The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-14
KOREAN WAR
 OFFERS NO
 ROAD BACK
U. N. Secretary Believes Fight Can Be Kept
 from Spreading
(By the Associated Press)

With the greatest Communist of- fensive of the Korean war possibly only hours away, Red forces made probing stabs across the Naktong river northwest of Taegu today while they massed some 60.000 men for their big push on United Nations forward bases.
 The Reds threw two underwater bridges across the river. The stone and-log bridegs are a foot below water, hidden from sight of Ameri- can planes but capable of holding armor and artillery for the new | thrust.
 The fifth anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan-Aug. l5- dawned with the Red offensive ap- parently imminent in the Waegwan area, 12 air miles northwest of Taegu, main American inland base.
 August Is was the target date of the North Koreans for setting up al All-Korea government taking in the whole country under single Par liament. But Seoul, where it was to meet, has been under heavy air at tack.
 The North Korean Communist radio at Pyongyan reported dele gation of g officials from Red China were in the North Korean capital, probably in connection with Liberation day. The Red radio. in another broadcast, accused US. air and naval forces of making barbaric attacks against a peaceful people. ," "No Road Back"
 While United Nations forces braced for the expected Red on- slaught. U. N. Secretary General Trygve Lie told reporters in Oslo Ihere is mo road back from Korea except victory for the principle ot justice over the principle of power politics" He said he believes. how ever, it is possible to keep the Ko- rean war from broadening into World War III.
 In todays fighting, U. s. ESQ Shooting Star jet pilots slammed rockets, bombs and machinegun fire into enemy positions along the Naktong front, and B-26 light bomb- CTS flew night intruder missions as far north as Seoul The greatest threat along the front was at Waeg- wan, where the Reds were assemb- ling their greatest force. A success full Red attack on Taegu here would clear the way for final drive on Pusan, main US. supply base on the southeast tip of the peninsula.
 Tanks Move Up
 On the southern flank of this ominous threat, US. 24th Division troops, moving up in a heavy rain behind 45-ton Pershing tanks. showed North Korean forces back as much as a mile in their swollen salient across the NaktOng in the Changnyong sector, B miles south of Taegu. Poipt-blank artillery fire met the Americans on this six-mile front from guns the Reds ferried 1 across in darkness.
 An Eighth Army communique said all elements of the 24th Division made some progress in the Chang nyong counterattack. Division head quarters expressed cautious optim- ism about the Changnyong sector and said the situation now was highly satisfactory"
 As the rain lifted. US. fighter planes went back into action on the Changnyong front. The Army said the preponderance of US. air power and artillery on the front was giving the Americans an advantage. | On the southern front, US. Ma rines captured hills just outside the rubbed Communist southern anchor at Chinju. American 18th Infantry Division troops probed the hinter- land looking for battalion of iso- lated Reds cut off in the southern battle, which now has been slowed down on both sides in anticipation of the big push to the north. On the northeast rim of the curl ing front. a Red battalion held the port of Pohang. which had been one of the Americans supply bases on the coast, but South Korean troops challenged them there and Kigye. jumpoff point for the Red guerrilla attack on Pohang and it's airstrip, six miles to the southeast of the port. Planes no longer are using this important strip. but American tanks