Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-11
CALLS ON CANADA
FOR MORE TROOPS
Lord Kitchener's Appeal Is
Greeted With Cheers in
Parliament.
ANNOUNCEMENT BY PREMIER
Second Expeditionary Force Will
Go Forward at Unrevealed
Date in Near Future.

OTTAWA. April 1O.-Lord Kitchener
mas called on Canada for a second ex-
pelitionary force.
fhe news was given Parliament to-
night by Premier Sir Robert Borden,
VINO said that the call had been cx-
pected for some time.
, Three months ago General Kitchener
was Informed that the force was ready
IN Canada TO sail for Europe. Premier
BORDEN Said that since that time the
war Onicc had been kept fully in
formed on its training. and had made
suggestions. which had been followed
with absolute precision by the Cana
"i"n authorities. Now that the sum
mons had come, the second expcdi-
tonary force would go forward at an
unrcvcaled date in the near future TO
join the first expedit!onary Canadian
torce at the front.
The Canadian second expeditionnry
force had not been summoned sooner
FOR reasons which commended them
selves TO the head Of the War Office,
and reasons which are generally rccog-
nizcd."
TREMENDOUS TASK TO
PROVIDE ACCOMMODATIONS
Tho Premier noted that, with AN
enormous number OF men under train
Ing in Great Britain. the task TO pro-
Nlhc accommodations and training for
the various contingents from the
overseas dominions was not an easy
one.
Tho announcement OF Lord K!tch-
ener's call was received with cheers
from both parties In the House. Pre-
nier Borden followed IT with a state
mcnt OF the progress Canadian au-
thorities have made In raising. arming.
training and dispatching troops since
the opening of tho war. This showed
that in the Dominion and abroad on
the pay roll OF CANADA, lol $50 men arc
bearing arms or performing military
service.
officers and men numbering 35.42O
have been dispatched as the first Cana
dian expeditionary force and as re-
endorsements for il. the Premier
stated The Royal Canadian Regi-
Incnt, cS2 officers and men, was sent
to garrison Bermuda. a detachment
OF 100 officers and men was sent TO
garrison st. Lucia. In Canada the
second eNpeditionary force numbered
22,i72 officers and men. Reserve in
fantry battalions and the Canadian
mounted fuHcS numbered 2I,OI9.
NEARLY $4,000 MEN
FOR OVERSEAS SERVICE
There are recruited and organized
FOR overseas service. but not mobilized
$500 Thus the number so far enlisted
for overseas service totaled S9,353 In
addition. there were In Canada units
OF active military on garrison and out
post duty numbering 9.777 and a per-
1nanent force OF 22,43o. the Premier
said. There have been established in
Great Britain training depots for each
arm of the Canadian service.
so far as at present can be fore
secn.' sad the Premier. "a total num-
Der OF about 10000 men will be re-
Qured should the war last another
year. That is TO say. an original force
OF 10000 plus 10000 sent overseas for
re-enforccments. plus $4,000 in Canada
under training"
Two armored machine gun units are
being mobilized, one at Toronto and
one at Montreal. II has not been de-
cided whether they will accompany
the second division abroad.
The mounted rifles are beine. mo-
blized in thirteen regiments for SER
vice in Egypt.