The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-26
RED SURGE CONTINUES,
 LONG FRONT
Seoul May Be Abandoned by A|Iies-S Spirit High,
 Confidence Expressed
By Associated Press

United Nations troops withdrew from their last foothold north of the 38th Parallel in West Korea today. Seoul. the old South Korean capital was being threatened by a two-pronged Communist invasion force 100000 strong.
 The Reds captured Munsan and were reported less than 20 miles from Seoul, being invaded from the north for the third time. Fifteen miles to the east, the Communists poured across the North-South boundary and pushed along the Yonchon- Iujongbu highway leading to Seoul.
 Red Surge
 The Red surge gain of six miles = endangered the Kaplong bulge, which the Allies had held steady since the opening of the Chi nese spring offensive Sunday night.
 Slow withdrawals were made in the bulge as the Allies traded real estate for Chinese gains. The Allies retreated toward Iujongbu and pull- , ed back in the bulge's Hwachon- Yanggu salient. Everywhere, dis patches said, LIN forces were fight ing magnificent delaying action"
 Heavy Commie Price
 The Communists were paying heavy price for every foot of ground they took. The blazing 100-mile front was filtered with Communist dead, Allied commanders estimated enemy losses at 25,000 killed in the first four days of their spring of- fensive.
 The commanders maintained that LIN forces could wheel at any time and stop the Reds. But retreat saved Allied lives and was more costly to the Communists.
 UN Forces Intact
 Despite withdrawals in the west, the 14-nation LIN force was intact. Its spirit was high and there was a quiet confidence in it's vastly su- perior firepower.
 As Allied troops streamed south- ward toward Seoul, sudden Chinese thrusts caught some rear units. Most fought their way out of Red traps. These included Turkish. Belgian and Australian units. A tank rescue force opened the way for 100 men from one trapped unit to make their way to the main lines.
 One veteran put it this way. "Oh well. we'll fight our way back by June and then we'll retreat again in September"
 In the center, the Chinese threw 100000 men against LIN lines in an attempt to break through the Kap- yong bulge but they made little headway. The big U-shaped dent in the Allied lines is about 30 miles northeast q Seoul. Here the Communists had intend- ed to push their Big assault at night but were foiled when the Allies used powerful searchiight and star shells to light up Chinese movements and pound them with artillery. Searchlights at the western end of the Hwachon Reservoir turned night into day and caught 1000 Reds marching down road. Then the artillery let loose.
 The wall of fire stopped the Chi nese in their tracks" the official report said. Not one round of in- fantry fire was necessary"
 To Bomb Enemy Bases
 At Lake Success. the United States proposed the bombing of enemy bases in Manchuria, if the Reds launch heavy air attacks on LIN forces. The recommendation was outlined to the United States l3 AL lies fighting in Korea. None raised objections to the idea. a U. s. spokesman said.
 A public declaration on Korean policy had been planned about two weeks ago by the LIN countries com batting North Korean and Chinese aggression but the group cancelled the plan because of the dismissal of Macarthur from his Far East command.