Evening star., 1950-09-05
Official Korean War Reports
BY the Associaisd Press

BY the Assoeiaisd Press
UNITED STATES 9Th ARMY
HEADQUARTERS, Korea, Sept.
5.-Tert OF the 9Th Army COM
n,uniQue No. rs issued at 8 pm.
(6 am. EDIT:
Enemy pressure toward Kyong-
ju was considerably slowed north
of the city today by strongly at
tacking United States forces
Communists have succeeded in
penetrating the ROK line on q
wide front west of Kigye and
are across the Pohang-Yongchon
road in unknown strength on the
northwest corner of the U. N. de-
fense perimeter.
The 1st Cavalry Division still
holds the walled town although
Communist forces are around the
position. No organized enemy
forces are behind the lines in this
sector.
United States forces in the
southern sector of the I'd Division
continued their advance west of
Yongsan with their forward ele-
ments miles west of the city.
An enemy attack against this
force and the northernmost regi-
ment was repelled today. An
other attack launched late in the
afternoon had made no penetra-
ton at last report.
A front line attack this morn
ing against a regiment of the
25th Division was repulsed with
no loss of ground. Reserve ele-
ments continued to mop up in
rear areas. Two United States
units trapped an enemy force of
1000 today near Haman and an
initiated the entire group.
TOKYO, Sept. 5.-Tert of
Korean Release No. 3S3. issued
at $3.50 pm. $3.50 am. EDT)
today:
A stable enemy force has been
surrounded in the area west of
Masan and is being attacked by
elements of the United States 25th
Division. The enemy attempted
several attacks from rear posi-
tions while engaging elements of
the division with direct fire from
the front.
Friendly artillery fire has in
f1icted very heavy casualties on
the Red forces in this sector. Sew
eral enemy attacks launched
against a section of the division
lines were repulsed. Other divi-
sional units are engaged in mop
ping up enemy pockets through
out the sector. and in organizing
and strengthening defensive DO
SitionS.
Marines fighting with the United
States I'd Division continue to ad-
vance west in their drive, against
moderate resistance. Other divi-
sional units are advancing in line
with the Marines and now occupy
positions about 4 miles west of
Yongsan. The enemy is reported
to be withdrawing across the Max
tong River, abandoning consider
able amounts of equipment. At
tacklng elements are continuing
their advance toward the river. In
another section of the front, an
enemy attack was repulsed by di-
visional elements.
Elements of the United States
1st Cavalry Division have fought
their way into the walled city"
against very heavy opposition.
Other divisional units in the
Waegwan sector repulsed enemy
attacks, infiicting heavy casual
ties on the enemy.
Enemy pressure mas eased
somewhat in the ROK 1st Division
sector and the division continued
defense of its positions. Ele-
ments of the ROK 9Th Division
made a slight advance and en-
gagged in mopping up small enemy
pockets in the sector. The ROK
9th Division defended it's posi-
tions against. heavy enemy at
tack. There was no appreciable
change in the lines.
The ROK Capital Division was
heavily attacked along it's entire
front and forced to withdraw to
the south in the Kigye area.
Enemy forces are being attacked
in the Angang area by ROK and
United States, forces. The ROK