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AMERICANS CAPTURE SUWON; Funeral of Field Marshal Smuts French
SOUTH KOREANS IN BIG PUSH
U.S. agrees to debate on Soviet charge
Flushing, Soplember £2. The United States agreed today to have the United Na- Ilona Ganaral.'Assembly des bate Rusalk's charge that President Truman's action in sending the Seventh United States Fleet to Formosa, Was an act of aggression against China.. The
Assembly's Stearing Committee voted to one, with two abstentions, to clude the lem after Amber-- sador Warran Austin, the chief United States delegate, declared: "We bellava that in fairness to everyone the com- plaint should have its hear.
The expected Soviet-Ame- rican claah over the United Bixtes proposal to put the future of Formosa on the Asi sembly's agenda, failed to materialloo
when
the Com-
mittee acceded to Nationalist China's request for post- ponement because ita delega- tlon had not received instrup- tions on the lesue from Ita government-Unlied Press,"
UN forces in 20-mile advance
Wacgwon. Front,
September : 22, The United Nations, break. through at Wackwon- turned into a race today moured task force of infantry, tanks and artillery spared more than 20 miles North and
Wat..
as an ar-
Latest official reporte, placed the armoured unit of the 24th nivision less than six ralles from Kumchon but the United Prens learned reliably that American units had entered the clty.".
Meanwhile, another task forco from the First Cavalry Division raced North Westward some 20 nilles to the Naktong River at a' 'point about two miles · East of Sananu. Further to the East ROR Inrces
reported they gained up to 18 miles today placing them the Uisang sce
scelor Other ROK anita drove their.
UN forces register gains on all war fronts
MARINES ENTER SEOUL IN FORCE
On The Seoul Front, September 22.
The Seventh Army Division, in a brilliantly executed dash that caught the Communists flat-footed, captured Suwon and its important air strip 33 milos South of Seoul today.
The mobile division reconnaissance company which led the way into An- yangni, 10 miles South of Seoul on Thursday, turned South down the main Seoul-Pusan highway last night and pushed into Suwon. Engineer and rifle units moved in behind the reconnaissance company. After a brief but intense battle the city and he airfield wore secured.
troops returned to the attack | and is considered the key to the lator,
Major General C. L. Ruff- ner. Deputy Chief of the 10th Corps, flew into Suwon air- port in a small reconnaissance plane today and reported on returning to Kimpo that this istrip was suitable for early
Liso by planes.
United States Marines battled their way |today, and high Marine oficera predicted the former South Korean capital would be In American hands before the day endu.
fore
cargo and fighter
The Second Division, which established three bridgeheads ac Toks the Naktong River, lost the Southernmost one yesterday un der beavy attack.
24th Division
Into Seoul in forca advancing
BUT Communist resistance be- Seoul and at Yongdungpo here. the Hon River to the South West threw the Marine timetable off rehedule yesterday. But high officers said they werd
The Eighth Army communi. que today announced the 24th Olvision had romshed -Obong-
Fed supply system all along the front. The Eighth Division dos- patched strong patroin tonight which were to try to reach An- dong and determine
trength there.
enemy
A view of the funeral cortege of Fleid. Marshal Jan Smuts passing through Pretéria's Church - Bquare on its way to Johannesburgu. (AP Photo).
Nationalist Mass migration of
stand on Formosa
To the West of the Eighth Divi- ston the South Korean Sixth | Division advanced thres.
miles
Talpch, September 23. ngainst moderato
Regarding the opposition
status of reaching the vicinity of Kunwi Formosa and its relations with
The ROK Capitol Division the United Nations, the Na-A
that rubbla-strewn
dong, six miles from Kumahan. duak.
on
recaptured Kigye after a force tionalists here maintain the battle and had one unit as fan following'sland” and views: 21 three miles North West of
1. China declared war olty by Jepon in December, 1941, thereby
automaticaLy
nullifying treaties with Japan, Including the Treaty of "Shimnonceski in 1898, which, formalised the ces sation of Formosa..
Air observers detected abnut To the Enst of Kigye the South 2.000 enemy troops moving North Korean Seventh Division made from Checkton and strated them gains of three to. Ove miles and but reports were not available was planning to try to recupture about results,
Pilots reported: approximately
30 enemy tanks, behind, the Comú ka
· IT'S STILL A --unit ihes opposite the
MYSTERY
Tokyo, Beptember 22. A spokesman of the Far East Air Force Headquartere here said today that he had soon no official reports, about * Communist column of 200 trucks and 40 tanks said to be moving down from the Manchurian border.
NAVY.
There seemed to be some confuslan about whether a an Air Forca pilot firat reported Boeing The column Reuter..
or
Corps area this afternoon..
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The communique sald: A und the First Cavalry Division Lask force of infantry and, tanks today made a drive North of Tabudong and North West of the Naktong River two miles East of Hongen. This is the farthest advance made during the eight-day-old United Nations offensivo.
"The 24th Division begun an udvance on
Kumchon today,nud made eight miles, reaching Obongdong six miles. from Kum- thon. Other elements of the Divi- sion were engaged with the enemy on high ground 2,008 regiment of the Second
"A1 of Songly.
stand
Royal Marines
in Seoul battle
Tokyo, September 22, British Marines were, flung, into the hand-to-hand bayonet battle for Booul today as olose range artillery duals raged on the outskiria of the Com. munist ocoupled South Ko rean ospital,
The fighting raged on two sides of the city.
The Royal Marines are be "llaved to, ba' | from · British
ship:iying off inohon-Asso». olated Press
confident the Leathernecks would make up for it and not only Division driving South West Fosondong on Saturday morning. would take the city but cut all against determined enemy te Porondong is roughly five miles vital ronds and railways over istance, advanced two miles to North East of Kigya.
Chinese
refugees from famine areas
major Southward migration is in progress from the flood-dovastated and famine areas in North Kiangsu and, North Anhwoi provinces, whore "the latest `roports' estimate more than 10 million people to be starving, according
With their all packed in little blue-cloth bundles,
to foreign arrivals from "Tientsin, the long stream of refugees are pouring South.
And the human lide in tara to be theregging in" sizs "and", speed and
may, yet dévelop-låta one ot
Therefore It. la only logical to restore Formosa to the Chinesa mmp after the heat of tapan klore than one
had been confimed by have already reached Shang the Cairo and: Potsddit: Declare hai,, where they are "encamp". tons which had only to be ed" in various sheltered points legalised by the signing of the while another 28,000 are history.
Japanese peace treaty.
the largest of its kind if Chines
advancing on Dongkhe
Balgon, September 22.
Franch troops ran into scat-
·tered but stiff resistanco today In their cautious' approach by highway, jungle and mountain trail to the Communist-held fortress of Dongkho,
kiishes broke out as Fore eign Legionnaires and bearded North African Goums: supported by King Cobra fighters probed and blasted along Colonial Route No. and adjacent paths.
- Route 4, historie invasion routo from the North, leads from the border of Communist China past the gateway of the fortress of Dongkhe to Tonkin Plain and the heart of Indo-Chiba, 1.
French
bald their
troops advancing slowly from Thatkhs to, Dongkhe were run.
robel patrols and ning into "number" of Vatminh bat tallona known to be aporating In the area. But they said no major:batije, kad: 'developed yet and French unite had boon In position to
Dongkho
"for some.timesno extra caution, wax, designed to escape possible
© Rid trape Communisté
captured in a surprise move on
B Route 4 were
attentaclertne
from time to time by. snipers" and "machine-gun : posts nestled on the heights on both wides of the
efe pradze away, Hulldozers clear barricadevice to help
along the rond.
French patrols set off through the, nearby, jungles and mountains to rout out the Communist "sul- cida" squads, Af Icast one Rad battalion had been cut down and many Communists were reported to have Acd to the Chineso'border
The situation, (idio, oniping but no major fighting) was reported unchanged st, Lapkay, and Pakha, two other key pointą in, Tonkin Province -Uplied Press;
Australian defence
measures
The East China Production and Arain, in appreciation of ported at: Pukowon the Famine Relief Committee has China's great contribution to the North bank of the Yangte completed plans for relieving the defeat of Japon, the acceptance river opposite Nonking-20,000 plight of the refugees, are of Formosas surrender was in South" Klangst and 15,000 || 'making their Southward trek in Australia's armed forces 'Would offered in, China's Generalissimo in South Anhwel Chiang Kaffek
Lost forritory
For the above reasons, Formosa
to not consider to be occupa tion, berritory but a fost territory restored to China.
Canberra, September 22. The Australian Prime Minis ter, Ms.) Robert': Medzies, 'an- nounced today that henceforth
family groups, with thousands or be enlisted for service anga children and babes-in-pems in where and that the permanent volved.
defence ** (0) Mould-
KMT members Accommodation stations
expelled
Accommodation stations ars
way Westward at a 'point 15, which Red reinforcements might ward Sinban-ni. Other elements The South Korean Third Divi-anti-Commimist: rationé vin: Asia, pended two others for 'one your mittes have been ordered to. pro-third world war'-slärt, ""It would!
wifes North of Waegwan.com plately sealing off what remain=i}} ed of the Red Third Division In the Tabu:long Pres. Sdoth Korran forces reported that the walled only had boom gleared of enemy troops.
British hold up The First Cavalry Divisions
imated it had taken about :400 prisoners during the day, Thera was no report of prisoners from the 24th. Division
There were two not ac bright spols is the picture; "however, On the lower flapk at thi United Natiora breakthrough
arrive from the South East front. of the Division captured Congyo.
An estimated 18,000 Ked do-
Mr. Menzies: also being set up at the larger cities | thrós veBTS --Compulsory," military. slong the route of the migrat: | training for 18-year-olds starting 2. The United Natioris over-
ing peasants, who are seeking on May pay increases for the all anti-aggression efforts.
some other. means of livelihood. armed, services, and, guarantee Nationallekha supports the ́Taipeh, September 22.~
elsewhere until their nativ of economie ascutity for enlisted United Nations efforts in check. The powerful Central Re- homesteads are`restored Asin and feels
·Ing. Communlat","aggression in form Committes of the Kuo-
for his second deferies, coll to normallzod conditions
wgain duty-bound to
the offer her services in that work mintang has expelled five agricultural cultivation,
nation since the Korean fight- wholeheartedly like the other members of tho party and su All branches of the Reller Com-ing," "Be warned that should, a sion recaptured Hunghao with
vide In: an attempt to tighten party refugees, and at the same time tne me to prepare
adequate, assistance to the be without declaration, leaving 3. Administrative Integrity, little trouble curly this morning Nationalist China, in Formosa discipline.
drove maintains that she has full, au- advance units
Mr Menzice Wald the strength" Northward, so rapidly that it was thority. In adcepting or relectfug su,. Chen Sung-hlen. Shen Wan to inculcate the principles of pros and the citizen X Reservay from
The expelled were Wen Yi-step up publicity and educational
.
|_ in the tamine districts of the permanent ore belgados, campaigns
forces will be several hours before its Division the proposal for an investigation Koo Chen-Hen and Klang, Shin-
valsed officers could find out where they commission of the world argent-tung, all of whom had defected. The influx of refugee peasants 30,000 to 50,000 Herald on these
duction and soff-salvation. antion to come lo Formosa..
te the Roda. Today's drive by the South Should the commission include
Wan Yi-yu, the most prominent
has aggravated the relied problem forces could be called upon to Tho Bouth Korean Eighth Koreaus Was
supported by thoas member nations who among them was member of some half-a-millian jobless to volunteers could be sent abroad. In Shanghai, which has already serve anywhere. Until now, only Division advanced more than American fighter planes and cognised the Red regime in Poke the Control
United Freas, papture cavern! flights of B-26 bombers: ing it would be summarily re- The two suspended were, Hung care for-Reuter. today to Ulsong to highlight the most The troops advanced frequently Jected:
Loh-tung and' Cho Ling, the Suomessful day ROK troops and artillery and air support had Nationalist China would oppose heads of a shipping company In have enjoyed since the war to be held up until they could any consideration by international which six employees with Com- action on the status of Formosa. munist affiliations had been dis began.
They consider such an action covered-Associated Press. would infringe upon China's soversignty.--Router.
fenders were expected to put up
stiff fight in the sircels of coul South Korean and heavy damage to the city' was feared.
Yanks driving on Chinju
On the Southern frant the U.8. 25th --Division rolled to- ward: Chinju today along the Bouthern (highway, onde travel - led by Task Force Kean," and was expected to reach the elty tonight
British troops driving toward Bondja, ware held up by heavy
Resistance was light as the 28th realstange some 10,000 yards Converged on Chinju from two
offensive
10 mites
madic advancer
open.
be locatedUnited Presa,
EXECUTION
IN TAIPEH
JAPANESE FISHING BOAT
DISASTER
Tokyo, September 22. All 69 crewmen of a Japanese
BURNED BODY OF AMERICAN FOUND
The South Korean Andy open. ed Its biggest offensive carly to day, beginning a drive which hoped would carry ROK troop all the way to the 28th Parallel.
Taipeh, September 23. A former Naijonalist divisions) The first day saw not only the
Waegwan Front, flopferber 22, West of the river, use, directions and little was expected recapture of Uisong but of Hung- commander and district, magis
ROK
The Body of an American. believed to include tanks, was when the troops reach the city,, hoe and Kikyo: as well.
trate, Loh Chlen-fang;
wat from which the North Koreans troops at the fost or, a farge hill,”?'-.
renging executed by firing squad today on
Lieutenant was found in a thack once menaced the big Southern miles in the Pohang soctor to Loh while commander of the trom 10 miles at Ulsong and eight esplorage and sabotage charges.
linear" "the'.. walled' city. horribly. burned from the neck down and Between the First ROK Divi-Furt of Pusan.
to four miles reinca at 17th Division in Honan last year,
with Una colunin was pushing along 20 miles North East of
holes several bullet The First Corps spokesman. Bmtio defected Wacgwan, and the Second BOX the highway which runs from other points along the
to the Communists. Ashing vessel were beloved lost said the Lieutenant, with his Corps South Koreon units re- Masan to Chintu the same road Northern treptele X
Later, he xnoaked into Formosa |today in rough sens of the
he North hands tied behind his was found ported they were running to travelled by Marines and Army The Eighth Division Jumped on
and carried on espionage work West coast of Houtt heavy resistance and had gained infantry under Major-General this morning in short distance for the Communista.
Kyodo News Agency reported in a steel barred fasch. He said less than 1,000 yards during the William B. Hean, the 25th's com- North of Tihung and by nightfall Pel Ping-wel, chief engineer of that the Balon vessel Taibed that body was burned by fuel oil
United Press
monder. That drive was carried had occupied Ugong only 16 the Formoso, Electric Company for help yesterday. Ships that United Prom to within four miles of Chinju, miles South of Andong, - Andeilg was sentenced to five years-im- | answered the call found no trace nn-August 16 but the Americas lles on the main supply-route prisonment for, harbouring Lon of the distrenca, vessel. Asso- had to pull back after the ad- from Seoul to the, Northern front) in his 'dormitory, United. Pross, clated, Press. E yanco and straighten out their lines even with Naktong River.
Nam River and
day
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Fadife to the of Jupes. A small deprné | 211tle movement is seen, there.
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