The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-25
pULLBA(k ! OF ALLIES
 ORDERLY
Confidence, However, Ex- pressed by Van FIeei-
 New Kind of Reds
By Associated Press

OClIlIIluInSb tIOOp IildooCo CAuoiiCN forward along the entire western half of 100-mile battle front today in their third invasion of South Korea.
 But to the east, counter attacking Allied tank columns stopped the Reds in their tracks and even hurled them back at some points.
 On the West Central front. LIN forces pulled back abruptly and broke contact with the Reds. The withdrawal was so rapid some rear elements were trapped.
 Ambushed
 One was ambushed by Communists wearing white civilian garb or the blue denim uniforms of South Kor- can supply bearers.
 LIN troops rolled southward to- ward Seoul in long column stretch ing for miles.
 From the air it looked like an epic and orderly traffic jam." AP Correspondent Tom Barnard re- ported. There was solid line of mil itary traffic vehicles of all kinds
 The tanks came last. Their guns were silent although Reds had al- ready infiltrated further south. Communists on the hills command ing the highway let the tanks roll by.
 Fall Back Orderly
 In the extreme west, Allies fell back in orderly fashion before swarms of Chinese. exploiting their Imjin river crossing. They were less than 25 miles north of Seoul, South Korean capital out of which refu- gees poured in dust clouded col- umns.
 A tank-led relief column fought its way to a trapped LIN battalion south of Imjin.
 Some LIN forces counter attacked as It. Gen. James A. Van Fleet, 9th Army commander. told his troops, "In three days of battle (you) have 1 proven your superiority" over the 100000 attacking Reds. Confidence Expressed I He expressed confidence the bat tie would be won by the Allies enormous superiority in fire power and all types of weapons. in fact tremendous superiority in every thing except numbers
 The bulk of the Chinese in the west were pouring down the Yon- chon- Uijongbu invasion route. This highway also leads to Seoul. Allied fighter planes and bombers attacked them all day long.
 Where PulIback Occurred
 The most abrupt LIN pullback was to the east of this road. in the west Central sector. There the AL lies broke contact with the Chinese just south of the 38th Parallel. Then they withdrew to new lines north of the threatened Seoul -Chunchon highway which approaches the cap ital from the east.
 The ambush by the disguised Reds was sprung during this with drawal, just east of the Kumhwa- Uiiongbu road. Allied artillery and warplanes cut up the Reds. But field dispatches said at least three Chinese divisions were streaming southward.
 Roar of Airplanes
 AP Correspondent John Randolph reported the Reds made no frontal attack on the West Central front. The only sound of battle came from Allied artillery and the roar of air. planes.
 Allied endorsements and counter attacks plugged the hole on the Cen tral front. An estimated 100000 Cni- nese. including big strapping fei- lows from the Manchurian plains, ! were halted seven miles south of 38. | Fierce Battle Raging | A heavy Allied counter-attack smashed into Reds pouring down the main road toward Chunchon. A { fierce battle began early in the | morning and still ragged III mid- afternoon.
 Southwest of abandoned Hwa- chon. LIN artillery blasted a path for a counter-attacking column. AL 1 lies who pulled back from the res- ervoir city wheeled and hit the Heos on the flank. I Communists attacking Yanggu at the eastern end of 11-mile-iong
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