Evening star., 1950-09-27
Yanks Raise Flag
Over Capital After
Drive 10 Seoul Center
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stand that caused terrible destruc-
ton, was neary over.
Buildings Shattered.
The Marines captured the capt.
tol and the nearby Soviet and
Franch consulate buildings and
the United States Embassy resi-
dence in street-by- street fighting
that left thousands of shattered
structures in the wake of battle.
The United States flag was
raised over the capitol at about
3 pm. Il am, EST.
An American flag fluttered
briefly over the Soviet consulate,
then was hauled down and raised
over the United States Ambassa-
doris residence.
Communists still waged die
hard battles from scattered poe
kets in Seoul. One was in the
granite-walled Duk 500 Palace.
Costly Defense for Reds.
1t was a costly defense for the
Reds. One 7th Division unit killed,
wounded or captured 1923 Reds in
the 24-hour period ended at 4 pm.
During that time the Allied unit
suffered Ill casualties.
All along the Korean battle
front the story was the same.
United Nations forces killed,
wounded or captured nearly 5000
Reds yesterday. official reports
said. They trapped tens of thou
sands.
Red Troops fed in disorder
throughout much of South Korea,
running deperately for the Paral-
lei 38 border to Communist North
Korea.
The 1st Cavalry's smash to the.
north was matched by South Ko-
rean forces driving along the
east coast.
The South Korean Sd Division,
in what Gen. MacArthur's head
quarters described as practically
q march," advanced go miles north
of the old Pohang port anchor of
the old southeast beachhead per-
imeter.
The drive carried them to
Utchin. all the way to the 37th
Parallel, so miles short of Red
Korea on the east coast line.
The South Korean 9th Division
occupied Chunyang on the main
road northeast of Yongju after
15-mile drive.
SOUTHEAST FRONT.
The American oath Division
knocked out IL Red Korean tanks
in a fast push back up the old
Taegu- Seoul "Heartbreak High
way" to within 6 miles of Taejon.
Advance units halted in late
afternoon to clear Red mines and
wait for gasoline.
Since yesterday morning, this
task force has punched IS miles
through Red territory. 1t was close
to the scene of it's worst defeat,
Taejon, where the trail-blazing
oath lost its commander, Maj.
Gen. William F. Dean, in early
July.
The United States I'd Division
was reported in Anui, southwest
of Kochang, on the south central
front. Other units cleaned up by !
passed Red pockets.
I'd Division Enters Samga.
The Cd Division also entered
Samga, Is miles north of Chinju.
Another unit took high ground
west of Hyonpung where Reds still
had been holding out.
The British 9th Brigade fought
to eliminate pockets of Reds in
the Songju area southwest of
Waegwan. A spokesman said Red
resistance was strong there.
On the extreme southwest front
the United States 25th Division
ran into Red resistance in its
drive northwest of Chinju. aimed
at Kunsan on the west coast.
Another armored finger of this
task force was moving on Hadong,
to the southwest.
Poor visibility slowed the Allied
air offensive.
B-29s blasted Red communica-
tions lines and avenues of retreat
in Northern Korea.
B-26s Joined the Superforts in
q "light-and- strike" attack last
night on railroads and highways.
They used flares to spot night
movements of Red Koreans.
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