Evening star., 1950-07-30
Surprise Red Thrust
Threatens 10 EnveIop
Center Of u. ). Lines
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said, before it was stopped by
United Nations force.
This would place the Reds
within SIS miles or so of Pusan.
Gen. MacArthur's headquarters
said the Communists were at
tacking or executing movements
for a probable renewed attack all
along the 200-mile front.
Eighth Army headquarters said,
however, the pressure had slack
ened after counterattacks blunted
the big Red drive that began Fri
day.
Correspondent Moore in the field
reported the American front was
quiet after United States First
Cavalrymen withdrew yesterday
from the key communications cen
ter of Hwanggan. 95 miles north
west of Pusan. He said the quiet
was broken only by sporadic Red
artillery and mortar fire.
The 1st Cavalry and the ad-
jacent 25th Infantry Division
made minor adjustments in their
lines Saturday night, Gen. Mac
Arthur's headquarters said.
The Reds were building up their
strength despite ceaseless allied
aerial attack.
Meanwhile, as concern appeared
to begrowing over the Red ad-
vances in Southern Korea toward
Pusan the United States Air Force
appeared to be stepping up its
attacks against supply lines for
these Red forces.
Superforts struck Communist
targets as Allied air might grew
stronger. Some results were de-
scribed as Spectacular"
Increased Attacks Made.
The B-29's, flying from bases in
Japan, went out early today "in
some strength" striking supply
and communication centers. an
Air Force spokesman said. There
were indications that the Air
Force was making increased at
tacks on supply lines on the south
front.
Carrier planes of Task Force n
yesterday attacked Hadong and
vicinity on the southern coast of
Korea. The results were described
in a release as spectacular" and
extremely effective -
Both United States and British
planes raked Hadong, a south
coast springboard for a threaten
ing Communist drive on Pusan. Is
miles due east.
Breakthrough attempts by the
cream of the North Korean Red
army had beaten repeatedly
against the United States First
Cavalry and 25th Division defense
lines, since dawn Friday, but
have been thrown back" head
quarters said.
Gen. Walker conferred with his
two divisional commanders yes
terday.
He told Maj. Gen. Hobart r.
Gay of the First Cavalry and Maj.
Gen. William B. Kean of the
25th, Everyone must fight to the
death without any thought of
withdrawal Everyone in this
Army knows we must hold along
lines we now have"
Order Passed to Front.
The orders were passed on to
the fighting fronts as quickly as
couriers could take them. They
attended to the grim decision,
reached possibly earlier in the
week during personal visit by
Gen. Macarthur to the battle
front, to hold present lines until
reinforements arrive.
(The First Marine Division
and the Second Infantry Divi-
olO1l dlC C1AA OoGC W 4AO4Cd pAOSA
embarking from the United
States West Coast at varying
times more than 10 days ago.
Gen. Walker emphasized that
there's no thought in the mind
of anybody-even though we
might be so disposed-that there
possibly can be Dunkirk. 1t would
be impossible to get out"
Nor was there thought of sur
render.
"All realize that to be a prisoner
of these people would be a fate
worse than DEATH" Gen. Walker
said.
Gen. Walker told divisional
commanders yesterday that he
thought the threat from the south
was more serious than that to the
north and east, along the Ham
chang -Andong- -Yongdok front.
An Air Force spokesman said
the increased fighter and bomber
sorties were a reflection of his
concern.
The Communist radio in Pei
ping, China, said today that