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Show CANADA PREPARES' FOR POSSIBLE WAR OTTAWA. Ont. March 2. -Tha military department has handed out a statement of the new establls'hment for national defense. de-fense. The first line of defense will con-slat con-slat ef 100,000 men. of which 46.041 will be the peace establishment and the remainder remain-der the war establishment. A sufficient number of officers are to be trained with this line of defense to furnish officers for a second Una of defense of another 100,0u0 den. if required. . ' . All of the officers and men of the first line are divided into, two classes thoae eng-aglnr for both peace and war service, who wlj be paid and be liable for training train-ing in peace, and those engaging for war service only. . |