Evening star., 1950-08-22
Korea
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5th Regimental Combat Team and
the Negro fighters were trying to
retake their former positions.
North of this fierce action, the
battle-weary United States Oath
Infantry Division dug in along the
winding Naktong Rivers east
bank. It kept close watch on
small Red bridgehead thrown
across the river at Hyongpung, IA
miles southwest of Taegu.
Farther up the river the United
States 1st Cavalry Division lobbed
artillery shells at a Communist
supply and troop buildup on the
Reds west bank of the river.
East of Waegwan, on the curv-
ing central front, the South Ko-
rean 1st Infantry Division ad-
vanced in the mountainous coun-
try between Mangjong and In
dong.
One South Korean patrol knitted
mile and half into enemy ter
ritory. 1t disabled one Red tank
and three artillery pieces and saw
five disabled Red tanks and 20
dead.
The 30-mile arc from this battle
zone to the Allied drive forward
north of Pohang, No. 2 Allied port
on the Sea of Japan, was quiet.
But Red forces were there and
their feelers were noted by Allied
troops all along tn line.
Stiffening resistance was felt
where the South Korean Sd In
fantry Division pushed to point
8 miles north of Pohang.
The South Korean Capitol Di-
vision. in a parallel drive. knitted
northward above Kigye. nine
miles northwest of Pohang,
against artillery and mortar fire
echoing from mountain battle
fields.
Red Offensive Awaited.
Most Allied battle plans called
for advances along the line. Else
where, the Allies waited for the
long expected Communist often
sive.
South Korean President Syng-
man Rhee yesterday visited the
Masan area-an area the Red
radio boaSted was under attack
from North Korean troops. The
Red radio said with seeming con-
trat ion that "the routed United
Sta - 25th Division is resisting
ST. My"
Whole United Nations line
ding against nine North
* divisions.
\ 5 of the 10000 Reds were
testing almost every mile of the
long defense line for a weak spot
through which to hack toward
either city-Taegu and Pusan-
or both.
The Communists had only
eight more days to carry out their
Premier's order of last week to
oust the Allied troops from Korea
by August 81.
Allied intelligence officers felt
they would try it with the nine
divisions on the front. They said
aerial photos showed Red supply
routes smashed on all fronts. The
Communists were described as
short of food and ammunition.
The air-sea blockade was tight
ened with big British Sunderland
flying boats from Hong Kong.
North Korean battle casualties
for the last four days totalled
almost $4,000 men-Nearly 1000
a day.
"a Red Planes Destroyed.
Red air losses since the begin
ming of the war were reported at
IA planes. Only one Communist
plane has been seen recently. It
was single Russian
fighter spotted yesterday by pilots.
1t got away.
Allied land-based plane losses
known to the enemy as announced
yesterday totalled SIS warplanes.
Most of them were shot down by
anti-aircraft or small arms fire.
Other Allied operational losses
have not been released.
Anti-aircraft fire is increasing
in some Red areas. particularly
over Pyongyang, the northern
capital, where accurate batteries
have operated consistently.
Only light fire has been noted
around some vital industrial
areas.
Patrol to Manchuria Border.
The British Sunderland flying
boat unit, under the command of
Squadron Leader Michael Helme,
roved from the former naval base
of Mokpo, in the southwest. as
far north as the Manchurian bor-
der.
Carrier based British Firefly
bombers and Seafire fighters
roamed the west coast as far north
as Chinnampo and inland up the,
Taedong River to Pyongyang.
They sank a patrol boat. and
damaged motor vessel, a small
freighter, small coastal craft, box
cars and oil tanks.
A United States naval patrol
off the east coast knocked out d
Communist shore battery that
fired on it from Samchok, just
below the 38th parallel. The
American destroyer was not hit
by the shore fire.
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