European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes inc lion action described in communique sept it sunday up of Gen Douglas Macarthur a communique issued at Midnight 4 pm saturday Germany during the night of the 1st Marine div further Consoli dated its position in Inchon and South of meeting Only sporadic preparations for Landing of heavy equipment and supplies progressed throughout the High morning tide provided the first use of the inner Harbor of Inchon for this the operation continues or the planned coordinated attacks this morning linked up two wings of the division in separate Landing Rok Republic of Korea marines attached to the 1st Marine div Are Clearing up the Northern half of the City of the division is advancing and is this afternoon approximately three Miles East of the astride the Seoul Navy air support has destroyed hostile tank and motorized elements attempting to converge on our and Vance All combat and logistical elements maintain planned sched with the liberation of Inchon from communist Rule now elements of forces have been charged with preservation of its internal Law and order and with restoration of its constituted civil september 1958 invasion preparations give their equipment a last once Over prior to the amphibious assault of seated aboard the list Are left to right pfc Alfred of pfc Tony of san and Cpl Cha leg of Congress oks Marshall Bill continued from Page 1 expected to do today the Senate then must confirm the nomination sen Robert Taft Rohini voted against the emergency Bill declaring the appointment is re affirmation of the tragic policy of this administration in encouraging chinese which brought on the korean War and made our whole situation so pre carious in the far senator after senator Rose to Laud some were against mar Shalls but they made it Clear they did not want to Over turn american tradition that a civilian should Bead the nations military they were not they opposed to Marshall personally e William Jenner told the Senate that marshalls appointment meant giving Secretary of state Dean Nis protect Ina Betraver of Ameri siamese twin control of aggressor a admits loss of Wurzburg continued from Page 1 Daylong Advance against retiring aggressor a briefing Here tonight was told that the 1st div Advance was being pressed by two one aimed to the North and the other to the South of fanning reported that an order of the Day issued this afternoon by Gen Wilhelm her commanding the aggressor 10th instructed his Hope Wessly outnumbered troops to go underground As they who is being impersonated in the Man Euver by col Robert 2d army Cav also authorized officers to return to he we will consolidate our the order ended with the aggressor generals Promise that we will the spokesman at aggressor both the state and defense de b29s blast targets in North Korea sept 16 com Munique from Gen Douglas Mac Arthurs Headquarters today said that the far East air forces Aerial offensive in Korea Early to Day was increased when More than 80 b29 super forts struck strategic targets on the East and West coasts in North one Large Force bombed Industrial installations in the North korean capital near the West another unloaded 500pound Genera purpose bombs on the Dock area and warehouse Section in the Harbor at won san on the East while b29s bombed Industrial tar 5th of fighters operated in great strength under Low hanging striking heavily this morn ing with rockets and machine guns at enemy positions Northeast of Wae Gwan and along the about Central fanning announced that troops had entered the out skirts of Wurzburg at North of the he they have been unable to Cross the main be cause of withering fire from aggressor troops holding the East blow Bridges fanning said the enemy1 forces had blown up All Bridges and mined All possible ferrying and fording Sites on the River North of he reported that the aggressor defense line now extends from 25 Miles North of Wurz to 30 Miles South of the fallen the situation along the 55mile he was officially reported in aggressor he As joint Man Euver he Here said that constabulary units on the Northern end of the front were push ing toward Fulda and tonight were reported to have moved on fourth of the distance to that City from their jumping off Point North of the co Stab attack was delayed by difficulties encountered a Bridge across the main South of the bulk of the were ferried across and secured a Bridgehead while engineers were constructing the it was completed shortly be fore from the Southern sector of the correspondent Ernie Reed reported tonight that two con Stab task spearheaded by 50 Miles due East to Day in a heavy he said one co Stab unit faced heavy enemy opposition at As Dugin troops of the aggressor 8th Fusilier regt fought to the Reed said that by Nightfall the Northern co Stab task Force had reached on the West Bank of the Tauber 20 Miles South of the Southern task Force was reported at Nieder Stetten 30 Miles Short of its objective at military Reed were confident establishing a Battelline tomorrow running from 20 Miles Northwest of to 15 Miles in the the air Force threw virtually All of its planes into action late this afternoon to give ground troops the most extensive Clos support they have had since the Maneu vers two aggressor b50 bombers were ruled to have been shot Down by f80 jets Over the Karlsruhe Pforzheim staff officers said the two bomb ers were part of a flight of four b50s which actually carried out a Mission Over Southern Germany from their bases in the bombers were screened by eight aggressor f84 Schuman opposes Bonn arms now continued from Page 1 of German rearmament was Dis informants who attended the meeting stated Schuman de scribed the rearming of Germany As a tremendous responsibility and said it could not be done without further in contrast to ache sons proposal that a single package defense plan for Europe be including participation of Schuman argued that the question of German participation could be decided Only after the details of West european As far As the Council members Are Are worked schumans speech not construed As meaning that France would be opposed to a participation of Bonn Germany in Western european defense at a later Landing Force estimated at More than 16 a a naval spokesman yesterday calculated that upwards of Marine and army troops carried out the Inchon this estimate was made in talks with reporters at the pen the spokesman said he understood that a Marine Divi Sion and a full army division plus attached army troops took part in the in forces Batter Way into Seoul continued from Page 1 with the restoration of its constituted civil radio quoting a South korean army Headquarters commune said tangled americans and South korean marines were battling the fleeing communists in Street fighting at Yong Tungpo in the Southern Section of United press Macarthur Midnight communique said the marines were astride the Highway to Seoul and were meeting Only sporadic last reports placed them some six Miles past the liberated port in where they stormed ashore and Only about 12 Miles from a military spokesman in Washington said Macarthur had called on communist korean troops to surrender or of Inchon destroyed Macarthur said the marines on the West coast had linked up two wings of their separate land ing areas and the South korean marines were cleaning up the Northern half of Inchon under assignment to maintain Law and order in the captured up correspondent Rutherford Poats reported from Inchon that some two thirds of the City had been destroyed by pre invasion he told of a tragic mistake made by the people of quoting a1 South korean he said the people began evacuating three Days ago after the american bombardment Squadron started its softening up two began coming the Admiral yesterday was returning refugees walked right into the sea and ground attack and the crossfire Between americans and North were the Admiral Marine casualties Small in Landing on Volmi with marines on 15 delayed old glory flew Over battered Ana burned Volmi Island this morning 31 minutes after american marines stormed ashore behind a fiery Wall of bombs and naval gun Marine casualties were miraculously Small As Only weak resistance was made by the broken and unnerved defenders of this 300foot High bastion guarding Inchon har fort five prisoners were Cap tured in the first few the United nations amphibious Landing was described by its com manding capt Norman w As something Only a darn fool american would big mo9 rakes Pahang area gis launch offensive in Pusan box9 continued from Page 1 the beachhead was near at hand the gis stormed out of their Fox holes at Dawn and by Nightfall had advanced up to four and a half Miles along the 120mile Battlefront from Pahang on the East coast to Masan in the on the Central where 2d div troops drove through heavy rain and ankle deep mud to the East Bank of the Paktong a gain of four and on half the reds were described As piling Back in mad United press reported that 1st Cav div units drove to within three Miles of night and the South korean 1st on the 1st cars right advanced Yards Northwest to wards the the americans threw heavy Artil fire on the reds All along the division front saturday night after pushing to the 10 Miles West of and then turning North toward Wae Gwan on the main Taegu Seoul drive Annam another cavalry column on the right met stiffer resistance and re ported no a i corps spokesman said the United nations offensive on the Northwest front was going he added we Are driving for farther elements of the 25th div drove towards the juncture of the Nam and Paktong Rivers against heavy artillery and at dusk the reds were seen falling Back West of the on the northeastern South korean forces continued their steady drive aimed at communist held port 70 Miles North of there was no re port from the South korean marines who landed yesterday above Pahang to Cut off the reds ave Nues of on the Nort Central Boyle said any Hope that the news of the Inchon landings had shattered red morale was quickly instead of surrendering in the North koreans fought Back with animal he doing Well in the old defense Box american troops reported that red prisoners taken today did not know and would not believe that the marines had landed at and there was evidence that even their commanders were unaware of the changed military according to United 8th army commander it Gen Walton Walker i think we Are doing pretty Well in the crucial offensive on the Northwest Corner of the in Walker said he believed the enemy was softening news of this invasion really sinks in you Are going to see the greatest rout he Walker pointed out that until Friday the enemy had been attack ing within 10 Miles of Taegu in this in fact he was pushing the americans off some Walker said you cant change a situation like that in the Wink of an Northeast 16 american battleship mis Souri shelled Pahang and enemy held territory North and South of the East coast port the big to fired broadside after broadside at enemy positions in the the blast from the explosions rocking the there was no indication of any enemy withdrawals from Pahang or the Hills to the North and attempt by South korean patrols to Cross the Hongsan River were driven Back repeatedly by heavy machine gun and Rifle Pahang has changed hands three times since the korean conflict Eichelberger condition reported 16 up physicians said today it Gen Robert Eichelberger was in Satis factory condition after undergoing an operation for removal of his Gall bladder at memorial Mission Hospital authorities said chances were Good that the 64yearold former 8th army cd would fully Eichelberger suffered a heart attack at his Home thursday and was rushed to the Hospital in 1 serious
