Show BRITAIN TO FORCE SERVICE five million men havo been obtained through prodigious effort london premier asquith announce ed in the house of commons on bues tues lay day the intention of tile the government to introduce a bill providing tor for lieme dials general ficner nl compulsion for men of 0 military age the prein premier for reviewed the recent controversy over tho the question of re cr and gave some figures show allow ing what the british empire has haa done since the outbreak of 0 the war lie he said the army which at tile beginning of war consisted of 0 twenty six bix divi now amounted to eighty three including Luc luding tho the naval division and the contributions of the dominions but excluding india to obtain men or the army and navy which holcli had been done involved a prodigious effort both at homo home and throughout the empire recruiting was still being maintained with some aonie occasional lapses |