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Show CANADA TO SEND MORE SOLDIERS Ottawa, Ontario. Oct 6 Canada will raise immediately and send to the front a second expeditionary force of 20,000 men. with a first reinforce ment of 10 per cent, making 22,000 in all. This decision was reached at today's cabinet council. The second sec-ond contingent will bring the total of Canada's force at the front upr to more than 50,000 men. Str Robert Borden, the Canadian premier, made public tonight the ac- tion taken by the council. In a statement state-ment regarding the situation he said: "The goernment proposed forthwith forth-with to organize and train a second expeditionary force of 20,000 men. with first reinforcement of 10 per cent, making 22,000 in all This force will be organized as expeditiously as possible and the arrangements for providing the necessary arms, amnm nitlon and equipment are already m progress. The government is also making preparations to organize and train the necessary further reinforcements reinforce-ments for the first and second expeditionary ex-peditionary forces. As to the disposition of the forces already dispatched the prime minister min-ister said: "According to the report of the chief embarkation officer, the total of the force embarked at Quebec amounted to nearly 33,000 men, besides be-sides 7000 horses and a proper complement com-plement of guns and vehicles, with full equipment for men and horses. "The transportation of this force required no less than thirty-one largo steamships. It is probabie that upon up-on arrival in England the force will be organized as follows: "Field troops, including a first reinforcement re-inforcement of 10 per cent. 26,400; line of communication troops. 2,100; total forces at the front, 28.500. "This will leave about 4 500 men for training in Great Britain, who will . constitute a regiment of nearly 20 , per cent for the men at the front." j 1 1 I |