Evening star., 1951-10-01

Ridgway's public information
Office.
1t came as Gen. Omar N. Brad
ley. Americas top military leader,
and Gen. Ridgway toured COM
mand posts on the eastern front
where the United Nations autumn
Offensive got underway last Tues
day.
South Korean troops in that
sector barred their bayonets Mon
day and drove 500 to 900 Reds off
the third crest of ridgeline west
of Heartbreak Ridge. They won
the other two peaks Sunday night.
Other South Koreans captured a
hill northwest of the Punchbowl,
north Of Yanggu.
Air War Intensifies.
On the other side Of the war
torn peninsula, sunny skies
brought the air war back to
Korea. Twenty-seven American
F-86 Sabre jets clashed with about
40 red-nosed Communist MIG-l5s
in a series of dogfights that
swirled for rs minutes north of
Sinanju.
The United States 5th Air Force
said one of the Russian made
MICS was destroyed and three
were damaged. No Allied losses.
were reported.
OF truce negotiations, the Ridg-
way headquarters statement said
"the whole issue of the resumption
of talks is one that cannot be
lhedged much longer.
Meanwhile. indications are that
the 9Th Army Is not planning to
sit idly by while the Communists
lstring out negotiations for another
long period. A few days ago an
Iautumn offensive was started. The
9th Army commander. Gen. James
wv. Van Fleet. said. whether this
new effort win be limited. I am
not at liberty to say But the fact
remains that the u. N. command
army Is poised and prepared to
strike, and strike hard. should the
Reds decide that they have had
enough Of the armistice talks and
wish to get on with the war on an
Iall-out SCALE"
Bluffing Season Over.
The statement said Bradley's
visit "highlights the tension of
the entire Korean problem.
The Communists must realize
that the time for blufflng is over"
Gen. Bradley. chairman of the
United States Joint Chief of Staff,
was accompanied to Korea by
Gen. Ridgway. Gen. Van Fleet
and Charles (Chip) Bohlen, State
Department expert on Russia.
At the air strip of an American
division on the Eastern front Gen.
Bradley talked briefly with divi-
sion staff officers, commanding
generals of three South Korean
divisions and commanders of
French and Dutch battalions.
The three generals flew to the
Eastern front in a convoy of light
|planes. The weather was so
windy thai other light aircraft
pilots said they would not fly
unless ordered to do so.
Gen. Bradley told reporters he
would not make any statement
except that he would be in Korea
"a short time"
The capture OF the third ridge
line peak near Heartbreak Ridge
by South Korean troops Monday
came on their second assault. A
pooled dispatch said they reached
the crest in the morning, only to-
be pushed off by Red defenders.
The South Koreans regrouped,
fixed bayonets and charged back
up the slope. This time the Com
munists broke and fed down the
back side.
South Koreans Hold Firm.
The dispatch said on Heart
break itself other South Koreans
held firm against Red attempts
to dislodge them.
Three enemy probing attacks
were reported west of the Punch
bowl. Elsewhere on the eastern
front action was negligible.
Sunday night the eastern front
shivered under chill winds and
driving rain that tore down tents
and flooded foxholes.
On the west the war quieted aft
er an Allied victory Sunday gave
(See KOREA, Page A-4.)