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Show NEW MILITIA RULING KILLS IDAHO GUARD Special to The Tribune. POCATRMjO, Idaho, Sept. 19. According Accord-ing to Information from the state adjutant ad-jutant general's office, word has been received from the chief of the militia bureau that m lilt la companies of less than 100 men at peace strength will not bo recognized. Pocatello, Boise and two other cities have completed recruiting companies on the original basis of sixty-five men, but according to Adjutant General H. V. Patch It Is Impossible to recruit four companies In Tdnho with a Btrength of 100 mmi each. Adjutant Putch Fays the depart de-part mint's dfiro to do away with the nntionnl guard in favor of a largf? regular regu-lar nrmy it blamed for the ruling Just received re-ceived from Washington. Ah a coruieuuence the. state of Idaho is without a national guard. The Second Sec-ond Ida ho, the state's national guard n-glmrnt, was merged Into the regular army whn war broke out nnd went overseas. over-seas. Pocatello members, of the proposed Third Idaho regiment have been waiting anxiously for mustering Into the state unit, which v.-as to have taken place In July, but state officials were waiting for directions. . i ' |