Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1943, Oran, Oran                               Put ally one Frene Delly newspaper for u. S. Armed Force commander in chief visits red artillery slaughtering German Warinor 5th captures it. Cara Lia near Venafra Allied Force Headquarters dec. 23�?under terrific pressure from Canadian tanks artillery and Street fighting infantrymen. The germans were being forced from the italian East coast port of Ortona yesterday and by late afternoon held Only the extreme Northwest Section. The germans were fighting to hold the important communications Point with every thing they had heavy Mark in tanks big Field guns and highly trained paratroop reinforcements firing from scores of fortified houses from Trees from behind Street barricades and even from a Church Belfry. Don Campbell Reuters correspondent who watched the first Canadian troops and tanks enter the town said he saw explosions shatter building after building As the germans touched off time bombs in their slow Retreat. Big tanks clashed head on la the streets in the Northern sector of the City and elsewhere German and Canadian infantrymen fought it out from building to building and Street to Street with rifles machine gum and grenades. A pail of dust from mine and artillery Shell explosions Hung Over the entire town. A few Miles Southwest of Ortona Indian troops above the Ortona Orsogna Road made a Quot appreciable Advance Quot to reach the outskirts of the heavily fortified town of Arielli where the enemy apparently intends to resist strongly. In this sector and to the Southwest at Orsogna Raf. Bostons and Baltimore of the tactical ajar Force bombed and strafed enemy Strong Points. One string of bombs fell in the main Street of Orsogna. Weather prevented operation of heavy bombers yesterday. In the Center of the 8th army line a Strong enemy attack was beaten off tuesday night Between san Angelo and the Sangro River. It was the first action reported in this sector for some time. On the 5th army front american s fighting in the wild sector Northwest of Venafro captured 3,000-foot it. Cavallo and held it despite an enemy counterattack. In the same area other yanks stormed a Hill near it. Cd Sele. Both Points Are near Acque amp Fon Dala three Miles from a Valley running Down to Cassino on the Road to Rome. On the 5th army Northern flank French troops made Progress in their Battle for a strategic Mountain pass. At the Southern end of the 5th army front both sides were Rex rated to have suffered considerable losses in a clash just West of Rocca Between the town and the East Banks of the upper Gari Gliatto River. President Roosevelt was greeted at an Airfield by his son col Elliot Roosevelt commander of a Phot reconnaissance unit on the chief executives recent trip to Africa for hts conference with prime Man ism Winston Churchill and Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek. Riding with the president in his jeep were m Dwight d. Eisenhower and i. Gen. Cart Spaatz. The Raf officer saluting is Wing commander Erie l. Fuller Deputy commander of the photo unit. Proud Driver of the jeep is Cpl Arthurs Rice Greensburg to. A aah Prioto roil unions submit. Wage Jap bombers fail