Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-02-27
Americans
Smash Five
Attacks
First Marines In
Spearhead Thwar+
Counter Offensive
sy olen Clements

A0NI0f FNus 81 - ANr
American troops smashed five
savage counter-attacks today on
the windswept central Korean
warfront. The allied battleline
moved ahead steadily but eau
tiously.
The Red attacks were hurled
back by the Us. Second Division
in pre-dawn darkness IS miles
southeast of Hoenosong. The
fighting lasted more than three
hours. A bowling wind added to
the din OF battle.
Field dispatches reported it
was one of the sharpest actions
in the weekend renewal of the
United Nations drive to kill, MAIN
or capture Chinese and Korean
Reds south of Parallel 38.
The drive spearheaded by the
u. S. First Marine Division-ap-
parently has thwarted or de-
layed a Chinese counter-offensive
by four to six armies.
TOKYO, Feo. 26 (AP) -
American warpIanes rocketed Red
troops Withdrawing through the
central Korean mountains today
before a cautious United Nations
advance.
Communist >orces fought only
small rear guard actions to cover
their withdrawal to new defense
line. Allied advances Sunday
ranged up to 3Ia miles.
The Red pullback from a
threatened u.N. trap was 50 rapid
that II. Gen. Edward M. Almond
Tenth Corps commander, caIIed~is
"a virtual rout."
TOKYO, Feb. 26 - fAP) =
United Nations infantrymen slog.
ged forward up to three miles to-
day over the muddy mountains
of the central Korean front
against spotty resistance.
The Reds were withdrawing to
escape an allied trap. 1t was "A
virtual rout" in the words of
1t. Gen. Edward M. Almond, Ten
tn Corps commander.
But in the mountains ahead
the Reds were dug in strongly
They reinforced their defense also
on the far western front around
battered Seoul where two U.N
patrols were beaten back by
heavy fire.
From the north, the heaviest
traffic in weeks was spotted roll
ing southwark under cover OF
darkness, bringing new reinforce.
ments and supplies.
One segment of the creeping
advance by the 100000 allied
force on the 60-rnile central front
was stopped cold by two counter
attacking Chinese batalions. The
Chinese put up the fight, to keeE
u. N. forces from straddling Z
, lateral road west of HonegSong
Hocngson, 50 miles east of Seoul
is the mid-section of the mirec
central front.
The showdown in the allied ad
vance came as General Almond
announced his tenth corps haC
destroyed the immediate effect
iveness of two north Korean corp'
that drove on Chechon last week
There was little contact Will
the communists Sunday in thu
Tenth Corps sector. U.N. troop
advanced through the ruggeS
mountains into terrain alread.
abandoned by the Reds. General
ly it was a movement of straight
ening the allied line.
An American patrol went in
side Hoengsong. 1t came unde
intense rifle fire from communist
. on the ridges north and northwes
of the town.
u. S. 10TH CORPS HEAD
QUARTERS. KOREA, Feb. 26-
tAP) 1t. Gen. Edward M
Almond declared today his lot
corps troops had killed or wound
ed $4,000 Reds on the centra
| Korean front since Jan. A.
The u. S. Eighth Army, o
which the 10th Corps is thir
component, has announced a
estimated 1884, Red casualtie
inflicted through ground action i
the period Jan. 17-Feb. 20.
Almond said the communist re
S treat before the 10th Corps ad
l vance had become a virtual rout
: The North Korean Third an
( Fifth Corps. he told news cor
ference, were routed in the fight
ing north OF Chechon and won
e be worth a damn for days an
!, possibly weeks. Furthermor
c we've destroyed their equipment
: which is harder for them to re
4 place than men"
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