The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-11
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TANK ASSAULT
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Yanks Refredting, Bdff|ed
by Clever utilization
We We K0'd 144 Tanks
(By the Associated Press)

Tank-led G m m mist forces
mounted furious new offensive
deep in South Korea today and an
American field headquarters spokes-
man said US. troops were with.
drawing TO prepared positions under
pressure "all along our front line"
A scommunique from headquar-
tiers of Gen Macarthur. U.N COM
mander, said US. forces were try
ing to halt the offensive above the
Kun River, last major defense line
the Americans have to stop the Of
fensive before Taejon. the emer-
gency South Korea capital.
North Korean tanks burst out OF
og-shrouded positions, cracked
hole in American lines and led pos
sibly division of Communist troops
through the gap. showing Americans
out of places gained in an earlier
counterattack.
The field headquarters spokesman
said the Reds are using infiltration
tactics as good as any he had ever
seen. He said they 'infiltrate by
dressing in civilian clothes and
move behind our lines at night"
Drive "Blunted''
The Macarthur communique said
US. forces blunted the drive Of one
enemy column eight miles north
west Of cf1ucfiwofi- On the south
bank of the Milo river, a tribu-
tary Of the Kun river This drive
had penetrated to about rs miles
northwest of Taejon. Additional
Red troops and armor were reported
concentrating in the sector. and
field headquarters spokesman said
the situation was still fluid"
that is. constantly changing. ~
Unofficial reports reaching Tokyo
said Americans gave up Chochiwon,
90 miles northwest Of Taejon.
This apparently was the area Of
the new Red offensive which
started early Tuesday. Tokyo time.
Yanks Knocked Over
Eleven tanks. some of them 60
ton Russian-made monsters, spear
headed the new assault. knocking
out some American machinegun and
light artillery positions. At least
two American tanks were knocked
out.
Associated Press Correspondent
Tom Lambert at the front was UNI
able to give the location Of the
battle because of security regula-
lions, but presumably it was north
of the Kun river about IS miles
north of Taejon, emergency capital
of the South Korean republic.
Front dispatches said the tanks
burst out suddenly, heavily camou-
flaged with tree branches.
With see-saw hattie raging
along the West Korean front, US.
and South Korean troops got
sledgehammer support. heaviest
thus far. from Allied planes. Allied
headquarters said the planes
knocked out at least 80 tanks and
218 other Red vehicles Monday.
This meant the Communists lost
at least IA tanks thus far. but they
kept pouring their armour into four
major sectors stretching across a
45-mile- wide battle area. The armor
was wide open to air pounding IN
excellent flying weather.
Russ Jets Intellectual
Three Russian jets Yak-15s
made their appearance. but did no.
thing to stop the terrific mauling of
North Korean forces by Allcd air.
craft, which suffered no losses.
B-29 Superforts. meanwhile.
pounded Communist targets behind
their battle lines.
Reports of atrocities against
Americans continued. APP Corre-
spondent William r. Moore re-
ported he saw two more bodies of
Americans. hands tied behind their
backs. shot through the head.
American forces were Infatuated.
Seven such bodies were found
yesterday, and front line reports in
dicated Is American soldiers were
bound and slain by their Com
munist captors.
A regimental adjutant at the
front reported to field headquarters
that Ray Richards. correspondent
of the International News Service.
and Cpl. Ernie Peeler of the Tokyo
Stars and Stripes. the Army news
paper, were killed on the war front