trouble in their territory. |