Evening star., 1950-07-11
Yank Troops Fall Back
In Big Red Advance
OF Colon Tanks
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The Northern Korea radio ais,
said three B-29 bombers were sho
down in an American air raid OF
Pyongtaek. 1nchon, Suwon ant
Chinchon. Red-held South Korean
cities.
One Enemy Drive Halted.
Gen. MacArthur's communion,
said American forces were abl,
to halt one enemy drive at {
point 8 miles northwest of Cochi.
won on the south bank of the Miht
River. tributary of the Kun
This drive has succeeded in pene.
trating south to Chonui, approx
mately Is miles northwest o.
Taejon.
The communique said "the re.
malnder of this front" was "rela.
lively stable near Chongan,
which the Communists reached
yesterday. However, additiona
troops and armor are being con.
centrated in this sector.
Communist activity on the cas-
coast increased. the announce.
ment said, although it still re.
mains on relatively small scale.
Enemy strength was reported
increasing near Utchin, an Eas
coast port about 125 miles NORTH
OF Pusan. main South coast Ko.
rean port.
The 5th Air Forces light bomb
ers supported by B-29s attacked
bridges. highways and railroads
with excellent results" the COM
munique said.
Fighter planes ranged widely
strafing highways, bridges and
railroads with rockets and ma
chine guns to support ground
troops. the generals communique
said.
Reds Use 2-Engine Bombers.
The field headquarters spokes-
man said four Communist twin
engined bombers hit Pohang on
the East coast yesterday. Pohang
is OF Yongil Bay. about so miles
north Of Pusan.
This is the second time in the
war that twin-engined North
Korean planes have been seen.
He said the Red Koreans were
employing to the hilt their infil-
tration in civilian clothes. The
spokesman added the Communists
had been quite successful at it be-
cause the average American soldier
won't shoot any one in civilian
clothes.
The spokesman said the North
Korean soldiers dressed in mutt
carried rifles stuffed in the trousers
legs. Some, he said, even begged
rides as refugees behind the Amer
ican lines.
~OS oSAAAC a. It TOIlt.
The American spokesman saio
United States planes bombed ano
attacked with rockets the West
ern front all day yesterday. Even
heavy B-29s dropped big bomb
loads only 5 or miles north
of front.
He said the North Koreans now
Jump out of tanks and other We
hicles whenever they see American
planes coming.
They jump in holes or climb
trees" the spokesman said, adding
II don't get this climbing trees
but that's the word we get.''
South Korean forces were re-
ported still holding firm on their
front. The spokesman added,
however, they had lost some
ground yesterday which they had
won in fighting Monday night and
yesterday morning,
fianeS Oet RECORD Bag.
American and South Korean
troops were getting sledge-hammer
support-the heaviest of the war
from Allied aircraft. Gen. Mac
Arthur said late yesterday that his
planes knocked out IS Communist
tanks and 100 trucks Monday fol
. record single-day bag.
The Far East Air Force in q
later communique said that of the
65 tanks reported knocked out, IS
were destroyed and 26 damaged
But despite an estimated tota
loss of ITO tanks, the North Kore.
ans kept hurting armor-led pres.
sure against American and South
Korean infantrymen in four major
sectors stretching across battle
area IS miles wide.
Thirty to 40 Red tanks were
spotted speeding toward the
American sector, about eight miles
north of the Kun River defense
barrier and 20 air miles north of
American headquarters at Taejon.
An American spokesman there
said some of the Russian made
tanks were big 33-tonners.
This column of Red armor was
wide open for another aerial
pounding. The Air Force said
flying weather was excellent, the
same as yesterday, when Gen.
MacArthur's planes flew 315 sor-
ties-a new high. The first ap-
pearance of Red jet fighters yes
terday-three Russian-built Yak
15s-did nothing to spare the
North Koreans their terrific maui
ing. The Air Force said there
were no Allied air losses.
U. S. Tanks Outgunned.
The American tanks Tough
well, although an advanced head
quarters spokesman said the,
were outgunned by the Red tanks
presumably heavier with bigge
guns. He said the American tank
had acquitted themselves yer,