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Evening star., 1942-09-26
Lecture Course 10 Explain
Catholic Church Doctrines

A course Of lectures explaining
doctrines and practices OF the Cath
olic Church will be conducted by the
Rev. William J. Sweeney OF st.
Gabriel's Church, beginning Mon
day, October S. at 8 pm. in st.
Gabriel's parish hall, Grant Circle
and Illinois avenue NV.
The course Is open to all non
Catholics who are interested tu
learning at first hand what the
Catholic Church believes and
teaches. The lectures are in re-
sponse to many requests from war
workers and other newly estab-
lished residents here who have ex-
pressed wish to hear an authori-
tative statement Of the church,
claims to Divine origin, infallibility
OF doctrine and other doctrinal
topics.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
DR.. Ryan Named Director
OF the Children Of Mary

The Rev. Dr. Edwin j. Ryan Of
Catholic University has accepted
appointment as director Of the
Children of Mary, and will deliver
the first Of a series of sermons next
Friday afternoon at the Convent of
the Sacred Heart, 1719 Massachusetts
avenue NV
DR.. Ryan will preach to the group
Of women who have been students
of the Convent of the Sacred Heart
in various parts of the world, on the
first Friday afternoon of each month
throughout the winter season, from
October to May. with the exception
of New. Year Day. The regular
meetings will open at pm. and
the sermons will be at 4:3O pm.
Mrs. Mae Hamilton is president of
the Children of Mary; Mrs. John
Galen Carter and Mrs. Charles
Harris are vice presidents.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Dr.. Mccartney 10 Resume
Pastorate Here Tomorrow

The Rev. DR.. Albert Joseph Nc
Cartney, who has been serving as
chaplain in the Navy with the
rank of commander, will return to
his post as pastor of the Covenant
First Presbyterian Church at the
morning service tomorrow.
Since February 9, he has been a
chaplain, first at the Naval Medical
Center. Bethesda, Md. and later at
the Naval Air Station at South Wey-
mouth, Mass. He now returns to
inactive status as chaplain and re-
sumes his full duties as pastor here
DR.. Mccartney has two sons in
service: Benjamin, an Army Ali
Cadet at Santa Ana, Calf, and
Noble, at the Navy Training School
for Ensigns at Harvard.
DR.. McCartney's assistant, George
Hileman Yount. who occupied the
pulpit last Sunday, is graduate of
Washington and Jefferson College
and Princeton Theological Semin-
airy.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Growing in Grace
And knowledge Is
DR.. Johnson S Topic
Tomorrow Promotion
Doy in National Baptist
Church Bible School

DR.. Cove c. johnson, pastor of
National Baptist Memorial Church,
will speak tomorrow morning on
Growing in Grace and Knowl-
edge" This will be promotion day
IN the Bible school
At 8 pm. A. Lincoln Smith, as
sistant pastor, will speak on "God's
Standard of Judgment" The ordi-
nance of baptism will be admins
tered.
The monthly business meeting OF
the training unions will be held at
7:45 pm. Tuesday.
The first meeting for the fall OF
the Evening Mission Club will be
held at 6 pm. Thursday, with din
ner at the church.
The mid-week prayer service OF
the church will be held at 8 pm
Thursday. with the pastor in charge
The Girl Scouts are having their
first meeting this afternoon with
Mrs. E. l.. Goodwin as leader.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Community Sings Set
At RyIund Methodist

Ryland Methodist Church Is insti.
tuting a community sing Of the
loved hymns" each Sunday evening
at under the direction of Harlan
Page of the washington Society of
Music Teachers. The pastor. the Rev.
Karl G. Newell. will speak on Words
Of Jesus for These Times"
Tomorrow is rally day In the
church school. At II m. the pastor
will speak on Go Ye."
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Rally Begins Tomorrow
At Wallace Memorial

Tomorrow will begin a three-day
rally at the Wallace Memorial
United Presbyterian Church. DR.. C.
E. Hawthorne will preach at II am.
on Our Task" At pm. men and
women representing the congrega-
ton and organized departments OF
work will speak.
Tuesday evening q congregational
business and social meeting will be
held IN the Bible school auditorium.
The Women's Missionary Society has
advanced the October meeting to
September 30, In order to have Miss
Mary j. Campbell. missionary. as
speaker.
Evening star., 1942-09-26

Glass No AZ. During a trip around
the world in 1882. he organized Sun
day school, so that he would not
miss Sunday. Letters of tribute
will be read from Page NICK. Etchi-
son, president of the Organized
Bible Glass Association: from DR.
Rufus w. Weaver, executive secre-
tary of the District Baptist Con-
vention, and others.
DR.. Richardson, who is a doctor
Of medicine, doctor of philosophy
and doctor of theology, taught phi
losophy for many years at George
Washington University. He is now
engaged in writing two more books !:
"Refutation of Darwinism" and
philosophical Preparation for
Christianity"
He is president of the Washington
Society for Philosophical Inquiry. OF
the Baptist Bible School and of the
Congress Heights Progressive Citi-
zens' Association.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Brooklund Baptist

Dr.. M. G. Stith. pastor Of the
Brookland Baptist Church, will
preach on wings" at II am. to-
morrow. All departments of train
ing union hold meetings at the
church at 6:45 pm. The pastors
subject at 8 pm. will be Honest
Doubters.'
Promotion day will be observed
throughout the Sunday school at
$50 am.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
St. PuuI's Methodist
8 Heur Dr.. CIork

DR.. Lucius C. Clark, former chau-
cellor OF American University, will
preach at st. PaM's Methodist
Church at II am. tomorrow.
Rally day will be observed by the
Sunday school. An "old fashioned
love feast" will take place at 3 pm
The Rev. William Pierpoint will
speak at s pm. on What the Proph-
cts Say About the War"
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Right Attitude Subject
Of the Rev. E. .G.Iutch

The Rev. Edward G. Latch, min
lister OF Metropolitan Memorial
Methodist Church, will speak on
Possessing Right Attitude" at II
am. tomorrow. Promotion day will
be observed tn the Sunday church
school. The senior young people
will meet at $50 pm. Monday eve
ming the first quarterly conference
will be held with District Supt. DR..
John r. Edward in charge.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Ministerial Union
To Hold Fall Meetino

The Washington Ministerial Union
will hold It's first meeting Of the
fall in the Reformation Lutheran
Church Monday morning and after
noon beginning at II o'clock.
DR.. Theodore Adams, pastor Of the
First Baptist Church of Richmond
Va, will speak and conduct discus
sion on Marriage Counseling and
the Minister"
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Fountain Memorial
Boptists PIun Rally

Fountain Memorial Baptist Church
and Sunday School will observe
rally day tomorrow. At II am
the pastor will speak on "A Moulder
of Destiny" At pm. the pastors
subject will be when God For
gives"
Regular Bible study and prayer
service will be at 8 pm. Thursday
On Sunday, October 4, fall evan
gelistic services, under the leader
ship of the Rev, Ralph Couey, pastor
of the Fourth Avenue Baptist
Church in Louisville, KY, will start
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Grace Reformed.

Grace Reformed Church will hold
a service in preparation for the
holy communion" tomorrow at IL
am, when the Rev. c. H. Wingert,
minister, will preach.
Worldwide holy communion will
be celebrated next Sunday.
The Grace Church Circle will hold
church supper on Thursday, 4:30
to Bpm.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Epworth Methodist

Overtime for God?" will be the
sermon subject OF DR.. Harry Evaul,
pastor of EpWorth Methodist Church
at II am. tomorrow. For the eve-
ming service at 8 he will speak on
Giants Ahead" Rally day will be
observed Id the Sunday school to-
morrow morning. The campaign to
pay or the church debt will begin
with a dinner for campaign work.
ers at $50 pm. Monday. DR.. Evaul
will conduct the midweek prayer
service at 8 pm. Thursday.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Memorial Church of God.

The Rev. Esther M. Bower. pastor
will launch campaign for four
year united Christian advance
movement at the morning service
tomorrow, when she speaks on "The
Constraint of Christ"
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Regeneration Series.

Miss Stella Langford, leader of
the Unity Society, 91S Fourteenth
street NV, will give a series OF
three lessons on regeneration, based
on the story of Jesus and Nicodemus
The subject of the first lesson,
Thursday at 8 pm, will be phys
ical Rebirth."
Evening star., 1942-09-26
st. Stephen's Healing Mission,

ot. SWplICu I1CdlillS N1lSSIOHs
my Experiences at Camp Farth-
est Out, Koromis, 1912" will be de-
scribed by Miss Henrietta Schlerf at
the Prayer Circle of the st. Stephens
Healing Mission at 1890 am. Tues
day in the parish hall of the Church
of st. Stephen and the Incarnation.
The service of holy communion
and Christian healing will be held
Thursday at 10 m. in the Chapel
of the Incarnation. The Rev. Paul
Duliver Wilbur, rector. will officiate.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Rhode Island Ave. Methodist

THE Christian and Present Day
Problems will be the topic OF DR..
e. A. Sexsmith's sermon tomorrow
morning. At the evening service he
will speak on "A Man Who Obeyed
God" Midweek devotional service
will be held at pm. Thursday.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
French Church.

With the end of the summer sea-
son, the hour of the French services
at St. Johns Episcopal Church has
been changed from Sunday morning
back to the regular schedule of 4
pm, beginning tomorrow. The sub
ject of the sermon by the Rev.
Andre F. Liotard will be Nous
Sommes en- Marche."
Evening star., 1942-09-26

AVA 20 yCdlS vi
attendance at a
Sunday school
without missing
a Sunday,
DR.. Richard
S on, " he is
teacher of the
Mems Glass at
his church, at
tended Sunday
school for the
first nine years
of the 33-year
period at Cav
airy B a p t i S t
Church, where
ho yryoe with
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Universal School Of Truth.

Mrs. Virginia Neuhausel, founder
and director of the school, 1927 H
street NV, announces the follow
ing services: Sunday, II am, Mr..
Grove, co-founder, speaks on En-
lightenment, Health. Happiness" !"
At 8 PM. Miss Mary Sue Stillwell
speaks on The Kingdom Within
Man" Thursday at pm. Miss
Fleurette Joffrie has an open class
in Creative Writing" and Friday
at 8 pm. is the session of Healing
the Jesus Christ Way"
Evening star., 1942-09-26
White CrnsS.

The White Cross Church of Christ
will hold services at 8 pm. Wednes-
day at the White Cross Center, 1910
Ontario place NV. The Rev. Jane
B. Coates will speak on The Only
Way OF Escape" followed by a heal
ing and message service.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Self Realization Fellowship,

Swami Premananda of Calcutta,
India, will conduct the Sunday
morning service at the lf-Realiza-
ton Fellowship on Western avenue
at Forth-ninth street NV. His sub
ject is Guidance of Great Proph-
cts"
The public class in philosophy and
yoga will be held at pm. Wednes-
day.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
ChriStadelphian.

A. H. Zilmer of Morrilton, Ark.
will be the speaker Sunday at 11:15
am: subject, THE Flesh and Blood
OF Christ"
Mr.. Zilmer also will preach at 8
pm. daily during the week.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
First Pilgrim Holiness.

The Rev. c. E. Posey, minister,
will preach at II am tomorrow on
"The Healthy Soul" Evening serv-
ice at 7:45 will have the subject
Taking Heed"
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Other Services
Divine Science

Mrs. Bertha Wineberger, guest
speaker, will speak on THE Faith
That Heals" at II am. tomorrow,
1900 Sixteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
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Christian Science

CHURCHES OF CHRIST
SCIENTIST
Branches of The Mother Church,
The First Church of Christ
Scientist, Boston, Mass.
First Church of Christ Scientist
Columbia Rd. and Euclid St.
Second Church of Christ Scientist
Ill c st. NE.
Third Church of Christ Scientist
18th and L sts. NV.
Fourth Church Of Christ Scientist
18th and Oak SITS. NV.
Christian Science Society
Sunday School. $40 AIN.
No Sunday Evening Service
Christian Science Society (Colored)
eO2 T ST. NV.
Sunday School II 90 ANY
fReading Room Sat. and Sunday.
tNo Sunday Evening servce)
SUBJECT:
"REALTY"
Sunday IL AM. and PM.
Sunday school--1l AM
WEDNESDAY EVENING MEETING
RADIO PROGRAMS. SUNDAYS
SECOND AND FOURTH FE1DAYA
1890 PM, STATION WRC.
READING ROOMS
FIRST H-16l2 K st.
NV. Hours, to 9 Except
WEDNESDAYS to 7 and Sun
days and holidays, 2:30 to
$500.
SECOND CHURCHILL c St.
NE. Hours, IL to Except
Wednesdays, IL to 7:45; Sum
days and Holidays, 2::30 to
THIRD CHURcH-colorado d o
Bldg, 14th and G SITS. Hours,
$50 to 8 wednesdays, $3.50 to
7:30, and Sundays and holi-
days, 2 to g..
FOURTH CHURCH-Riggs Bank
Bldg, 5000 18th ST., 8 to 8 week
days; Wednesdays, $50 to Z;
Sundays, 2::30 to $50 pm.
Holidays, 230 to $50 pm.
All are welcome to attend our church
serutces and use our reading rooms.
First Church of Christ Scientist
EVANSVILLE, MD.
| Masonic HaIl--GalIatin ST.
| Sunday Services and Sunday
School, II AM
Wednesday Services; s PM;
Reading Room-6213 BALTIC. Blvd
| Hours. WepkdAys 40 tn Mon
Evening star., 1942-09-26
TJniversalist National Memorial.

Some Plain Talk About the
Church is the subject that DR.. Seth
r. Brooks will discuss tomorrow at
II am.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Service 10 Honor Pastor
Dr.. Edward Richardson

DR.. Edward E. Richardson, pastor
Of Congress Heights Baptist Church,
will be honored at the regular
church service at ii am. tomorrow
Evening star., 1942-09-26
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Christadelnhian Chanel

THE WASHINGTON ECCLEsM
,S s.. 1000 m. Service. 11:0o a m
BUS Eye st. NV. Public Invited
Evening star., 1942-09-26

Christadelphian Chapel
1872 Webster st. NV.
A. n. Z!LMER
of Morrilton, Ark, speaks Sunday. 1l15
a m on The Flesh and Blood Of Christ"
Mr., zilmer also will preach on the fol-
lowing subjects: Monday. 8 pm "The
Battle OF That Great Day Of God Al
mighty; Tuesday, 8 pm, Immortality
the Object Of Worthy Endeavor"; Wednes-
day, 8 p M, The Hish Calling Of God in
Jesus Christ; Thursday. s pm. peace
on Earth, Good VIII Toward Men"
Public InvitAd
La gaceta., 1942-02-20
UN ATACO DE
NUEVO A ARUBA

Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 20
I'm submarine enemigo ataeo
aver de nuevo, al amanecer, la
secci6n donde estan s~itualos los
grandes tanques de petr6leo en-
Aruba, possession holandesa. La
aviaci6n americana arroi6 car
gas de profundi1ad y cr6ese
que Ell sumergible fu6 alcanza-
10. Los proyectiles del barco a.
gresor no tocaron los tanques.
Frente a la isla, un vapor tan
que, de bandera panamena, fue
torpedeado. Otros dos yapores
fueron alcanzados por torpeios
en- Port Spain, isla de Trinidad
Los dos siguen a flote Esto au-
menta a 10 el nGmero de vapo-
res atacados en- 81 Caribe desde
el pas2do .unes, siete de clos
tanques.
La gaceta., 1942-02-20
LAS LINEAS INGLESAS RE-
SYSTEM EN- BIRMANIA
Los niponeS deSembarcaron
tropaS en- Bali

Washington, Feb. 20.-A las
"a horas de fiero combatir TODD
ell frente ingles Sc mantiene in
tacto EN- ell rio Bilin, Birmania,
Segun un comentarista militar
b~ritaniCo.
Las perdidas por ambas par
ties han sido grandes. La mitad
de los habitantes de Rangoon,
ciudad de medic million de habi
tantes, Sc han retirado hacia ell
campo.
La Secretaria de la Guerra
comunica que Sc esta com5atien
do hoy en- todos los s%ectoreS del
frente de Batan Y que la avia-
zion enemiga continual lanzan-
DO bombas incendiarias. Los ia
poneses usan f6Sforo blanco pa
IA reilenar los artefactos.
FL general Macarthur, EN-
nombre de sus tropas, acusa re
cibo del cordial saluda que lie
dirigieron aver los $4,000 EN-
pleados del departamento de or
denanza del ejercito americana.
Batavia informa que los ia
poneses hicieron un desembar-
co en- la isla de Bali y Toxic
menciona, ademas de esta isla,
a la isla de Timor. La intenci6n
de los agresores es aislar a las
fuerzas de las Naciones Unidas
en- Java.
Los holandeses combaten he
r6icamente en- Bali, tratando
de rechazar al enemigo. La avia
ci6n aliada alcanz6 con sus bonn
has a uno o dos cruceros de los
iaponeses y tres transportes.
Cerca de un destructor y ocho
Transports cayeron numerosas
bombas. Cuatro cazas japone-
SEES fueron derribadOs.
FL mando holandes en- Java
asegura que en- esta isla la resis
tencia sera formidable.
La gaceta., 1942-02-20
LOS $4,000 PARA LOS $500
OBREROS DEL "KlNG
EDWARD"
No Sc hara la recolecta

Luego de tres dias de session,
81 Con.it6 Consultivo Conjunto
de las uniones de la industrial
tabacalera acord6 aver no veri
ficar la cuestaci6n de $4,000
pedida por unos companeros de
Jacksonville con destino a los no
norarios del abogado Bradford
Williams, de Lakeland.
Una proposition de los obre-
ros Pedro Almengual y Jimeno
Wenendez puso fin al debate de
tres dias.
La recolecta no Sc hara, pero
a esos obreros Sc les comunica-
"a cue 81 en- el future Sc ven
forzados a ir a una huelga, en-
busca de mejores condolences o
mas altos jornales, ell Consult
70 no tendra Inconvenience en-
pedir auxilio para ellos a todos
los trabajadores de la indus
tria.
A pesal de este acuerdo, muy
iusto Y saludable, aseg1rase
cue algunos 'listos' Sc propo-
nen sacar los cajoncitos, una
vez mas, Y pedir para los $500
que ~necesitan $500 y CANA mas
altos jornales que los tabaque-
ros tampenos.
Durante los tres dias de debe
te Sc supo que Manuel Garcia y
Mariana Rodriguez habian he
cho visitas a Jacksonville, en-
los meses de agosto y octubre
del aho pasado, "dando la i'm p
preston" a los obreros de esa
ciudad de que Mariana era to-
davfa secretario de la 500 Y Ma
nuel presidente del Consultivo.
Merece ser ~aplaudida la acti-
tud del Consultivo en- cuanto a
los 200 "machacantes" y otros
detalles en- los cuales no quere-
mos ilsistir,
La gaceta., 1942-02-20
Las tropas rojas slguen avanzando
en- la Russia Blanca
La question vital de la guerra Sc resolvera en- Ru-
STA. No han tenido los nazis ell descanso
que buscaban

Moscu, Feb. 20.-El ejercito
rojo continGa avanzando en- la
Russia Blanca Y sus pinzas Sc
extienden por detras de Smo =
lensk, donde uno de los mas pO-
derosos ejercitoS alemanes Sc
encuentra sacramento amenaZa
do.
Las penetracioneS Sc extien-
den por encima y debajo de
SmolenSk.
La nota official sobre ell avan-
ce en- la Russia Blanca solo men
ciona a Kresty, a 20 millas de la
frontera de esa repGblica sovie
tica.
FL frente russo, en- ell criterlo
de los peritos militares, CONT
nda siendo ell principal teatro
de cperaciones en- la presente
guerra. La decision en- Russia,
cuando llegue, 'condicionara"
les ~problemas en- otros lugares
del mundo..
Militarmente hablando, la vi
tai question de la segunda que
IRA mundial Sc resOlvera en- Ru
STA.
Es por este que Sc concede
poca importancia a las noticias
de que ell alto mando aleman es-
ia fortificando varios puntos
en- Europa, incluyendo los Bal
kanes, "donde los ingleses pu-
dieran intentar un desembar :
CO." No Sc trata de minimizar
la interdependencia de los va
rios teatros de operaciones, 10
cual hace cierto que Alemania y
ell Jap6n lucharan para coordi-
mar su esfuerzo; pero sc man.
tienen fijos los ojos en- Russia y
La gaceta., 1942-02-20
LAS TROPAS RUSAS Sc A
PODERARON DE UNA POSI-
CION FORTIFICADA
Una columna nazi cay6 en- una
emboscada
Arrib6 a Kdibyshev up carga-
mento de medicinas, ropas
Y regalos

Moscd, Feb. 20.-Todos los
contraataques de los naziS, en-
algunas secciones, han sido re-
chazados con grandes perdidas
para ell enemigo. Entire MoScu
y Leninrgajo las tropas rCsas
Sc apoderaron de una posici6n
fortificada, la de a., aniqui-
lando a la guarnici6n alemana'
ccmpuesta por mas de 400. HON
bres.
En- otra secci6n del frente, la
artilleria repuls6 los c~ontraata
ques del enemigo, destruyendo-
lie cinco trincheras profundas y
otras so posiciones fortificadas
Dos batallones alemanes fueron
exterminados Y un tren destrui
.do, en- ell ala sur del frente.
AL norte de Kharkov, en- la
region de KurSk, una columna
alemana cay6 en- una embosca-
da, p~erdiendo tres canones y q
carros cargados con provisio =
mes.
Una brigada communicate
por Glat" Sc apoder6 de 26 ca
homes Y siete tanques del enemi
go, ocasionandole 2,5CO muer-
tos y heridos.
I'm cargamento de medicinas,
ropas, chocolate y otros regalos
maniado por grupos de Esta-
dos Unidos, ACADIA de llegar a
Kuibyshev, la capital secunda-
da, en- ell bajo Volga. Otro car
gamento arrib6 al puerto de
Murmansk, en- ell Artico.
Russia, segGn "Izvestia," tie
ne preparada una reserva de va
rios millones de hombres. Estos
entraran en- batalla tan luego 10
disponga ell mando.
La gaceta., 1942-02-20
Las "viboras" de Vichy
Franco pide la extradici6n del heroico miliciano
arrestaron a Cipriano Mera

Hon. Cordell Hull, y al Emba-
iador de Petain en- Washington
para que intercedan y que es-
Ia victima no sea entregada a
sus verdugos por los tribunales
franceses de Argelia.
No parece possible que en- pie
ma guerra mundial y tres amos
despues de haber terminado u
ma contienda, la Falanje Espa-
nola y su Gobierno, sedientos
de sangre y de venganza, conti-
nGen persiguiendo a los enemi-
Cos. temporalmente derrota
dos, en- nombre de una Iusticia
cristiana que a todas horas es-
carnecen. No les basta a esos
hombres que sirven ideas tota-
litarias tener privados dc liber-
tad a mas de medic million de
dem6cratas, sine que buscan en-
ell extranjero nuevas victimas
para saciar sus apetitos violen-
tos. contrarios a la humanidad
Y a la libertad que hoy defien-
den los aliados.
Acci6n Republican, Espano-
la da las gracias a cuantos han
pedido la Intervention de las
autoridades, y a estas por SD
acto de Humankind y clemen-
cia, y hacemos votos por Ia to-
tai y absolute victoria contra ei
.Eje y sus simpatizadores.
JOSE ASENSIO,
Presidente.
AZ w. 57th St., N. Y.
Febrero II, 1912.
La gaceta., 1942-02-20

en- los acontecimientos que aqui
Sc verifican.
La entrada del ejercito rojo
en- la Russia Blanca quiza no sea
otra cosa que un ataque a los
ferrocarriles en- la yecindad de
VitebSk, aunque las ultimaS no.
ticias revelan una mayor enver-
gadura.
Los alemanes siguen envian-
do refuerzos al frente russo Y
en- ell territorio Soviet tercamen
tie Sc agarran a sus posiciones
y contraatacan. Este Sc descri-
be en- Berlin como luna incom-
parable victoria Defensive" Pc
no aun suponiendo que este sea
asi, que no 10 es, con "victorias
defensivas' no Sc ganan las que
rras.
Todo indica, sin embargo, que
la campana de invierno esta lie
gando a su punto culminante.
En- las pr6ximas semanas sc
vera hasta que punto los alema-
mes han degrade no solo mantle
ner su "linea de invierno," la
Inca de la derrota, sino tam
bien hasta que extreme han pc
dido usarla como una pantalla
para sus preparativos.
De todos MOODS, ellos no han
gozado aun de una pausa en- las
hostilidades, ell prop6sito mani
fiesto de sus planes cuando cam
biaron desde la ofensiva a la de-
fensiva.
Ell gobierno anuncia que los
cosacos aeaban DE abrirr otra
brecha en- ell sector de Leningra
do. La actividad es incesante
.por parte de las tropas rusas.
La gaceta., 1942-02-20

Hace algGn tempo ell cable
nos TRAGIC la noticia de que ell
Gobierno de Vichy tenia la in
tenci6n de conceder la extradi-
ci6n y entregar al GObierno de
Franco algunos lideres de la
Espaha Republican,, tOdaWia
rofugiados en- la Francia no O.
cupada. La eficaz intervention
de la opinion publica america
ma impidi6 la mOnstruosidad
iuridica fuese consumada.
Hoy un cable nos trae la mott
cia de que CIPRIAN0 MERA,
ell gran luchador entifascista
que por sus m6ritos logr6 pasar
de las filas de un sindicato a
ocupar un alto puesto como Je-
fe del Ejercito regular de la Re
pdblica, ha sido detenido por
las autoridades francesas, en-
Argelia, a causa de que Ell Go
bierno de Franco ha pedido su
extradici6n. C%ipriano Mera al
frente de sus milicianos Sc Gu
brio de gloria y supo distin-
guirse en- la her6ica defensa de
Madrid. en- Noviembre de 1886.
Ma tarde, al mando de un
Cuerpo de Ejercito en- ell fren-
te de Guadalajara, derrot6 al
Bjhrcito Italiano en- memorial e.
popeya que ha sido una de las
paginas gloriosas de la guerra
de independence espahola.
Ahora este hombre, que no ha
ccmetido otro crimen que defen
der la Constitution espahola y
Ia democracia universal, So en-
cuentra en- peligro de ser entire
gado a Franco y fusilado en-
nombre de una ley violada por
los sublevados.
Todas las sociedades espaho-
las y americans, y cuantos sim
patizan con la causa de la de-
mocracia, defendida por La Re
pGJblica egpahola, &c han diril
gtdo al PrssidSnts Roosevelt, al