Evening star., 1950-09-26

east Korea where more than 100,-
900 Reds were fioundering away
from the old Allied defense box.
Allied troops started pouring
ashore at Inchon, % miles west
of Seoul, September is, to change
the whole complexion of the Ko-
rean war.
The 10th Corps directing the
Seoul fight said Scouts military
defenses actually were broken by
q pm. yesterday-just 10 days
after the Inchon landings.
Gen. Macarthur said Scouts
Red garrison was fleeing north
ward in disorder.
The Reds appeared to be shat
tered everywhere as unified
fighting force.
All-Night Battle Fought.
Fighting inside Seoul ragged
throughout last night and into
today.
Associated Press Correspondents
Tom Lambert and Bill Ross said
United States Marines beat off a
massed counterattack in a fierce
all-night battle.
The Reds hurled their largest
attack of the Seoul fighting at the
1st Marine Regiment about 500
yards south of the governors pal
ace.
Marines firing bazookaS kayoed
II Red tanks and broke the as
sault.
I'VE may be able to take just
about all of the city today CTueS-
day." a Marine general said in
the forenoon, "if the Reds shot
their main bolt last night"
Front intelligence officers and
air observers said 1000 Reds fed
the city in about 100 vehicles last
night.
One Marine battalion reported
killing 1900 Reds in 36 hours on
Scouts northwest outskirts. Hun
dreds of Reds were slain elsewhere
lin the city and many were cap
itured.
But front-line officers estimated
that between 5000 and 5000 Reds
still fought in a city ripped by
small arms and mortar fire and
barning in four battle areas.
Trenches Dug in Streets.
The Reds fought in trenches
dug between streetcar tracks, in
houses, alleys and Scouts twisting
streets. They sniped from win
dows, hillsides and buildings.
They infested dark corners.
The Marines fought with rifles,
carbines, grenades and tanks
against Red small arms and auto
matte weapons, Mr.. Lambert re-
ported.
Leathernecks laid a mortar bar
rage on the outskirts of Duk 500
Palace grounds late Monday to
clear out Communists, hoping to
spare the palace itself.
Limited communications pre-
vented any hour-by- hour account
of the battle. Early today, Ma
rines were reported near Duk 500,
the granite palace where Russians
and Americans in the past had
met in vain on proposals to unity
Korea.
Duk 500 is considered the heart
of a somewhat lop-sided city. II
is in the northern section. Around
it cluster modern municipal build
ings and hotels.
Scouts liberation is the dra-
matte high-spot drama of this
war to restore a nation nurturec
by the U. N. But the batterine
Allied attacks from the southeast
where Allied forces had beer
pressed back so long, were of ex.
treme Importance militarily.
SOUTHERN FRONT.
Allied forces hammered out
sharp new gains throughout the
whole battle zone-in what may
be the wars conclusive offensive
against resistance ranging from
bitter to feeble.
South Koreans thrust 35 mile.
out of the old beachhead all along
the Iorthern wall.
American and British infantry.
men gained nearly that same dis.
tance along the western perimetef
And a powerful armored task force
raced 80 miles out Of the north.
west corner in five days, striking
to Chonan's outskirts only Is all
miles from a linkup with second