Show I NATIONAL GUARD GUARDS S RULES ANNOUNCED WASHINGTON Oct 18 Under Under a war department decision announced yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day the minimum strength at which national national national na na- na- na guard Infantry companies may be maintained after atter July J I 1921 is sixty-five sixty active enlisted men Recruits may be enlisted up to the day on which national guard organizations leave their home statiOns stations sta sta- for their annual field training In order to facilitate the reorganization reorganizations of the national t on guard a companies P and corresponding corresponding cor cor- responding s o units i will h cb be recognized d up to July 1 I 1921 with a minimum strength of fifty active enlisted men After Atter next July 1 I when the peace strength is greater great great- er than sixty five tive the guard organizations organizations lions may mav be maintained at sixty-five sixty active enlisted men men- and such number of reserves as will wilt equal or exceed the minimum min coin I peace S strength h for sl similar units of the mr regular arm army The e announcement u e 1 said efforts should be made to encourage encourage age the maintenance of guard units I at atthe atthe the peace strength prescribed for the regular regular regular reg reg- ular a army men I |