The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-15

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Viii q tw0prong, 5000 man assault
oeuth Of Kumsong.
he attack broke . day-long IuI
. de biggest Red offensive Il
more than two years.
The new lt-backed By tank
-was believed aimed 1t 3 mai
Allied highway.
4 combination Of stubborn
eouth Korean resistance, driving
rain, and blistering curtain d
Allied artillery fire had tempora.
~ stalled the massive Red often.
dvs BY II :. N. today along I
Smile front.
but an uneasy iuIl hung oveT
- bIoodied Kumsong bulge where
more than 81. 900 Reds ripped intc
Allied lines IN two day often
sive.
As sturdy ROK troops bracet
themselves against the attack d
the approaching darkness, Allied
light planes reported sighting MIN.
eroua company and battalion-slzG
build-ups. Some Of the siahtingn
were made II ne Kumsong River
ares, where the R0KS withdrew
Tuesday 10 the south bank under
orders from Gen. Maxwell D. Tay.
IoF.
Earlier today, the Eighth Army
commander new 70 the front and
said the line had been stabilized. =
Red infillration units were re.
ported &c much as four miles be.
hind the Allied main line.
Light spotter planes that deW
through rain and low clouds 70.
ported the Reds we're shuttllna
artillery, supplies and fresh Infan.
try toward newly occupied posi-.
lions.
Bomb and Foeket.laden pianes,
their engines warmed up, marked
time for ! break n the clouds to
roar nOrthward toward the swarm.
Ing Chinese,
On the front, Allied forces were
fully alerted for further Red %.
saults. Units were sorted out and
Fedepioyed over the hloodied sec.
tor east Of Knmhwa 10 the Pukhan
River.
Muddy roads were clogged win
supply trucks headed toward the
front,
Some exhaugtad soldiers
sprawled out asleep on the ground.
Others sat ~ the side Of the
road. opening blistefs and washing
swollen feet III muddy water.
Artillery fire fell of. American
advisers with the ROKs said the
Chinese apparently were moving
up their artillery and niortars 10
support Of new positions.
Rok soldiers continued search.
lng for iniIlhalors left over from
The big Red push. Two Chinese
inflltrattng units were shot ~ Just
before noon.
Gen Taylor w1s accompanied %
the front BY RK Chief 81 stat
Gen. Sun Yup paik, ROK Defense
MiAister Adm. sohn Won n and
Brig. Gen. George c. Rogers, chief
Of he Korean Military Advisory
Cruup.
The South Kcrean troops who
bore The brunt Of the Red attack
received i personal message from
President Syngman Rhee. He told
bis troops 70 stand firm and die
\ necessary to stop the Chinese
invaders. He praised them for the
fight they have made and exh0rted
them 10 even greater efforts.
During the day, rumors Of q
news "hlackout'' On the Kumsong
battle spread through part 81 the
0th Army. Il apparently was based
on An Armed Forces Radio Service
broadcast that used the word and
the fact that the 9Th Army briefing
officer did not cover che Kumsong
fighting ID his regular morning
press hrieline.
IS always II 1 heavy battle.
censorship banned detailed report
Ing Of enemy penetratl0ns and
strength and other Information. But
correspondents agreed that they
were able to write and. file within
the normal restraints Of military
censorship.
-Four South Korean divlsions
reolod under the huge Red attack
that started lust before midniahs
Monday. but tnueht hack vaIIanfiy.
Both sidea suffered heavy casual
iies.
This Is the greatest achieve.
ment Of the R0K Army. " one Algh.
ranking Allied officer said. s'The
four ROK divisions, with only par.
tial help from American artillery
end supply units, fought one Of the
efeat defensive battles and q noon
Il looks az Il they had won IT,
The slh Army today removed
from the ''permissiye list" an
Identification Of units ID the battle
IN an effort 10 confuse the Com
munisls because d feshnfiling and
reinforeements.
However. Il named the q. S. lsth
Division e taking ! smalI-scals