tle was fought all around this village, which was reported in the press as having been captured by the fascists. Harold Sparks of Toronto at the Auto Park laughed at this.

Military Hospital No. 15 is located at Madrid. It is a large and well appointed building. I visited this hospital twice during my stay. I saw the boys from Hamilton, Delhi, etc. They smiled with delight at the sight of a package of Canadian cigarettes.

One of the most frequent remarks made to me by wound» ed men and by the others I spoke to was “Tell them to write to me.” “We want to hear the news, we want to get letters.”

A letter from a friend means much to a wounded man in

‘ a hospital, much more than I can tell in words.

I had the opportunity of visiting the Lincoln Battalion at the town of Albares, about 40 miles from Madrid. I met friends here from many Canadian cities. I heard the names, Vancouver, Calgary, Port Arthur, Winnipeg, Edmonton, To’ ronto and Montreal mentioned. Many Canadians were enlisted in the Lincoln Battalion. At Albares I addressed a meeting of the men which was held in the church. This building is used as the dining room for the men and their sleeping quarters._

I heard the soldiers tell of how the fascists had used the churches to mount machinerguns; had made the women of the village march ahead of them to protect them against the fire.

The Mackenzie«Papineau Battalion was at Tarrazona in reserve when I visited them in August. This village is about 30 miles from Albacete and like all the villages of Spain makes -one reflect upon the days when these curious structures were

built.

The buildings are crowded together as close- as possible——— wall to wall and roof to roof, irrespective of what the place may be.‘ There are no boulevards on the streets of the village, every door opens onto the narrow sidewalk. The streets are from

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