The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-22
(By Associated Press

tackled at both ends of the western
front today and were thrown back
by U. S. infantrymen in heavy
fighting. With their casualties
soaring, the apparently off balance
Communists seemed unable to get
rolling with their ominously poised
offensives. =
The Reds made their heaviest at
tack on the southern end of the
western front, but u S. 25th Div
ision infantrymen there slammed
shut the attempt to break through
for a drive on Pusan, main United
Nations supply base. The dough-
boys retook every inch of ground
they had lost in bitter fighting. z
The Reds attacked the U. S. 9th
Regiment on the northern end Of
the front. Nine Russian-made
tanks led battalion of Communists
in the pre-dawn assault. When the
smoke cleared, four of the nine
tanks were knocked out, bringing
the toll to 10 Red tanks in three
nights. No American tanks were
hit.
Behind the lines enemy infil-
traitors raised Cain, covering roads
with sniper fire. One roadblock
two miles behind U. S. lines and 10
miles from Taegu was wiped out
after it stalled allied supplies to the
front for two hours. The Amer
leans fought under rain of heavy
artillery fire.
Allies Hold Firm
But allied forces held firm all
along the battleline against the
combined weight of nine enemy
divisions-90,0 900 men-poised for
offensives in any of three directions
down the east coast, from the
north against Taegu, or along the
south coast against Pusan.
On the eastern coastal sector of
the 120-mile Korean battle line. the
South Korean Third Division edged
to a point nine miles north Of the
port of Pohang, under the cover Of
! Smelling by U. S. Naval units. just
to the west of them, the south Kor-
can capital division moved north
and east of Kigye.
| On the Naktong front southwest
of Taegu, wearied oath Infantry
Division troops dug in along the
east bank Of the river where they
and Marines had wiped out a
threatening Communist bridgehead.
They kept close watch on another
small Red bridgehead just north
Of them at Hyongpung, IA miles
southwest of Taegu.
APP Correspondent William Shinn
reported from a Korean port that
| South Korean Marines landed at
| Ejak Island, off Inchon, Scouts
port, yesterday The landing was
the third made in the area OF the
! yellow Sea off the west coast in the
past week. other South Korean
Marines advanced on the extreme
southern front from their penin-
sular bridgehead on the Tongyone
area, south of Kosong.
Red China's Appeal
f, With the Red momentum APP
parently halted on the fronts. OBJ
servers in the Orient looked upon
Communist China's appeal to the
U. N. for peaceful settlement
as a possible attempt to save face
and make the best of worsening
sitution which might develop into
hard defensive war for the Kor-
can Reds. Reports reaching Hong
Kong said the buildup of U. N.
strength in Korea caused Red
leaders to lose heart.
! Such an attitude even has been
limited in the wording of the Red
communicates from Pyongyang.
Where before they had spoken Of
victorious advances. now they are
bemoaning violent resistance"
Today the Red radio announced
that allied bombings had killed or
wounded 1882 civilians and de-
stroyed IL important industrial
plants.
Against this changing background,
the Security Council was called to
meet again g pm, EST for what
appeared certain to be its ninth
no. progress session on Korea. Con-
tinuation of the blockade on pro-
cedure by Russia's Jakob A. Malik.
President for August, was expected.
II We Go North
If the United Nations decides to
push its police action in Korea be-
yond the 38th Parallel which div
ides North and South Korea. more
funds than the $10,500, 000. 900 asked
by President Truman may be need
ed. Secretary of Defense johnson
has estimated that the fighting
might end about February II the