The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-30
RED FORCES
IN ANOTHER
OFFENSIVE
One U.S.. Division EneirCIed
Thousands Of Chinese
Thrown Into Battle
(By Associated Press

tby Associated PreSS)
An estimated 10000 Chinese Com
munists suddenly mounted an Of
fensive against the US. 10th Corps
in northeast Korea today while
a strange lull lowered over the
| critical northwest front.
Elements of the u S. First Mar
Inc and Seventh Infantry Divisions
were encircled and isolated by ov-
erwhelming Chinese Communist
forces in the Changjin Reservoir
sector. The Allied supply line was
cut.
In Washington an army spokes-
man said the Marines in the Res
ervoir area are holding their line
and are not in hopeless position.
He said they are being supplied
by parachute drops.
New Defense Line
The new attack in the east came
as the 110.000-man Eighth Army
was withdrawing to establish a new
defense line south of the Chong-
chow river. On this front the Chin
csc slowed their furious advance
of the last few days. probably be-
cause they had over extended their
lines.
A field dispatch said the last
American troops protecting the re-
treat across a key ferry point on
the Chongchow withdrew safely
through flaming Kunu village.
Reds Regrouping
Having forced the United Ma
lions army to retreat along an 30
mile front, the Communists were
pausing to regroup, resupply and
prepare their next move
There was no indication any
undercover decision on the diplo-
matte front has stayed their hand.
Their propaganda boasts are that
they will remain fighting until ev-
cry American is driven from Kor-
can soil.
Retreat Completed
The badly mauled Eigth Army
has completed its retreat over the
Chongchon River The bulk of the
Army has withdrawn to a line
running II miles along the south
bank of the river with another 25-
mile front slanting southeast to
Singhang.
In the northeast, the appearance
Of tens of thousands of additional
Chinese brought new threats to the
U. S. First Marine and Seventh
Infantry Divisions and to the ROK
tRepublic of Korea Capital Divi-
sion.
More Reds Appear
Maj. Gen. Edward M. Almond,
commander of the 10th Corps, said
up to 10000 Chinese suddenly con-
fronted his troops and the situa-
ton ''manifestly requires an entirely
new evaluation.' Up until now the
main weight of the Red Chinese
power play has been against the
UN forces in the northwest.
A. p. Correspondent Don White
head reported that many military
men are questioning General Mac
Arthur's setup. in which the 10th
Corps is operating entirely indie
pendent of the Eighth Army. Closer
liaison between the two main UN
forces was advocated.
Criticism Hurled
Newspapers in western Europe
yesterday hurled criticism. at Mac
Arthur for mixing politics with mil
itary matters. Paris reports said
the French and the British were
annoyed that Macarthur had laun-
ched his end the-warv offensive
against the advice of British and
French advisors in Tokyo who urg-
ed that buffer territory be worked
out in the Manchuria- Korea bor-
der region.
Usual Soviet Veto
AT Lake success, a Soviet veto
was expected to block Security
Council action on Korea. But the
western powers planned to indict
the Chinese Communists within "a
hours in the veo-free UN Assembly.
The council has before it a six
nation resolution calling for Com
munist China to withdraw her
troops from Korea and assuring the
Peiping government that her bord-
ers will be held sacred by UN fore
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