Logan Republican | 1914-11-05 | Page 7 | Canada to Send 15,000 Men in the next Contingent

tan:da TO SEND 15,000 men H THEJEXTCONTIKGEKT Ottawa, Ont., Nov. 2. Cannda's next contingent of soldiers for service ser-vice In Europe will consist ot 1G.000 men, In conipllnnco with a request re-' ceived from tho British war ofilce, ' which has asked that tho second expeditionary ex-peditionary forco from tho dominion slmll ho organized to bring tho oxtin ' men of the first contingent which went to England somo wcoks ago up to tho strength of nil array division. U present Canada has In tho mother moth-er country n full nrmy division of bu-tween bu-tween 21,000 nnd 22,000 men and four additional battalions of infnntry. The second contingent will consist of two brigades of Infnntry or eight ( battalions, n complement of artillery engineers, cyclist, signal and admin-IMrntlvo admin-IMrntlvo units, which Incluilo army service corps companies nnd field am-bulnnces, am-bulnnces, nnd the following units for lino of communication purposes: Divisional Di-visional ammunition park, divisional supply column, resoni park, field bakery, field butchery, railway sup ply detachment and two depot units of supply. Enlistments will bo continued to keep tho two divisions up to strength. TIio nrmy authorities cstlmnto that onco tho units get Into nctlvo scr- !li-e, yearly reinforcements will bo I required at tho rnto of 7 per cent ot 1 1 ho total forco engaged.