New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-22
CANADA'S QUOTA TO
Be 100000 TROOPS
Premier Borden Expects
That Number To Be
Armed by Jan. |.
1900 TO ENGLAND
IN DECEMBER
Hint Given That DominiOn'S Sol
dierS May Sec Service in
Sucl Region of Egypt.

ottawa. Nov. 81. Canada viii lmme-
diatcly increase the number Of men
under arms 10 $1,000, Premier Borden
announced tonight. Fifty thousand
mon arc 90 be modified and sent for
ward as rcquisitioued by the British
War Office I'm December force of
1900 will be dispatched TO England
and by n subsequent enlistment the
total number of Canadians under arm.
VIII he brought mp to 10000 before
the end Of the year.
Premier Borden's announcement
points out that $4,000 soldiers already
have been sent from Canada. Eight
thousand moro ale engaged in garrison
ana OUTPOST duty iu The Dominion. and
tho Now mobilization VIII nut 'VooV
others under training. When the CON
tingeut of 1900 leaves for Europe m
December further enlistment OF 1000
Will fake place immediately.
Tho men who are 10 leave neat
month include engineers, signal and
cycle companies. service corps, neid
ambulance. ammunition park, supply
column and other units TO complete the
second Canadian army division i'm Eng
land for service or tho Continent
With them will 20 4,765 horses. fifty
eight field and heavy guns and sixteen
machine guns.
Guns for Troops Promised.
II is stated officially that an arrange
meut has been made with ,hc British
War Office whereby the British gov
eminent viii purchase field guns need
ed by the Canada. troops. so that the
ARTILLERY batteries can be effectively
constituted Meanwhile the held artil-
lcry units are being trained with II
Founders. the type used i'm the South
African wal of which many are await
able IN Canada.
The question of au increase boz the
force under training u Canada has
been discussed frequently Of late IN
conferences which Premier BORDEN ha,
held with the Minister OF Militia and
the Chief of ttc General staff. he
number Of men who can be uscfully
trained is limited boy the necessity OF
providing accommodations Tor them
during the winter. of furnishing arms
and quipmert. without which long
training i~ considered Ineffective, and
Of organizing them by different arm
and branches. as a surplus or any par
ticular branch Is virtually Ineffective
By itself. The ability Of tho British
government 90 receive Canadian cN-
peditionary forces and give them thc'l
nnal training. n view of Great Brit.
aims enormous task m preparing inc
recruits from the British Isles. IS an
important factor in determining the
number of Dominion troops.
Statement Regarded Significant.
The following statement in the Off
cial announcement is regarded Is espe
cially significant:
"ln the western provinces OF (anads
large numbers OF men anxious TO serve
as mounted troops are available. IheS
are excellent riders and good shots
and the government has made specla
effort that their services can b'
utilized. Recent cable communication.
with the British government lead TO inc
hope that opportunity to make the ser
vices of these men effective ln some
theatre OF active operations may be
found i'm the near future.
Inasmuch as cavalrymen on th'
Furopean battle line have been dis
mounted to fight ina the trenches TIM
statement is taken to indicate the Ike
lihood of mounted Canadians beng sen
TO the Suez region Of Egypt.
i'm regard TO equipment, the an
nouncement says that in Great Britain
as we'll as i'm Canada, the great dlih
Guilty IN organizing the immense
armies needed has been the provision
of arms and equipment. These are
low being provided .apidly, the state
ment adds. and both governments ar'
co-opcrating effectively 20 utilize all Pc
sources tor the common cause.
The British government has insisted
upon control OF the direction Of Cana
dian nickel shipments to their destlna
ZION TO prevent the metal reaching Ger
many OF Austria for the fabrication o.
arms or armor The lnte.natona
Nickel Company Of New Jersey. which
rcfnes Canadian nickel. has had q Ca
madam official make an Investigation o'
the precautions 10 has taken 10 contro
nickel 10 destination. His report l
now under the CON. deration OF '1'
British government