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walled town of Yongbyon. Patrols
reached the walls but did not enter
the town
Heavy Communist resistance
stopped other 1st Cavalry troops
near Won, 8 miles southeast of
Yongbyon.
Five miles south of Won, an
estimated three regiments of
Chinese Reds smashed a 2-mile
dent in lines of the South Korean
9Th Division. Allied fighter bomb
erS halted this drive, killing about
/ 1000 Reds in a blazing attack 2
miles south of Kunu. The South
Korean 7th Division moved up to
bolster the 9Th.
Elements of the United States
Oath Division advanced up to 2
miles on the extreme western end
of the front, about 18 miles west
of Won. An 9th Army spokes-
man said this placed them in the
vicinity of Tungsan, j. miles
northeast of Pakchon and about
go miles southeast of Sinuiju.
entry point for Chinese troops
from Manchuria.
Marines See Reservoir.
There was no explanation for
the Chinese Communist failure to
oppose Marines showing toward
the Changjin reservoir.
The spearhead of the 7th
Marine Regiment was within
sight of the reservoir late this
afternoon. The main body of
troops. with its heavy equipment.
was still rs miles from the reser-.
voir, major source of power for
Northeastern Korea.
Col. Homer L. Litzenberg of
Washington. commanding the 7th
Regiment. said he was moving
cautiously despite lack of opposi-
ton to maintain security of his
hanks.
A Marine spokesman said Ha-
garu, at the southern tip of the
reservoir. could be taken during
the night.
I'VE are moving ahead very
WELL" commented Maj. Gen. o. P.
Smith. "Slowness of the advance
is because we are sweeping the
hills on both sides with patrols as
we move"
Marine caution stemmed from
memories Of, the bitter fight put
up by the Chinese Communist
124th Division, which came down
from Manchuria to defend the
reservoir. The Chinese were madly
mauled by the Marines in a saw
age three-day battle. They have
put up no resistance in five days.
Red Battalions Reformed.
In marked contrast with the
failure of the Chinese Reds to
give battle, North Koreans welded
together a stubborn fighting force
of seven battalions on the white
battlefields of the East Coast.
1t was one battalion of this
group that took advantage of a
snowstorm to push across the
Orangchon River and threaten
the flank of the 18th Infantry
regiment of the South Korean
Capital Division. The snow shut
out Allied air and naval support.
All seven Red battalions were re-
ported in action.
A United Nations spokesman
said the force apparently was re-
inforced by new equipment from
the Manchurian Or Soviet border
Closest to the border of any
Allied force was a column of the
United States 7th Division, only
% miles from Manchuria. An
other 7th Division column was
last reported Is miles south o1
Pujon' reservoir. Both are be.
tween the eastern front and the
Changjin River.
On the northwestern front
United States 9th Army head
quarters reported Sc Chinese
Communist soldiers have beer
captured this month. Only one
was an officer. And he described
himself as an interpreter. Three
thousand North Koreans have
also been taken prisoner this
month, for a total of $4,000 ir
the war.
3 Supply Points Bombed.
I Fleets of B-29s ranging back o1
the fronts hammered again al
SinViju and set three main supply
points afame with fire bombs.
A spokesman at Gen. Mac
Arthur's Tokyo headquarters sale
both bridges across the Yalu Rive
from Manchuria to Sinuiju were