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CHINA MAIL
No. 34646.
ESTABLISHED FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS
ALLIED OFFENSIVE ON EASTERN FRONT
Naval bombardment clears way for ground forces
YANKS MAN NEW DEFENCE LINE
With the American Headquarters in Korea, July 21. Allied troops today began an offensive on Korea's East coast against Communist held Yongdok after the big guns of two cruisers, one British and the other American, had smashed up the town.
Yongdok is 25 miles North of Pohong, where the crack American 1st
Cavalry Division landed a few days ago.
Before the smoke of firas started by the sea bombardment had drifted away, the soldiers went into the attack, but an American Eighth Army spokesman did not disclose whether they were South Korean or American troops.
from
Eust of Taejen. from which Koreans alturked at 3 năm. GMT: the American 24th Division | 412 noon UK time) in regimental withdrew yesterday, Americain strength-probably 1,000 to 2,000 soldiers, weary after the long men with heavy tank support delaying battić, checked the
point just South of Taejon, Up to mid-afternoon (Koreau North Korean advance by time there had been to word blocking #
valley, Narrow
from the front en progress of the while South of Taejon the raging battle, American 34th Regiment tock Although General Douglas up new prepared defensive MacArthur announced that United
States
forcea withdrew from positions.
The Bouth Koreans attacked some American units cut off by Tucjon on Thursday at midnight, al Yechon, the Central front key
to the the lightning ed attuck vester- valley corridors to two
day were sill fighting in the South, which has changed hunds
elty. Dost during the many les
William F. Dean. Mujor-General three days.
Sixteen milles to the North. commander of the 24th Division, mopping up operations were in was with one of the cut-off units. progress of two Communist battar interpreter returned to the lons at Punggi, between Pan- 300g and Yonglu.
Air operations were restricted by bad weather but light bom hers supported the forward Ame- rieun and South Korean forward troups while fighters struck al ecommunications and supplies,
Results said
"terrific"
Admiral Joy, Commander of Nuval Forces in the Far East, sold the two cruisers bombarded Yongkok during the evening and night of Wednesday, adds.Asso- elated Press.
main Americani lines today for treatment of a shoulder wound and said General Dean was still alive and not in enemy hands. When he last saw General Dean the General was "fighting like a tiger."
with forces currently available and which can act as a spring- Lonra for a general offensive. Cieneral MacArthur raid ele- the North Korean Fourth mentr Division had been spotted on the plains South of Nonsan, 21 miles South West of Tasjon. He said there are nn geographical obstu- cles to these unfis, but he was
air forces Coul confident, the keep them from becoming a serious threat --United Press.
(Continued On Page 3)
B-29s raid
HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1950.
Gallant U.S. defence Taejon described
of
With the Americans on the Tasjon Front, July 21, Tacjon has bean captured by the North Koreans and the story of its defence can now be told-a story of outnumbered and cut-off Yanks fighting their hearts out against overwhelm- Ing odds and claiming a deadly price in blood for each yard of the burning elty that they were forced to give up.
If courage and determination had been the only factor Tarjon would still be in American handa but unfortunately they were not. There were other important things like am- munition, communicatione, supplies and thousands upon thou. sands of North Korean Infantrymen who gave the red-eyed Americans no chance to rest and kept filling the holes that the Yanka knookad in their ranka. -
The North Koreana boasted that they would march victori- ously Into the former temporary capital with bands playing and colours flying on July 18. The Red radio boasted: "The victorious people's army will be welcomed by cheering niobs of Toyal Koreans.” The Reds were a little fate in getting to Taejon and they crept in through every covering buliding they could find to shield them.
The American fire was vigorous and the Communitie ware welcomed by a hall of bullets and mortars that left many s North Korsan dead or gasping as he tried to get at the dug-In Americana.
The real defence of Tasjon began on the Kum River where the gallant 19th Regiment repelled wave after wave of bancal- shouting, charging Communiets and finally fell back only after. they had been engulfed by a howling mob of North Koreans. But the 18th did its work well and It took the Communists four days to patch up the two divisions that the 19th had dealt with so harshly.
The Taejon attack was held up untli A completely new division believed to be the last the Rods have in reserve-was brought into the line-United Press,
Soviet reaction to
President Truman's
message to Congress
Moscow, July 21.
The Soviet Press and radio gava top play today to President Truman's message to Congress and declared it proved America is laying the groundwork for World War III.
The report, carried in a Tass despatch from
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UN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE MAY BE SENT TO KOREA
Lake Success, July 21,
The United Nations may be able in the near futuro to despatch a large expeditionary force drawn from 15 to 25 nptions to fight besido `the American soldiers in Korea. Informed sources indicated today. that this Allied force was in the making despite the almost total lack of public response by member nations to the Secretary-General, Mr. Trygve Lie's appeal for ground forces to join the United States units at the front.
Eight or nine countries actively interested in sond- ing troops to the United Nations are already consulting with Mr. Lie.
The three
A number of other states Fremfor Phibun Songaram...and are consulting with Generai laming three hours. Douglas MacArthur's United Commanders-in-Chief of the Thai Nations command through armed forces attended,
Premier Phibun called a special Washington, the United Status session of the Cabinet Coune!! mission to the United Nations and won unanimous approval of or American embassies abroad. the plan.
It is believed that the. move- ments of the UN forre will be kept a top secret until the troop land on the Korean peninsula,
Neither the United States nor United Nations sources could con- firm omeinily that United Nations Allied Expeditionary Force was forming. But It is known that exhaustive consulta- tions are going on in connection with the problems of transporta- tion, supply and standardisation of arms.
The battalion will consist partly of volunteers.--United Press.
Soviet aid to murder suspect
London, July 21.
The Foreign Office today: United States sources sald accused Russla of aiding in the only the American Government | escape of. à Pole wanted by was "encouraged by the initial] Scotland Yard in the murder response" to Mr. Lie's appeal of an aged cafe broprietor. for more ald and that it was expected more states would be
heard from. So far, however. only tive countries-Nicaragua and Tha land-made any definite offer of foot soldiers since Mr. Llesen: his appeal for ald to the 50 non- Commwilst nations.
Standard weapons"
The Foreign Office spokesman, sold it had asked the Soviet
explain the cir authorities to
י.
targets in Washington, said "Truman admits the Unit United States presumably, would role scaped
North Korea
ed States is strengthening its preparations for war, both in Europe and on the American continent."
The Soviet news
!
Under the projected plan the
be called on
from other countries so that standard ammunition could be used.
the
Senate votes to
remove limit on U.S. forces
Washington. July, 21.
The Benata Armed Ser- vices Commlites voted un- animously on Friday to, takė“ all restrictions, off the size of the U. 8.- armed forces and lengthen enlistmenta
by one year."
all
The House Armed Services Committee also voted, 18-1,, to keep all enlisted parson- nal in service for a year after thelp: enlistments expire. It was at considering Pre- aldont Truman's request to lift callings on the site of the . armed forces.
In taking the action on the two bills, the Senate commit. 100, also spread to strike cut from one of them restelo- tion that the strength of the regular Marine corps eball not exceed 20. per cent of, the authorised size of the regular 5 navy-Assoolated Press.
DEATH OF SHIP'S MASTER
cumstances In which the Pole, The veteran blockade-run- Eugeniusz Stafaniewicz, was rener sa. Lady Wolmer entered moved from the Soviet liner port at 7.30 pm. yesterday Sestronask, bound for Stockholm, carrying the dead body of her by n Soviet tug. On his arrival master, Mr. 3. DTaylor, who In Stockholm, the Foreign Oflice died on Wednesday from, what sold, the fate would bave been is reported to be high: bloati returned to England under norm-|[3] al extradition procedures.:
pressure.ne The Forelan: Office said, the The as Lady Wolmer, which,
arrest when, a returnell Icom Swnlow, was Im fied. England on July, 15 with mediately boarded by the police. repatriation certificate for and billeials from Roland and Lithuania issued by the Soviet Company, he ship's owners, and Embassy
statements were taken, sy: here, While the ship was at sea,
not compet-
the Pole Soviet ship to hand ent to order the master of the
Kid. over at its first port, of cell. tri
British plans to securo use of United States arms.
extradition of the Fole in Sweden. Asked about this. United
vere thwarted when the Sovie! Staten sources said it would tug Neptune took the Pole off fake some weeks before all before the liner arrived in Stock- arrangements could
be made him, the Foreign Ofice said
aupplies, United Press. concerning material transportation, standardisation -of-arma-and --other-- prableme connected with folding a uni- fied AEF In Korke.
the United States forces storted
Foreign Office said, the Soviet
Press was barred from the
The 2. "Wolmer, Largst
vessel The text of the 2.50 p.m.
Air
соп-
Tokyo, July 21.
Daylight time
Headquarters Forces munique follows:
D-29s of the U.S. Air
General Dean personally knock- ed out one of 13 or 14 enemy Japan tanks destroyed during the Taejon fighting yesterday.
A volunteer rescue column jofi tonks with Infantry support tried to break through the enemy lines to reseve General Dean and
An artillery liaison officer South Korean
reported Naval rific."
thu
the results of bombardment as "tar.
fre
ane!
Admiral Joy sald Inrge were started In Yongkok rmoke was a visible from th ships at sen 12 hours after the bombardment,
After completing
this as aul
In close co-iperation with shor fire control parties, the worship' turned their guns on other mili- tary targets.
These were mostly road June tions pointed out by ground ob. zervers and attacked in the con- tinuing campaign to choke off any further Southward penetra tlon of Red forces.
Admiral Joy did not identify the two cruisers, He and thes were part of a tasic force com- mantled by Rear Admiral J.M. Higgins.
Reds attack new
American line
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Red, tanks and infantry hurled a fierce attack today against the American distance Uing four miles South East of fallen Taelon, reports United Praca. Front reports nuid the North
The weather
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Today's Forecast:-Moderato, BW - winds, partly cloudy wilk'morning showers.
Yesterday's Weather ----. Maximum 1.3 deg. Fah.
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successes
Partly off-setting the loss of Tation, a South Korean regiment recaptured the highway and rall junetinn of Yechon. 90 miles Easy North East of Toejon in a coun- ter attack. Another South Korean
the rinii drove to
nutskirts.ot North North Inilen Purgel 15 Fast of Thon and were inopping un tv Communist battalions in That
area. General MacArthur: reported in his afternoon com- muntque.
out
on
damaged
8-29
one
said: "Truman on July 20 sent and added he "does not hesitate
A
A programme of standardisa- tion of the Western democracles agency demands firm actions in Korea" to conform to weapons used by soon after the end of World War to message
to make threats." Congress in which he called for measures
Tass also carried a New York II. Even if other nations pledge despatch saying which are designed to broaden fenders and heads of both parties considerable period would be re- Street forces now, it was pointed out a the scale of American aggres in Congress welcomed the Pre- quired to train those troops in the Force
slon in Korea and other places sident's message. and are pushing. the USA along the path of mobilisation for war."
Wall
Pro-Leopold demonstration in Brussels
Embassy said it
RECRUITING
the
of several Nationalist attacke in the past in Itha course of formerly har escapades" "was. under the coinmand of. Mr. Thomae McCabe, now, master of the Cloverlock... Upon arrival last evening, the. vessel anchored at Kowloon Hay. where it remained for about threa hours. She proceeded
the
Tournail anchorege, shortly beford 11. p.m. last night. The body of. Mr. Tavior was removed to the Kowloon martuary,
IN CANADA Mr. Lie mot yesterday with tha American and United Nations
Ottawa, July 21.2 leaders at the United States head-
The armed services began an quarters in New York discuss all-out recruiting drive today, pr the problems of co-ordination, sparked by a Government warn- including the chorujeling of offers ing that Canadian troops may of assistance to a unified Comi mand.
GUERILLAS MALAYA RAID MAIL TRAIN
Singapore, July 21. be needed in Korea.
Communist guerilias killed one Minister, Mr. Chinese, and wounded four The Defence Brooke Claxton, Issued a call Malays, including a child, during for fighting men last night in an attack on a mull; train be- nation-wide radio appeal.
tween Singapore and Kuala Lum pur last night.
struck at North Korean airfields
"However," Tuss added. "the and bridges on July 20 in sweeps across the 38th Parallel as far
rank and file of Americans are Americans
beghining to express ever grea-i last North as Pyongyang. cut-off oller
high night, but was turned back by the
"In his message," Tass said. ter dissatisfaction at the burden More than 160 tons Reds However, Americana are gradually filtering back through explosives were drapped in at Truman tries to picture United which the Imperialist adventure
tacks
Sintes aggression in Kores as a in Korea has brought on. As- major targets. on five the Communist lines to the United pyo
Heiji East nirfield peace mission of the USA,"cfated Press States.
Trying to justify openly aggres Headquarters and it is Pyongyang' hoped that General Dean might and Onlongn! airfield South of
Hinampo
were hit with goor' sive escape in this manner.
results.
One span was knocked Korea of the United States in the despatch continued, rallway Truman refers to the legal mainlino bridge at Seoul, Direct hits were decisions of the Security Council of June 25 and June 27 and scored, damaging the structure.
July 7,
adopted, as it is well Rod opposition
known.
in violation of the U.N. statutes." North Korean air opposition te the B-20 strikes was encountered
(Tare referred to the Council'n
In the week since Mr. Lie's near Seoul. but attacking air-condemnation of the North Korean by the invasion of. South Korea and its
appeal was issued, not one official were driven off
Brussels, July 21. craft bombing airplanes" gunners call for military support of the Hundreds of shouting Loyal-offer of ground troops has been
Two fighters,
"The circumstances now justify Yak-s
South Koreans.)
ists pushed their way into St. made public by the UN head- definitely
quarters. But in my capitals, recruiting additional men with and the
The United States President. Gudules other not
Cathedral today
Including bo Identified, were amo
Tass sald, Ipnored the action
out any stated ceiling," he said, were observed to
cabinets are examining their although emphasising `· that the of the world's progressive pub. shouting "vive Leopold" as and ameking. One
security pre- military commitments, to decide drive did not necessarily mean Air of the
11c. and Far East
also the position of extraordinary many members of the UN, who cautions were set up to safe- whether they could further sup- Canado expected to be involved Forces Bomber Command was air
port the United Nations without in a Third World War. United have "refused. In practice to guard the exiled King's' return slightly damaged in the
weakening their defence positions Press. battle and another was dam. participate in armed American to the throne on Saturday.
Intervention In "Korea.” -
Most of these coun→ The demonstrators chanted elsewhere, aged by flak In the Beoul area
Leopold's name for 15 minutes tries have already sent other "Measures of war” but both returned safely to their baso.
The despatch said Truman re- and waved large pletures of the fighting, assistance.
King Air Force The new American defence line)
F-809 and F-15s peated his "well known declara-
The first public demonstration at the Western end of the front continued cripple North tions which give evidence of the saddles mountain roads loading Korenn
and fact the United States Govern- for the King since Parliament communications. South East and South of fallen
facilities in low lion supply
level ment, not limiting itself to aggres- voted to recall him came as the Tooton. The U.S. 21st Infantry fighter strikes close to the battle sion in Korea, Is undertaking thanksgiving service celebrating Regiment began digging into linca.
measures of war in the Philip the 120th anniversary new defence lines last Sunday. One F-80 mission was attacked wines. Talwan, and Indo-China." glum's independenco drow to a
General MacArthur reported by two. Yak-9 fighters In the Tank sald the President "han close.
The entire Belgian Cabinet and that the Americans pulled out of Tacion sector late in the day.mitted the
the Diplomatic Corps-including Taeton in a running battle with Both Yaks were shot down and the North Korean forces supported the pilot of one was soon balling
informed, dagger-wearing Itus- Rians-attended the Te Deum by heavy tank and artillery, con- out of his burning airplane. centrations.
F-80s were lost or damaged in He pald the low
of Tacion the fight. carried "no speelal significanes,'
Carrior strikas. and added it had been seen from the outset that it could not haj nny delenco ino] Included m South of the Kum River.
the The
communique sald
"American and British carrier- temporarily outnumbered United Nations forces, assisting the based aircraft destroyed 30 Rod Republic of Korea were pre- aircraft, probably destroyed, 1 pared to cede positions with and damaged 11 in 227 sorties potential for town on July 18-19 ngainat, ter- difenalve low
hold
gets above the 38th Parallel in positions which can be
tabulatio Korea, a complete showed today
The first United States Navy
e. 15st airplane
combat in the Korean condict went down on July 10 when pitated Muncie, of
EGYPT NOT RECOGNISING PEKING GOV'T.
to
that
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Renter adda
General Douglas MacArthur's (communi- que, No. 118, Issued at 6.30 p.m. local time' today, eat!'
durin
present situniten
ALLEGED REDS SENTENCED IN TAIWAN
Talpch, July 21. Six persons, charged with pro- Commualst activiilés, have beer sentenced by a Court Martin here to 10 years' imprisonmen
each.
One of them was a teacher in school at Taichung and four others were his pupils.
The identity of the sixth per-
stated, Associated 2011 was not Fress.
of Bel-
.. Meanwhile,
Thai offer
Bangkok. Thailand's Défence:Board today" decided to offer a battellow of 4,000 fighting, troops United Nations, to fight in! Korea. It was announced by Vorakarn Foreign Minister: Sanch
to
· the
The decision was made at a
service. Sixty mounted gendar- special meeting presided over by meg escoried' notables into the church. Inside, some 50 military police with tommyguns were stationed.
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Central Governmen to take the Stralis Staarnship Company's Leopold had told the
last week that he was [2] Wellesley Province, British ready to Malays struck today for a 60 argued out of his intention. The por cent increase to the cost of Government has decilned to com-
ment on this report, phibious aeroplane, darje
United States Navy' nevue, British Deputy Commis-Meanwhile the faterior Minis
nové Douglas() dive bomberny carried sloher for Labour, Mr. F. Drewer, try said 6.000 State troopers, and Pare, one ton of bombs for the first conferred bain vain with their soldiers will be sanding by when 34 Als
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