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Show GUARD WILL HAVE -BROWNING RIFLES WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. National guard units are to be equipped with T'l'owning automatic rifles, the war department de-partment anii'cmccd today, tho reserve I siippb' of these wenpuns having granted a noint to secure this stop. Tin; department depart-ment Iras also ruled that tho "00 men per senatorial or cturess'onal district fixed in the national efene act as Liie strength of the guard shall he ino'-ed for the present fisca i -. ar, nrani.atimi 1 pcinr on the basis of a a ilabl.j j.ay ;ip- j pri ) iriat ions instead. |