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COMPLETED HEAVY GOING IN KOREA

North Korean Army UN force chase fleeing Communist facing annihilation troops towards the 38th Parallel

Tokyo, September 28.

The Rod North Korean Army was written-off officially by the Allied command today as an organised fighting force.

But it still carried diehard wallops that may be used in pocket combat before the Commun- ists are wiped out in South Korea or their remnants con escape across the 38th Parallel. Lieutenant General Walton H. Walker, commander of the U.S. Eighth Army, made the uppraisal as the Allied armour- er || Ughtened on Seoul' remaining few Red defenders

and resistance 'mainly evapor- ated in South Korea.

The North Korean Army is in complete roul and no longer exlais a un organised force," General Walker told 'wur corres- pondents at a new conference, But he cautioned that hard local Bghts may lie ahend.

Nationalists detaining British ship

Tdipch, September 28. Naval sources here disputed the clalen of the steamer, Northern Glow, held by the Nationalists, to be under Bri- tish registry,

The Northern Glow, vessel of about 0,000 tons, was seized in the Formosa channel on July 10 to the Pescadores, Na- and taken tionalist naval base off the South Western coast of Formosa.

The General sald United No- tone forces now are engaged in wiping out Reds before they can reach the 38th Parallel, the dividing line

Netween the Soviet- sponsored public fo

TAEJON RECAPTURED

Seoul, September 28.

United States Marines and Army forces completed the liberation of

Seoul at 11 a.m. local time today.

Intelligence officers said that since the Inchon landing the Marinės had taken 3,300 Red prisoners and inflicted 11,200 casualties on the Reds. American troops hunting down Communists swept through Seoul virtually

und the Re-

without opposition this morning and there were Indications that the in the South. General

onomy war in full flight to the North. Walker added that he expected Instructions 100

An American.

newspaper | on whether bla United Nations correspondent elained thi troops may crom the boundary | afternoon that he had gone live do a military prelude to politimiles North of Seoul "without cal unity for Korea under UN Anding any war." auspices

MacArthur's authority ed sharply this morning

After

to

and that on one occasion they | Division's round-trip down and were accompanied by Canadian back up "Heartbreak Highway."

altors.

Amerions forces under Major The release said ships of the | General P. Dean begán U, S, Seventh Fleet bombed evacuate Taejon on July 20 in Communist resistance diminish-Fankochi Point with guns and bloody rear-guard fighting.

planes yesterday morning. The

following day, Communist The UN observers In New York extired United States Marlies and tremity of Ongjin peninsula be

point is on the Southern ex invadera completed occupation of pressed beller that General GI's who fought hard all day low the 38th Parallel West and

Tacion, comunander Wednesday dug in for the night.

Ninety-orie Aderican prisoners "Whee

North of inchan.

of war were liberated today by we jumped off this The General

two columns of the morning It was a walk,” Marine

Headquarters

advancing Colonel Lewis (Chesly) Puller

Nations forces Koren. communique

told of smashing U.S. 251; Division in deep South

Eighty of the captured Ameri- By shortly after daylight today throughout South Korea. A British, plan for Korea's it was possible to drive over

The release wald: "United Na- cans were freed at Namwon, tha poiltient future in being prepared much of the capital without ons troops

continued clearing other 11 al Hadong, 32 air miles Seoul against ama!!

arms and to the South East, Seven of those. for presentation to the UN Gen-inceling enemy are. There were eral Assembly tomorrow.

mortar fire. In the

All had been abandoned by the Nations troops

Douglas MacArthur, of the United Nations' first arm- ed pruce enforcement action in the Korean fighting, already han

the authority to chase the Reds Derous the 38th Parallel.

saldi.

snipers in some places, however,

General Walker told corres- and South Korean Marines aud the Han Unitatea, South of | at, Hadong, were liter ́ensuälles continues na platne, sive Volnicer groups formed within North West of Kimpo and seized and Associated Pressited

more the city were stil bringing in than three-fourths of the Red prisoners. Army will have been wiped out. The Communist force that invaded the fledgling Republie on June 25 was estimated at toms 150,000 man.

The General said all Red forces South of the Pusan-Tasjon-5coul highway, winding diagonally from

of

high ground and advanced to the town of Yonggong-nl. Colonel Pullor tormed the "A heavy enemy attack eight final defence of Seoul, which m miler North West

heavy toll of American achieved small, penetration but creux|tion, a "rourgliard

the positions were, restored and tion." He said, it was a "very all of the enemy who penotrated ⚫ determined ane."

our Iines killed,

took

"Elements of the United States The naval sources said the South East Korea to the North

All main streets leading toward Seventh Division captured):242 Northern Glow, which at 17 West, will be annihilated. Any the central part of Seoul were prisoners and Infileted on esil

and 27

740 casualties on the Chinese, had illegally changed forsibility of organised Red re-littered with sandbags barricades mated her flag from Chinese to British, treat from the South was doomed at strategle Intersections and in enemy. The U.S. First Cavalry. by the link-up of alleyways anti-tank guns, self- Division continued consolidation Her original

ginal named, they said. Tuesday

armoured columns from the In- propelled

tanks - and of the newly won positions. was the Nanchong, and the

chon and Pusan beachheads.

machine-gun nests had to he knocked out before the Ameri- 25th Division cans could advance,

Chhese ship.

The line is now secure. General

Tho Northern Glow, they Walker said. Associated Press. added, pretended to be on her

way from Нело Kong to

Dafron, but was notually bound

for Shanghai at the time of her telzuro.

Glory

The master of the Northern Captain E. Walker, The two other

British officers are Chief

Officer W.W: Nell and Chief Engineer F.C. Duxon.

The ship is being held at Makung,

capital of the Pesca- dores, with none of the officers

ciated Press,

Reinforcements for British Brigade

Taegu, Soptember 28.

guns,

All day Wednesday Marine fighter planes worked over a

single secondary

road loading advances

Northward out of Seoul over which trucks and other vehicles

"Elements of the U.S.

25th

Press

All quiet in Tibet, Briton

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U.B. Pirkt Cavalry Division troops on their way to the front. lines North of Tregu take a short hall altar ulogging' through heavy ritre brought on, by seasonal rains. (AP Photo).

Australian Reds charge U.S. warship

troops land in Korea

With the Australian troops,

September 28. A battalion of Australian "Diggers" landed at Fusan this afternoon, eager, to come to

Communists.

with shelling Chinese steamer in Yellow Sea

London, September 27

grips with the North Korean The Communist Now China News Agency report- od tonight that an American worship shelled a Chinose merchant vessel in the Yellow Sea. off Shantung peninsula on September 21. report was broadcast from Peking and pick- ed up by Teleradio, which monitors radio. transmissions from the Red China capitol.

Tonight, trains aro rushing the Australiana to' the battle zonë.

"All right, we are late. But give us a chance and we will The make up for lost time shouted one rugged-looking be-ribboned veteran, as the ship docked, "ve

He spoke for

report battalion, whole of the

NIT

women

line

i

The Shantung peninsula Juis The New China News Agency out in the Yellow Sea like a sald-that Premiar Chou-KGALA!

It's

sent a noto, io (Mr. Trygus LIS, finger pointed at Koren.

Secretary General of the United Nations, charging that promontory is slightly more.

a United States destroyer shells than 100 miles on a straight from the Korea West

ed the Chinese: merchantman, coast.

Anhal for more than 3, 20 minutes in the Yellow 8za oh Tsingtao. Its principal port on

Beptembar 21 and forced the the Southern const, was used pe

́vessi toʻhalt,for-

***Inspection, U.S.,naval base before its cap-

-adds United Presentat turo the Chinese Reds...

by

The New China - agency dé- The broadcast Idantined themanded a United Nations In- American warship only as the vestigation of the "fresh aggres ziye atrocity,Associated Pres

Calcutta, September 28. The "Digners" "had a touching *Lhasa is quiet and Tibetans welcome at the quayside, burger are continuing their usual First, a crowd of Korean wharf life," according to Mr. Re-workers clapped their hands as ginald Fox, the Brlton who for the ship drew alangalde. The Aus

tralians cheered back. '14 years

has kept Tibet in touch with the Western world. South Korean

Then a smartly. turned out Navy,

band struck Mr. Fox, the radio chief of the up a march. Tibetan Government, sold,

A cluster of Korean for libera- dressed cannot see any reason

gally in ankle length tian-threats (from the Chinese tracks, who had gathered to greet Communists) as Tibetans of all the latest United Nations forces. were jammed bumper to bumper Division registered advances of classes are happily content. As waved small ·Korean and United in the Communists' Bight

The Communists did not pull three miles in their attack West for a so-called Anglo-American Nations blue flags,

keeping in out without taking

hostages from Uiryong. Another unit of conspiracy, there are no signs of time with the band music, along. Civilians in Seoul estimat- the division breached a minefeld it in Tibet."

In Canberra, the Australian ed today that at least 20,000 of and drove t

̈toward Sanchon. Other

Fox, "who left - Londən~ 90

Army Ministerst the m

most prominent lawyers, divi

divisional

advanced yara elements

today that for hospital treatment.

Australian troops have landed in professional men were taken pri Bttle opposition,

He was the first man to break Korea, adds Associated Press. eleven. soners by the Reds shortly before "The Sixth Division advanced the news of the atom bomb to they retreated, and were forced about 10 miles North of Ham Tibetans His radio

le often Ho declined: 15 say more to accompany their march North-chang to Mangyong

about" "their", diaposition, vicinity Tict's only quick link with the ward,

force outside world: rolleto

is the Third Infantry Battalion comprising 37 officers and 923 .mión,"

...

Mr.

meyer D-29."

A small number of rein teachers, publishers. and other South West of Chinju reporting Ind for Tibet, has come to Francis, announces Mr. Josecih Bhihtee on the South-East-tip-of-{

or crew allowed ashore-Asso-forcements for the British Bri- gade have arrived in Korea. Some have already joined the battalion in the field while others will do so tomorrow.

The Brigade has had no action,

B-26 CRASHES

IN JAPAN

Tokyo, September 28.

since it took up positions near 24 miles from

|Songju, ubout 20 miles West of Tacgu, across the Naktong river. One crew member and three Patrols have been cut by day and Japanese were killed. and one night and have secured the sur- Japanese was injured when rounding country for a distance B-28 Invader bomber crashed et ten miles and have made no into Japanese houses near an air-contact with the Communists. base in Southern Japan yester- A large Communist force l day.

concentrated

15 about

milca Three other crow members South of Koryong, but appears to baled out and the safe.

The joining the Communist gener- occurred shortly al retreat to the North West. The accident after the take-off for, a mission to Korea.

The cause of the accident is not yet known, General Mac- Arthur's official announcement sald. Reuter.

HEAVY RAINFALL

The chief British problema at the moment' are the location. of land mines and booby traps. Several soldiers have been in.

The

Meanwhile," mombers of the

Chinese vessel was named and United Press. the Anhal which sailed out of

'Shantung" en route to Antung on September 20. She was carrying cargo,.14 passanger and crow of

American

“SUBMARINE

OFF JAPAN

Tokyo, September 28. Ar. unidentifed submarine was | sighted in the channel between Plano flew over :-

Honshu, Japan's vinin island nitid against light resistance.

Hokkaido this morning, accord- The broadcast did not indicate ing to a report from a ferry ply- onemy

"Tibet is essentially a religious, resistance of Yonglu was overcome secluded country, not wanting

whether any casualties were ing the Taugaru

Oshima by the ROK Eighth Division and any outside Intortarence with the

ruffered. It sald an

Officers of the ferry leading elements entered Yongiu. Dalai Lama, who is greatly Another urift of the division loved, Mr. Fox said. "Should New Zealand expeditionary force plane flew over the ship after it Maru said a mysterious saber-aring

low dange

war shelled/

| was "clahted= Ave miler” North seized Pubggni Elements of the any d

threaten the Dalai now training for Korea have been

The report

rt said the American Zost of the Northern tip of Hor Tibetans will rise in his informed that if they are not sent worship forced Capitol Division captured Chung-Lame

the merchant shu about 7.20.am to Korea they will probably go to yang

carly yesterday. On the East support.

The Oshtima Maru, which is the As the United States Marines coast a unit of the ROK Third The British radio expert sald some other part of the world. vessel to stop, drew alongside and

An unofficiMi Wellington report que, sheluding four: Women, and vessel, was en route to Hokkaido. questioned the crew and passen- first radar, equipped Japanera completed their "viatorious | Division seized Ulchi and raced the. Panchen. Lama, who lives in

the that New China's Sinking Province, has said it is und

Pros is expecting "not undergone the usual rein-

Parallel

sweep acrom ́Beoul' tidný other six miles North." United Nations forces plunged to within 24 miles of the 38th Paratiel

satd

General Headquarters United Nations forces raced past the Kimpo airfield pren and were

"

the

Zealand part. of ar Napalm, fire bombi, artillery and mortar shells annihilated cornation..fests, 20 any, forcing to be asked to North Korban company trapped him on Tibetans will be unsuc In and around a rallway tunnel cessful."-Associated Press, six miles Bouth of Buwon this afternoon and cleared the way for

Jured by mines exploding under cleaning out the town of Yang American Northern-up of the

and South,

General Dean reported held by Reds

international military force under United Nations for poller duty, in possible danger spots Reuter and Associated Press.

CANADIAN TROOPS

Tokyo, September 28,

their vehiola. Dumps of mineq gong-ni, 20 mites North West of

era armies. are being destroyed.

Seoul and only 24 miles. South of

Four hours after the enemy the 38th Parallel, Other Patrols searching deserted vil-

United

pocket was wiped out, the com- lager have discovered, a variety Nations forces were reported mander of the First Cavalry "A steady

of booby traps but nó secidents chasing the Commuulata, due | Divis downpour of rain have occurred during these dis-North from Seoul. day, and members of his staff Division, ̧ Major - Ceneral Hobart

The Canadian. troops offered ti With the US. First Cavalry starting about 8 p.m. yesterday coveries, Small numbers of North and lasting for

the United Nations for the com- Divisionin: Korea, several hours valsed the water level in the to the British. Others have been

Koreans continued to murrender Another announcement sald flew to the Suwon airstrip and

September 28.

paign in Kores are still training Bouth Korean-varides have met Colonel Richard Overshine, Colony's various reservoirs.

American counter-intelli-in Canada, the Ho H. Nor- Yesterday's rainfall (up 10 selves off as 'civilians in groups

discoveret, trying to pass them- made five landings on islands off of San Antonio, Texas, to co

man, head of the Canadiar

midnight lant

ordinato plans for blocking a gence officers said today that Liaison Mission in Japan, told the Bouthern and Western | 20 night) was 99.2

of refugees-Reuter.

Communist retreat from millimetres or 3,91 inches.

shores of Korea sincs Monday

from the South - Korean- Informers re- | AAP-Router tonight. Southern front Between 8 and 11 p.m. there

ported that they recently over- The Canadian anvuYA WAS

• Fighting near the Ant Amerie Heard Communist Army officers ing the reports published in the cant battleground of the Korce planning to move Major-Ger- Japanese Prém tonights, stating war, Beventh Division and Marina eral William F. Dean from Corsairs destroyed the Reds without wrecking the important Chongju's stockade to Seoul. 200-yard. · long tunnel in which

General Dèân-has been muistina the main body was hiding.

since the July rofrent from Tuo-

N

was a rainfall of almost two and

& half inches recorded.

Tugs forced to cast

The weather Liberty ships adrift

By

3 p.m. the Fallway between Suwon and Osun was cleared,

At 6800 GMT (3 B.M. HEST) The Nationalist Navy Inter- Liberty ships in tow bound for and the American forca foinest trapfent storm: ·E, 'eratived over the Bothers burt of the Gulf of Takla cepted two British tuga Shanghol. The owners of the

it generally;

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bow sterally over Indo-China. Although Moller towing two 5,000-ton that they were purchased locally moting Weal at: to knots; Presses Christine Moller and Margaret tough It was rail beloved GI's recapture extends from Bouth Formats to Hokkaido. "ghost" ships on the high set for Premure appears to be rising prer: Bouth North of Formosa on Wednet Shanghai, which had earlier ob-

Communist Interests Chinajp

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that the first Canadian troops 192

| Korea ·had arrived in Japan.---

Beuter.

General Deke was foummanderOn other pages

of the US 4th Division.

Thres Bouth Koreans who Page 12 ve had trăm thu thanh Corn

pond stockada Kold American officers | Page:EK they heard: North : Korean.am-Reminder cara dhacueeing, General Dean on Page'RE SUPO Caturday. This was in donneo, a Barolay, on tion with the reportad plan for Pege 'ble removal,to,kedule

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