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MARINES ENTER SOUTH SEOUL Rescue attempt in vain
IN SURPRISE ATTACK
All-out offensive against capital launched
MORE UN ADVANCES IN SOUTH
Tokyo, September 24.
United States Marines slashad their way into the Southern part of Seoul today by sending a column across the Han river in a sur- prise dawn attack.
The Leathernecks swarmed over the river at Yongdongpo under cover of
early morning mists and cought the Reds completely off balance. At mid-afternoon the Marine column had driven into the thickly-populat- od Southern section of Seoul to take the high ground looking down on the city's gas works, the military barracks, railway yards and the Northern end of the big bridge which once handled the main traffic going South from Seoul.
And on this, the American: returned to the city from which South Korean defend- ers were driven 87 days ago by the Red invaders.
Near the railway yards, Ameri- can artillery had set fire to a gasoline or oil supply dump.
Marine officers are prepared to call down naval artillery and uir bombardment on any Red strongpoints that resist the ac
vance.
"We've got plenty of ammuni- Clon and air and I want you to use it when necessary "Colonel Lewis (Chesty) Puller of Saluda, Virginia told his men.
“All-out assault
started
The First Marine Regiment) crossed the Han River two miles West of bombed-out bridges just South West of Secul and Joined the Fifth Marines in an all-out ussault
on the Korean capita! from the West early this morn ing, says United Press.
The Maring offensive
ive against Rad-held capital of the
Republic began
Junt after-dawn-as-fresh--American troops arrived at Kimpo ale. field, West of Booul, to rein. foros the United •Nationa
the Когод
beachhead.
The Fifth Marines jumped off at 6.30 am. from positions on the Western outskirts
after gaining
only 300 to 300 yards in a limited
BRITISH CASUALTIES
With the British troops in
Korem, September 24.
The proportion of dead to wounded amond British casualties in Korea yesterday were said tonight to be ex- tremely low.
were
Almost all wounded expected to PRÇOVOR. Tite exact casualty figures are not yet avaliable.
Many of the wounded are suffering from burns caused when American planes strafed the Argylle positions By min. take
and dropped napalm bomba.
Other
wounded by mortar and machinegun fire when the North Koreana aub-
ware
saquently attacked, or by enemy shelling of the injured and stretcher bearers on the
bridge and ferry acrosy the Naktang.
The morale of the Argylla stiff remains extremely high despite
'yesterday's avante: Their officers today praised the men for
the courageous mannar in which they carried out their withdrawals under air strafing and in front of attacking Communista.
One officer sald: "They ac complished a most diMcult teck magnificently. Each man abayad his orders to the letter And there · WAR NO panke."-- Reuter.
drove South to within half a mile of Kumchen, again with no op- positio...
Both patrols later withdrew to the main body.
American and South Korean soldiera rales a Mustang fighter plans in an attempt to keep a trapped South Korean pilot's head above the water after his plans skidded on take-off and averturned off the Yallow Sea beach. Kloutenant Chong Yong Chin, Amerloṛn-trained filer, tost. his life after receiving the honour of being the first South Korean pilot to be chosen for a mission over enemy territory ~{AP photo).
Peking claims American planes
Meanwhile towns that a short time earlier fell before the rapid- ly advancing Communist army were again appearing on thei battie maps as the United Nations
either captured or pounded A close
them Going around the perimeter the situation was as follows.
A task force from the 25th Division captured Sachon in the early afternoon against no enemy Northward to the outskirts of Chinju where
realstance and. continued The
ported. Jato today. S
again raid Chinese territory
London; September 23.
Now China Nows Agency. massage quoted to- night by Peking Radio alleged that Ameri- can planes had "again raided and bombod Chinese territory, wounding threo Chinoso people.
U.S. regrets bombing mistake
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ATTLEE SPEAKS ON DANGER OF NEW TSARISM
Sheffield, September 23.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Clomont Attico, sald hare today that the world was face to face with a now Tsarism more dangerous than the old “ "We little thought that danger to world peace would come from people who profess to call themselves Socialists," he added.
"We have to face the fact and deal with the fact of a new and changing world," ho told 3,000 Yorkshire Soclullēts at a meeting to celebrate the half-centenary of the British Labour Party.
"We are as IdeaBatle as ever but we have to be realistic," Mr. Altice declared.
"There is no greater mistake than to apply the diets of one epoch to another. That is one of the dangers of Morgism”.
Karl Marx had applied his principles to a totally different cra but they had been elutiorated Info a kind of bible and applied to totally different conditions,
"It is terrible thing that after two world wars we should still be having to arm", Mr; Attlee said.
"None of us wanted it. But we cannot afford not to have suffi- cient armed strength to deter ag-*· gression.
Tool and sword "Today the challenge we have to meet is for the preservation of freedom In all its aspects.
MR. CLEMENT ATTLEE elections. Iron and steel nation- alisation was on the Statute Book.
"It le our duty to carry it out and we will carry It' out", ha declared.
"I believe that commonsense will prevail with the people in the Iron and steel industry and that as in other industries they will come and work, wholehear tedly in the national interest."
*"*The, greater the tension In the world the more difficult it le to preserve the essence of liberty and we today, in trying to build our co-operative Com monwealth like those of old who were building a temple, have to work with a tool in one hand and a sword in the other, While there was a Labour G¤V- "In this difficult world I believe ernment the country would con profoundly that the answer to our linus to be governed by Labour difficulties is democratic Socialism, ideas,
message said that an American aeroplane at
not" totalitarianism or the old-. ;* Mr. Altice said that he would. fashionet capitalism or even a hot say when the next Gaiteral they were re-feud 10 o'clock last night crossed the frontier from
inodifed capitalism"--
Election-would be held. “A Armaments were not the only. They were 11ving in dangerous. Korea and raided Lakooshao village in Kian- London, September 23: In the Second Division area two
answer to difficulties. They were times, tien district of Liaotung Province,
The U.S. Embassy in Lon-necessary to provide the security **There in much dangerous doe-, columns advancing on Hyopchon
don tonight sent to the Prime under which they could continuo trine about, Mr. Attien said. within two After the raid the plane houses were damaged, the Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, the constructive work of building were at last report miles of that city and by Inte few Southward, the message port said. At 10,10 p.m..this
"There are people. In control evening were believed to be near added.
plane flew Southwards.
official regrets for the Korean petite folder, we realized some countries, who care very li
Mr. added, "We its outskirts.
This was the
tle for the of human beings. third occasion incident in which casualties
we had to build up some kind of “Democracy, li not just a matter among attacking a force in the world for the pre-of putting a cross on a ballot when United States planes have were caused been sccused of raiding Chinese British troops through mis-servation of peace but that is only paper now and again.
cretory and the second alleged directed support by American raid on the town of Antung.
Three people were wounded, including a child, and many
The message 'also claimed that In the First Corps sector Kum-prother American plane flew to chon
was virtually in American Antung at 8.15 p.m., and dropped hands as task forces from two 12 bombs in the North East part directions approached the city of the city. limits. Untis of the 24th Division, held up by heavy enemy resist ance on the East side, wero with in 500 yards of the city. Another task force was within four miles of the city on the North but a mile patrol drove within half a -without-meeting-opposition.
South of Kumchón - two more motorised task forces cuptured Songją and were spreading out East and West from that elly.
Reds fleeing on
Attuck which did not get under out of big C-54 cargo pinnes at way until 3 p.m. on Saturday.
A company of Communist in. Kimpo, scrambled from the air- fantry counter-attacked on the Port's runways arid prepared to Firth's right flank Just North of move in behind the Marines and the Han River in Seoul's South Seventh Division Infantrymen ́al- West
utskirts 5.20 a.m. today ready in action. but were beaten back with only une American casualty.
New American troops poured Northern front
The First Marines switched plans to cross. the Han into the
GI's in Osan
Congress
passes bombers raided Antung, in Man- of Ambassador Lewis Dougian. -anti-Red-bill-
Washington, September 24.
Congress enacted into law Communist control bill
the
one side of our effort. The Atlantic.
The responsibilty on each one Past and Western Union are not of us as clulzens is very heavy.”. just something like old military
Slim majority. alliances.
Mr. Attlee indicated, that the "We are getting together with other nations and in these very Government's slim mutorky t pacts we are trying to work to
of the Yalu River, North Korch's - have been informed of -... 1 ilons. We are trying_to_get rid off prestiind to give ground to ex-..
which President Truman veto- previous chitin
Labour's duty Turning to home affairs Mr.
doubt of the result in tant' week's crucial Parliamentary debats un
Refusing
treme. :left-wingers in his own party who have been clamouring for an
olection, Mr. Aujes an early
Very larko but it is n majority:
Attlee said that he had, had
no do 'not'
The Chinese Communist Gov-planes.
The message, was signed by ernment said on August 28 that three Chinese had been killed Mr. Julius Holmer, U.S. Minister and ning suffered injuries when temporarily in charge of the American B-29 Superfortress American Embassy in the absence
churlu, the previous day.
Mr. Holmes told the. Primo raise the standard of life, for all seven in Parliament is enough to people within that circle of n-keep Labour in power for comin Antung is on the Western bank Minister:
time to coine, näds. Associated the things which make reversion frontier with Manchuria.
ports that casualties have been to war ensy." Mr. Warren R. Austin, U.S. suffered by the United Kingdom delegate to the United Nations forces in Korea as a result of the Security
reply to irugle mistake in identity by their told the Coun- United States: air support. cd as a danger to National cl on September
1 that a
U.S.
"Although we know that such security.
fighter plane might have strated cruel accidents are not always
avoidable in the heat of battle, the decision to nationalise the Iron can see; no reason whatever, why The Senate completed the major a Manchurian airfield on August defeat for the President by voting 27, adds Associated Press,
want to express to you and and steel industry when the Gov-wo should be dictated to
to by the recommended that
the British people the deep ernment triumphed by a ma
a majority minority." Council appoint a commission sense of oprrow of the United¦ of six votes.
Labour's left-wingers, fed by Atales an on the spot in
Government and Ito Iron and steel control followed Mr. Aneurin Bevan, have been people over this, tragedy. the nationalisation of coal,; tran- pressing for, en carly showdown at the. polls in the hope it would "All America" joins mo in the sport and other industries. her 45th vele in the Counell to deepest sympathy for the be Mr. Ailico sald that the Gov-| yield⋅ a^moro Jupressive rulitig kill Mr. Austin's proposal. The reaved families of
of your
gallant ernment had come to the country majority for Labour-Reuter and
fairly on Council then overwhelmingly re- soldiers."
the question, in twal Associated, Prose.. Jected' a Sovlet 'demand that the An official air force investiga- United States be condemned tortion into the tragjo bombing ond the alleged air attack-Heuter strafing of Britida troops by and Associated Press.
friendly aircraft on Saturday al- readly is underway, an Air Force spokesman In Tokyo said, cording to United Pre
Presa." The spokesman sald ·Fifth
to' override after a futile night- long battle by a small group backing President Truman's
re-
Meanwhile, or the Northern front, disorganland elements of thred Red divisions were hurry- | stand. ing Northward today between
in The night kept the Senate Andong and Yongdok faster continuous sesilon for more than than the South. Korean Army | 24 hours. It delayed by nearly could travel in pursuit,
that much the plans of Congress As the Commúnist" divisions to recess untli‘after the election. rear of the Seoul garrison posl. Seoul today, kuncking out pin- and bombers.
Wavy planes roured low over lossly by American fighter planes Friday.
fled, they were pounded morci-
The House overrodo the veto on tions near the demolished cast pointed. Communist strongholds moving so fast that most of the law require the Communist Party The Reds vera Major provisions of the now and struck at dawn near the right which were blocking the Marine units of the Sixth South Korean and its front organisations flank of the Fifth Regiment two milos downstream. They shoved advanco. Into the Koreans 608- Division pushing Northward begister with the Justice Depart Beress amtrackk famphibiour
year-old capital, adds Reuter,
tween Thegu and the Japan Segment, and lot, the South of Scoul the Gi's pushed
Government tractors) and ducks, followed up
along the Korcon East coast bad toss dangerous, subversives into with tanks louded on pontoons, beyond Osar, and are now less
lost contact with the enemy Gur-Internment camps in wartime or linked up with the Fifth Ragi than. 75 miles from the vanguards
during national emergencies, when ment and swung down the North of the United States infantrying the day.
There was some feree fighting federal forces are used. bank of the river toward a hill force North of Sangiu, 45 miles
in spots, but most of it amounted overlooking the bridges,
From Tuegu.
to rear-guard delaying action. (At 8,30 ani, both Marine fortes
The hardest hit among the reported they were making; pro-
North Koreans today were Brees,
estimated 1,000 · Red· troops, flec- ing Northward along the back North West of Kigye, Iteconnais roads and tralla about 20 miles: sance plates spotted the enemy troops early in the afternoon moving Northward with: vehicles and artillery pieces hauled by
The stiffest resistance appeared to be on the North West where the Marines were driving from Angan Mountain directly for the heart of Seoul.
The First · Marines made the initial river- crossing almost without opposition.
The weather
A D000 GMT 13 pm, HABT), 'crouch „of law;pressyret extendi“ Bestwarde, mercus the China Sei to the Luson, Biräte climmer NEwards tos a incrlia” of: shallow degram-- alons, to the Boufh`and "Eat, of, Japan, North of this 'trough a belt of high prom=" aure stretchen NE'wards Frogs North China'
·worow - North, dhomat qily
Tank-led spearheads, racing out of the South East defence area. pre trying to catch, cut off and wipe out the Communists fleelag North and North East.
Port of the Sangju celumni turned South to surround the Communists retronting sbove Kumchon.
The bloody battle, for, Seoul raged throughout the night and carly today with the Marloes ·in- ching forward to the heart of the city through barricaded streets And fortified buildings.. 5
25
horses and oxen..
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No less than five alits of
Anti-Subversives
Ho
the
to
maka vestigation, On September 12, Russia used
DEATH OF MARCHIONESS OF MILFORD HAVEN
· Loadón, September .24. The Dowager Marchioness of Milford Haven, mother of Earl Crown Mountbatten and the
died Princess Louise of Sweden, today at Kensington Palace. She was 87.
ac-
Air Force is "investigating fully" but said no other information was available at this time—As- 'sociated Press and Unitou Press.
AIRLIFTED UK TROOPS IN JAPAN.
Tuo men were quarantined for a few days because of an out-
American fukter planes swarmed to be stampeded. We are not go- daughter he married the, first) break of tropical 'sorb throats
to the scene and napalm bombed lag to dig a hole and crawl into
and strafed everything they saw,”—Associated Press and Router. The pilots estimated
cotiserva-
Infantry of the Beventh Divi slon, stabbing Bouth without tively they destroyed at least one apposition, pushed miles dozen vehicles, about 15 artillery from Seoul into the town of pieces and moat at the animals
Osin-where the first American forces to help the Soutis Koreans pulling them.
ANOTHER RED ATROCITY
of
Louis, Alexander,rd Haven, which sent, a' law of them Into
On other pages
The Communist Party of America tonight called on all Americans to nullify" the new Law and "call halt to its enforcements, adda Routor
Singapore, September 23, ment: "The people's resistance to
The Party issued this state- She was grand-daughter of
The first airlifted troops from Queen Victoria. Born on April 5. Britain to Japan for United Na- this bill will continue to grow, 1903, the Marchioness was tons operations in Keren have for any attempt to put this vicious formerly Princess Victoria Al- reached an American base in bill Into effect raise up ever more resolate and the eldest daughter of the Grand Headquarters announced here will inevitably berta Elizabeth Mathilde Marie, Japan, the Far East; Air Fores
united-resistance' against it, Duke Ludwig IV of Hasse and of tonlebt...
We. Communists are not going Princess Alice Maud Mary, second
of Queen Victoria... In Marquess
1884,
son of Prince hospital, for observation Reuter. Alexander HCSEC
became who a naturalised British subject on entering the Navy, in 1850, and was First Sen Lord at the out The troops scattered, as and pilot put it, all directions
breek of the 1914-1918 warlden except Bouth;"
Reconnaissance planes reported the bodies of 20 American soldiers, against him and later changed his Page 3 A front-line Itadio report said lowered from the post In Pajo 2
low of the anti-German feeling Personality Parada the general trend of the Red
Chinase, Rada éngay: discovered today by advancing the English equivalent of Mount- tube, Northern front still scomed to be ↑ Al
of Mount- goedert batten. A serice of spectacular patrols in the direction of Andong and
reports reaching In 1917 ho was created Mar- Pl. hint on U. a. Joan spoared deep into Communist ter the main Red communication Balnice ABD 3.50 in Tutal amerritory toddy moving even faster from Bedal. So far the fleeing
headquarters said this quess of Milford Haven and died Page: 7 "artéry "iloading - South Eastward
is evidently, another atrocity," In 1921 tha poeding. task forces
"work" chomy troops did not appcer to The victime Identifled, as The Marchiones had four Pare B Det an ATC 119 which are carving out great be trying to go straight North from east Division Field children: Allco Princess Andrew French abandon
chunks of Red-held territory, re- ward in the direction of the 30th Artillery Battalion which was cut ports Timited Pres
the Western front Ed from Task Parallel. One such patr
reported that last
balten, who Tores Lynch of the First Cavalry the Reds were not moving income at the batalion's mon Prices Foreve Division drove 10,000 yards due orderly columns out in small and fought rough to safety but a Georgy kwest of San Purwithout making Buparently diag
contact with the enemy. Another Associated Boatrol, front the same: Lash fores and Timale
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at the beginning of the cam -paign/wore defeated by ovir whelming Communist forces.
With the US 25th Division,
September 24.
Spectacular patrols withdrawal along the entire each shot through the head, were
German name of Buitenberg to
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