SNOW IN ITALY

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 152, 26 December 1944, Page 5

SNOW IN ITALY

CHECK TO OPERATIONS

EIGHTH ARiY FRONT WIDER IBy lelegraph—Press Association—Copyright.) Rec. 11.30 a.m. LONDON, Dec. 25. The Eighth Army has broadened its front on the east bank of the Senio River and sent fighting patrols to the west bank to disrupt the German efforts to build up the defences, says the Associated Press correspondent in Italy. Brisk clashes are repotted in several sectors, but a heavyl snowfall limited activities. ;:..::..;..-. :...,... A correspondent reported that .both sides were on the alert waiting on each other to make the first' move, but that there is no expectation of any immediate big-scale activity. An enemy patrol pushed across the Senio River last night into the New Zealanders'. area, but was quickly pushed back. The Canadians were yesterday cleaning up isolated pockets east 6i the Senio. They are now within a mile of the British advancing from the south. ' Taking advantage of every opportunity in generally cloudy weather over northern Italy, nearly 1000 R.A.F. fighters and fighter-bombers yesterday struck hard at the enemy front-line strong-points and rear supply arteries, flying a total of 1218 sorties, says a Rome correspondent. Extensive damage was done to rail communications.