The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-21
(By the Associated Press)

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United Nations headquarters
placed Red losses in Korea at IL 900
men in the last three days from
slashing Allied air and ground at
tacks, but the Communists con-
tinued building up strength today
on both the northern and extreme
southern fronts, possibly for twin
| full-scale offensives.
With only 10 days to go to carry
out the Red Korean governments
order to throw the Allies into the
sea by the end of August, the Com
munists renewed buildup on their
side of the Naktong river near
Waegwan, IL miles northwest of
Taegu and just out of range of the
US. First Cavalry Divisions prob
ing guns.
At the same time. Gen. Mac
Arthur's headquarters said, big
buildup of forces was going on on
the extreme southern front near
Chinju, the Reds southern base.
Fifth Air Force pilots said this was
a terrific attempt" to build up for
an offensive--a major drive against
Pusan, the United Nations last
ditch supply port.
Air Power Turns Reds
But the Communists were thrown
off balance, largely through Allied
air power, which headquarters Of
ficer said might have hurt the Reds
far more than had been imagined.
Heavy Communist casualties were
reported by an Allied spokesman in
the knocking out Of two Communist
ships loaded with troops and am
munition off southwest Korea by
South Korean naval forces. One OF
the Red ships was reported sunk,
the other damaged.
South Korean Marines advanced
from their peninsular beachhead in
the south, capturing Tongyong. 80
miles southwest of Chinju, and adj
vancing northward with heavy cas-
ualties to the enemy. The Marines
had landed on the peninsula behind
enemy lines.
News from advance Korea head
quarters was cut to mere trickle by
orders restricting use of facilities
for correspondents. The Army adj
vised them to file their copy at
Pusan rather than at Taegu, in
view of reduced communication IA
cilities incident to new requirements
of military purposes"
Back in One Sector
The Allies gave ground only in
one sector-a two-mile withdrawal
north of Taegu on the central
front. Here Red attack was broken
up when artillery, possibly for the
first time in any war serving as
spotter for planes, lit up the sky
with flares SO that fighter-bombers
could go into action. The planes
were believed to have broken the
back of an attack on the crack US.
9th Infantry Regiment.
On the ground in this sector, the
Infantry beat back counterattack,
and this morning patrol found
five Red tanks destroyed, two self
propelled guns, a troop carrier and
three trucks knocked out by artill-
cry. mortars and rocket fire. The
Red 18th, 18th and Bird Divisions are
believed preparing for a drive in
this sector.
On the southern front, a scream
ing charge by $500 Communists
drove us. Negro Infantrymen off
Battle Mountain, strongpoint less
than two miles southwest Of Ha-
man, 20 miles east of Chinju. 1t
dominates other us. positions in
the sector. and has changed hands
four times in three days OF bloody
| fighting.
See-Saw Fight
The Reds were reported making
hit-and-run attacks in the south
on the us. 25th Division. The
American 35th Regiment held fast
in the face of an assault by an
enemy regiment. The us. oath Re-
giment, forced back about 500 yards,
later retook the ground. But the big
enemy buildup in the south still
was out of range Of us. artillery
A third Red buildup was reported
in the eastern sector of the battle
area. where South Koreans have
pushed north Of the Kigye-Pohang
line in an offensive which the
South Koreans said cost the Reds
heavily.
In fighting over the weekend all
along the 120-mile battle line. the
Reds lost nearly 1000 men on the
south, 5000 on the central fronts
and the balance on the eastern Sec
tor. Allied reports said.
In the air. Allied planes made 200
individual flights up to midafter-