THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1950.
KOREA: USE OF A-BOMB; AIR POWER; HOW LONG?
Air power will be the final factor -and U.S. has it
WASHINGTON, JULY 16.
AS THE Korean figHTING ENTERED ITS FOURTH WEEK MILITARY MEN CONTINUED CONFIDENT OF EVEN- TUAL SUCCESS IN REPELLING THE INVADERS AND ONE OF THEIR REASONS WAS FAITH IN AIR POWER. THEY CON. TEND THAT THE RESULTS OF AIR BLOWS WILL SHOW UP MORE AND MORE IN THE WEEKS TO COME.
Popular public belief in the ability of acroplanos to halt aggression was all but shattered in the first three weeks of the Korean conflict, but military experts contend this sentimont has swung too far.
WAR MAY
LAST FOR 9 MONTHS
Washington, July 16. American troops face "six to nine months" of lighting in Korea, and even longer if Russia sends reinforcements to the North Korean Com- munista, Senator Millard Tydings, chairman of the Services Armed Senate Committee, said today.
Senator Tydings estimate the view presumably reflected
of top military cadere, in- cluding General MacArthur. The Senator (Democral, Mary- lond) made the statemen; in a transcribed interview over Bulti- more radio station.
It was the Bast speelfie fore- cast by a top official on how long it might take to achieve the eventual victory, which is taken for granted here.
Senator Tyding said there always was the possibility that mediation might bring peace in Koren at any time, Britain and
secking India
to per- suade Russia to cat off the North Korean Communists.
were
Defence authorities neknowledged that neither
air nor sea power alone or combined could halt aggression, but they commented that, from being vastly overrated, the air force has suddenly be come underrated in popular feeling.
The peak of confidence probably came after the success of the Berlin airlift. The depth of dis- trust followed last week as the Reds rolled for- ward several miles daily despite air strikes at them. The United States intends, fenders being driven to the sen. muthorities here. to pour ground forces into The military
replied that there would be "ng Korea and, through the Dunkirk in Korea. United Nations, has called upon other countries to help French and Dutch warships in
command of South Korea.
Korca
ami dominating the reas,
the Red invaders are in a rense plunging into a "tunne?" on they progresa southward.
More troops and blier tanks are admittedly needed at
front, the
but military men destruction behind insist that the
chemy aes wrought by strategic and tactical unibers will begin to show results in due time, especially when more sorties are possible.
They point out puerilla
the land to a Hve off Ca certain
that extent, but tanks must have liquid fuc! from refineries or dumps great distances back,
With American,
the ren Allied
British
around eroplanes
to
From the facts observers here
Consolation drew
further add to the encouraging words of the Army Chief of Staff, General J. Lawton Collins, who ald upon his return this week- end from Far Eastern Heaquar- ters that everything would turn out all right.-United Press.
are destroyed. Army Fire
When those the fanks will soon slow down their assault.
Similarly, Anition, gun replacements and other supplies must move forward to the front by railroad or truck Inc. These ore vulnerable to prolonged and the possibility repeated hits from light bombers
CHINA QUESTION The Senator pointed out that
there
ulu was
that Russia or the Chinese Com-and straßng planes.
munists night "pour tro
troops
into the North Korean forces"
and prolong Aghting indefinitely.
Assuming
that the war is
Only a fraction
So far the United States s confined to those fomes now in rained only a fraction of the
to me blows
North Koren, it seems we are in for six talne
which
are pussi bie
be
Disaster In
Aldershot
Aldershot, July 16.
A military show at Aldershot,
is
A big event for girl guides from all over the world the forthcoming Conference of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts to be held at St. Hughes College, Oxford starting today, Messages of friendship are being sent to all parts of the country and to guides of other countries. The messages are being written on vellum scrolls and conveyed by guides to Oxford. A scroll from Fraserburgh to South African delegates which started on its way to Oxford last Saturday arrived at Graston-and was carried part of the way by guides on an elephant.
The Farm Was FIGHTING ON KUM
Surprised
Toronto, Ontario, July 16,
A weird apparatus sup- ported by 20 balloons to- day plummeted down into health farm at Elzin Ontario, Four
3
S
of
the balloons were deflated.
The other 16 were believed filled with highly inam-
three
a
mable hydrogen gan.
From them dangled cellophane box live feet by
feet marked "dan- gerous, do not touch."
The police at Austria, where the rig wis taken, say 11 belongs to the Uni- versity of Chicago. The cellophane box was mark- ed U.S. Navy." Oficials from the University аге en route to Austria to re- trieve -United Press.
RIVER LINE
(Continued From Page 1) enaled beneath the debris will the danger was past.
10
The Air Force was system rally destroying villages prevent the invaders from using them 24 cover.
An
spokesman
}
Red armour hit by Mustangs
By GENE SYMONDS
Advance American Air Base, Korea, July 16. Australian and American fighter bombers joined forces to wreck the Communist effort to move a large concentration of armour across the Kum River today.
Airmen stalled a major Communist effort by bombing and strafing a North Korean work party trying to repair a bridge across the Kum just north of Kongju. Then when the Communist armour piled up on the north side of the river the American artillery blasted them.
A flight of four Australian I He said three work Kangr Mustangs hit two sections of were on the bridgo when hir the bridge, destroyed element struck, On tho striko
n
Ho ald im to AmericaD artillery hit a large formation
with the Aussles were American truck loaded with troops jets and F-515. working on the bridge and bombed a large train which carried a big pile driver and other heavy equipment.
Fight officer James Fleming of Sydney Said, "When we struck the bridge they ran back into town. Then wo set tho town afire and ran the lighters back onto the bridge. Then your boys in the jeta took over and strafed them again."
t Communist tanks stacked up on the north side of the river- United Press,
Mr
Shinwell In Paris
Paris, July 10, HIT A BRIDGE
Emmanuel Shinwell, Minister of Defence, who visit- Fight offleer Kenneth Mc-ed Parla today, was entertained Lood of Melboume hit the to hunch by the French Prime bridge with iwa 500-pouuki Minister, M. Bine Pleven, when "An army 111-17 plane
the new French Defence Minis spotted for the Navy as they bombs and strafed a truck. fred at visually sighted enemy Lieut. Fred Bares of Mel-
Other the Sight were ter, M. Julen Bloch, was present. A Western Union spokesman observation posts
the bourne and Flight Officer Lyall aid that Afr Shinwall's wisit rame route.
|Kleffer of Adelaldı.
wan "to make preliminary ar- rangements
routine meeting of the Western Union Defence Ministers, due to take place in Parls later this week." Mr Shinwell is expected to return
London to
fonight... Reuter.
along
BOMBER STRIKES
"Bombers of the Far East air forces conducted strikes in the Seoul area against trop con- centrations, tanks and high-
result of this al
The ways.
South of the American lits the campaign continued 10 ferret out Communist guerillas initrating into southern tert tory in increasing numbers,
Dr Cho Pyung-ok, tormerstrike was not observed. delegate to the United Nations "Fighter aircraft flew close fond "pational police chief under support missions. destroying the American Military Govers tanks, troops, half trucks, box- ment, has been re-appointed
ears and one warehouse, with National Police Chief, replacing extensive damage reported. Apk Sung-wok, who is report
"South Korean troops were ful to have resigned.
reported to be holding their army
numerically Found
against Washington cald todny that superior North
Communist news from the Kum River forces along the front cast of battle area la Korea had been the American positions.
more encouraging" during the
The heaviest pressure on past two days,
Sunday against the South HEAVY LOSSES
Koreans was being made on The North Korean:t had left flank unit of the le- established a bridgehead over public's First Corps along the the River, the spokesman sald, Kum River. but they
"It is thought that the Com- New Delhi, July 16.
were taking heavy
were trying to force Josef Stalin has wel.sey and had not been able munists
to break the American defence, a wedge between South Korean comed" the Indian Prime He added that though there end American forces.
A North Korean Communist Minister's proposals for were no reports in. Washington
attacked the Second ending the Korean war, the on the numerical strength of division
who suc South Kercan Division a1 government - operated All-the North Koreans
verded in crossing
river, several India Radio reported night.
STALIN'S REPLY TO
historic garrison town which the MR NEHRU
King and Queen were to have inspected this week, went up in flamen today.
months' eperations," said Sena-against such targets, chiedy; other equipment worth between
tor Tydings.
frate mast nir strikes have been 1 launched from Japan The
strips
A Jeep, 10 motor trailers and
£10,000 (114 £100,000 were En al American troops U.S. furces are now at work
Aramurilion, stacked together completing suitable take-off and How at the battlefront "are
and with motorised and airborne in con- lading
South magnificently,
equipment, exploded as civilian doing siderior
the fact they are Kurea so that more squadrons fremen and
army fire squads can operate from Korem terris | tried to stem the flames. outnumbered and outgunned."
One or more have He explained that delaying lory itself.
The re broke out in a 180- action retreat was the only been readied instily,
foot Innt styramarium just off a strategy
MacArthur, Experts explained that open to
parade ground where the equis right now because "we haven't power hits in two general ways ment of a
parachute regiment behind the lines: forces enough
yet to put a the
Long-range bombers line at the way across Korean pentmula."
the refineries,
ile Balti that meant
1. the B-29 class blow up
a
i
was being prepared for In- of spection by the King and Queen
text Wednesday.
la
Within an hour the Kyin- manitarn and mitory difplay was destroyed--Reuter.
factories, assembly American troops must constant-centres. In Korea the number
for this type targets ly keep falling back to keep of
One from being surrounded by the bearer.
was reportedl enemy's enveloping drives
Some other zate
SELLING DEARLY
But they were selling ground dearly and "slowing down the enemy advance with the least possible Ind
life," of Senator added,
Whille
reinforcements
2
The
to-
the
of
points suuth-east it appeared that their bridge Chongju. head was not much more defending South Koreans are than "Reports indicated that the Rellable sources said the a "good sized foothold."
that they had bolding firm and repelling the Premier, Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, did it appear
over any citacks. proposed in simullaneous notes been able to bring to Washington and Moscow that tanks or heavy equipment.
DELAYING ACTION Emphasising that the American the United States facilitate the entry of Communist Ch into defenders were now in a good
"The Sixth and Eighth South heavy lostes the United Nations as a con- position to infilet dition for ending the Korean on the North Koreans nitheking Korean cilvistuns ind been fight- was the river line, the spokesman terucleus delaying action Stalin's reply fighting. handed to the Indian Ambassa-sald that the Communists woul in the Taebak mounialus under the Red their
pressure from cominit
best great normally Moscow on Saturday, dor in
divisions Fifteenth and Fifth "The contents of Mr Nehru's troops in ruch an operation.
It was
respectively. these force amony! message and Mr Stalin's have,
The Sixth are now holding said the that the heaviest casualties were long an cast-to-west line north not been disclosed," news announcer, "bat All-Indio being inflicted.
added that of Hamehang while the Eighth TAXI HELD UP Ra understands the Soviet The spokesman
is holding a line in the Yongju- Staten forces had has welcomed India's United trader
UnIet,
Chungyang ares. North pence initiative. Stalin is raid
Koreans to allowed the
"Creating a minor diversion. to have been of the view that cross the river in some numbers
of the elements
Sixth South of the seltlement
at certain points, so that peaceful
Red is [1
supreme Invaders could then be hit with Korean Division attacked
Installation south of Chongju Korean crisis mcessity."
counter-attacks fully supported i and destroyed three tanks, our Stalin's reply has been trans by artillery and aircraft,
one 120-milli- The nitted to Mr Nehru, who will
spokesman pointed out metre mortar and eight trucks,"
had
already the return to Delhi from Allahabad that air attacks
concluded,- communique Korem Heater. up" North "messed on Tuesday. United Press.
supply lines. If good weather. continued the Air Force would| make it still more difficult t the Cominunists to get equip ment up to the front.
WIS
raid of 30 B3-201 a few days ago. sorties have been strike plines can easily from Japan,
Light bombers and strafing up: rail ad planes blow
taxi-driver Another the -*
railway engines. junctions, hit
robbed at 3 am, today. The Brains,
Convoys are bridges.
In Korea, the type of taxi, No 4104 was engated by attack will be far more effec-man in Wanchni and when it reached West Point, the driver ive then heavy
brobing, ne-
felt something prodding in his erd 10 experts inre.
back. He handed over $50 to
1/1
who prissenter
Uwer
being rushed to the American front
line fighters as rapidly as possible, Senator Tyling: con- nued, it takes 25 ships of rach to move a divison and its
10.000 reas
single army equipment.
truck
No jet planes
an
In the United States' first
jet this kind, fast efforts of
le aid could not be done "in two or three weeks." also expressed the "hope" that planes were used. They proved.
He
other members of the United Nations soon would contribute "some ground forces" campaign. --United Prent
to the
Galilee Fire
Taifa. July 1. A fre that raged for three days in Upper Galilee has des
10,000 acres
troyed
OVEr
insultable for three reasons:
1. They came from Jupan and consequently
shari Lets.
A
Et
Q
had only time to work over ta
2. They were a fost, with the result that in timing! locomotive, truck or tank they had only a split second to focus on the target, then were 20.40 miles beyond it before could tuin ground for another
of strike.
woods, orchards and pasture, i
day--Neuter.
Cy
3. They are designed chiefly
It was officially stated here to for high-level operations such
Radio Hongkong
I.K.T.
6, "Hongkong Calling" - Program- me Summary: 0.02, Children's Itaif Hour Conducted by Jack Frost Studio): 0.30, Portugueso Half Hour Studio 7.Tline for Music" -- The BBC Midland Light Orchestra (KBCTS!: 7.30. "On the Record" Fresented by Bonnia Gibbons Studio]: B. World News and News Analysis (London Relay): 8.15, Like What I Lika" - Presented by Ian Wilshaw (Studio): 8,45. Linda Cater Talks on Files (Studio); $ "From the Editorhir (London Res Day: 0.10. Weather Report; 9.11. Mozart Conceri Carolina Braga (na) Band of the Argyll and Sutterfand Highlanders. Horn: Charles Boyd. Conducted by James Howe [Stuato); 2.45, "Itma" (DCTS); 10.18 Latin American Music; 19.30, From the Ballet" "Mamzel'e Angot" Royal Opera Orch. 10.45, Dance to Victor Silven- ter and is Ballroom Orchestra; 11. Radio Newn neel (London Relay 11.10. Weather Iteport; 11.15, Lato News Gummary:" (3.30, "Goodnight Musle"; God Fare Ure King: 31:30, Close Downs.
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at 40,000 feet and do not fly efficiently near ground level. Their fuel consumption 13 vastly greater in low altitude.
Starting 19 days ago, the United States began to "de- cocoon" or take from storage slower fighters and light bombers, including the P-51 plane used in World War XX. usually for strafing,
A-26 attack bombers, which are better pulled for use over railway junctions, beldges and other small targets are also to be used.
Is there time?
When more of these reach the war theatre and other sup- plies begin to arrive in num- ber, the defence picture should change, experta sald
Sceptical persons wondered if there was time for Buchs equip- ment to arrive without the do-
raped.
43-
SIDE GLANCES
5:18
By Galbraith
COPR. 1950 BY MEA BERVICE, P90. T, 3L, R‡Ò LA AL, PAT, OFF.
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Pop intelligent questions!”
thic
armoured cars,
SNIPER FIRE
Umted Press adds that sniper fre broke out in the vicinity of Taejon at sundown yesterday. DETERMINED DEFENCE
The story was a repeat from General MacArthur's con- Choman and Chichowan all over The Communists threw munique, issued in Tokyo at again.
local time (Monday), themselves in yelling fanalicul
reals.
at the Americans, were "The determined tance by elements of the 24th beaten back often with point
artillery barrages Infantry
3.m. cold,
Division
waver
reputed blank
but
North Korean Communist al- caine on and an
en until they over-
the positions by tacks in the west and central whelmed.
In simple acetors of the Kum River de weight of numbers.
hundreds arithmetic it was on Sunday after- fence Ince
Oghting thousands and probably noon.
"The Fourth North Koran tens of thousands. The Ameri- Division,
batteries
"previously
supported by two cans withdrew to of medium artillery preinred positions."
The thin Kum River line just and mortars, attacked the 19th
not sinud the constant Infantry
North Korean blows and the Communiota ibanogert to pour a thousand through the Kongju
regimental posillons couid
and penetrated one company position In the cast sector,
"However, preliminary row ports indicate that infiltrating bridgehead and other thousands Rel troops were not in self-across in small groups in the central and eastern rectory. clent numbera to gala arm They infiltrated past American
foothold.
"Red reinforcements
them.
Co-
for the positions, but tanks and rein- western and centrat sectora forcements temporarily contain-
Then the Com appear evident by the move al
a welt men! of a column of tanks. munists launched trucks and artillery pieces west ordinated assault upon the cen from Changchowon to Anong trai front which I designed in and a tanic column north-west cut the Tarion-Chochlwan road of Umsong.
behind the advance American "Far East naval forces con- forward units. tinued
and patrei
blockade An American artillery offlcer operations along the east coast, said he was fring his battery at conducted on point blank range, "but for Bouth-bound road traffic, using every 10 we killed another 10 stor shell and searchlight cuno charging over the hill to Illumination.
replace them. They Just keep "Confirmed reports indicato coming and coming. We finally bombardment was had To make a run for it."-
Unlied Frogs .affective.
“Firing"" was
that
tho
struck Fleming said he Communist oil storage tank on the north site of the river,
The presence of oil suppiles in targe quantlife, surgested that the Reds had a largo armoured force in this area.
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