European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes monday had chinese on run Van Fleet says order halted Pursuit of foe in june 1951 Washington March 22 Gen James a Van Fleet has give senators this picture of How he had the chinese reds on the run in Korea is june 195l Only to be stopped by orders in. Jane of 1951 we had the communist armies on the run they were hurting of supplies completely out of hand or control they were in a panic and were doing their Best to fall fas far Back As possible and we stopped by order " did not pursue to finish the enemy.". Sen Jerry pc Byrd a a asked did Yon Tec Minen d that the attack be Corinti Nedr " Van meet vol yes Al Gen James a. Van Fleet said yesterday communism can be beaten in Korea or on any other front on which it seeks to Advance Lif we act boldly and with Decil on " the former 8th army of told a University of Florida Centennial Celebration a u d i in c there that United nations forces must Deal communist armies Hiko Rea a decisive military he said the free nations can win the worldwide Battle against communism but America needs allies., and we also need a Large and dependable army of our own of Well trained and seasoned Van Fleet returned from k Short visit to the College campy where he was football coach and instructor in military tactics in the1920she was scheduled to Fly from Here to Washington where he is to testify before a Senate subcommittee next week on re ported. Ammunition shortages in Korea he said America s Freedom i endangered As Long As any spot on Earth is thie victim of a communist aggressor who lies an steals and murders his Way into one country after another an then uses the innocent people of the captured country to make other innocent countries of continued from fogs u protective so Tola to save -. He was referring to ammunition for St my to tars and 105 and 153-mm howitzers. " a Shoil orders3he a been forced to shoot order to his gunners in order to Hoard the dwindling sup plies and at one time in May 1951 there was not a Shell left in his Supply dumps Only shells at re units. _ a .3r-ge n Mark a Clark commander told him last november that United n at Ion forces and Cut Down their rate of fire against the enemy to conserve ammunition. -. / 4the chinese arid North korean reds now have. Twice As much at it query on As the in forces and adequate ammunition supplies. " " " .57victory, can be achieved in Korea if the army is Given the a yeahs which would mean More ammunition and wer. 6--ia. June 1951 the Allied army had the reds retreating. In anic and i. Was crying to be turned looser ". Of ordered to Stop he said he thought at the time he could have pursued the enemy and captured 200,000 to 300,000 prisoners and All Bis heavy equip but the added he was ordered to Stop As the truce talks began.7clark told him the steel strike had knocked out 37 per cent of the 1952 ammunition production. 8 the army in Korea was being forced to depend on the air Force for strikes at the enemy which could be handled by artillery Given enough ammunition. A when he first went to Korea the artillery strength in each Divi Sion averaged. 25 battalions com pared to four battalions in each division fighting in Europe i world . He added that this strength has been built up until there Are enough a Tilliy and mortar pieces but the pm riot put Down . Officer injured Tokyo March 22 up a american officer Vas slightly injured by Stone throwing North korean communist prisoners in an uprising on poncho Island thursday the United nations come disclosed today. The riot started when office prisoners in one command of the Large Camp refused to. Stand forthe routine head count. Prisoners in seven adjacent com pounds ignored orders to remain inside their quarters and crowd Douf screaming encouragement to the officers. In troops put Dow the attempt with harmless tear 8th army is still 80 battalions below world War u strength. 10 the Pentagon at first though the korean War could be fought out of old world War o ammunition stocks and production was slow in getting under Way. In he indicated n g 1 y methinks the Pentagon is using out Moded world experience tables for determining the wimber of rounds of ammunition needed daily by each gun and mortar in Korea a ". -. K 40 Youncs per he said i 48. Rounds per Jun per Day of world War u experience do riot meet the needs in Korea where fewer guns roust do the Job that Nany More guns did in the last War Van Fleet refused to Retreat on his claims of shortage even when he sat face to face before the com Mittee with Gen j. Lawton Collins army chief of Coil task position was that thear a Mission Jyh Korea is dictated by political or diplomatic policy and not by the " he insist cd that under the present Adf Down policy there is a enough and munition to do Job Given the army. Kremlin Choice Steps ordered on red held 3 Hon Kong March 22 up the us. Government has ordered All possible Steps to obtain the release of the three americans who were on a yacht flying the a Stag which was captured by chinese Harrington us Consul general at Hon Kong reported to the state department that Brit ish Navy officers had seen a Chi Nese communist gunboat towing the yacht to red China territory yesterday Harrington was immediately ordered by the state department to take All possible Steps for the release of the former Korea War correspondent Sand a. Veteran sea Captain who has run the nation Alist blockade to China set sail forthe nearby portuguese Colony of Macao a few hours before the capture of the 42-foot yacht Kert. The three were former unite press War correspondent Richard Applegate 37, who owned the yacht Don Dixon 25, International news service War correspondent who arrived Here last week from Korea of a vacation trip an capt Ben Krasner. 30. Liner to change hands la Havre March 22 api the French liner de Grasse will be turned Over Here thursday tits new owner the Canadian Pacific line it was reported to Day. The de Grasse will go to Liverpool where it will be give the name Empress of Australia. Fps Renews peace plea to soviet at a continued from Page d Home from the Assembly empty sanded the committee approved 50-5 a Western Resolution to continue theuk disarmament commission and endorse its work. Gross an soviet Delegate Valerian a. Zorin voted together on one paragraph calling on the. Commission to continue but split As usual on endorse ment of commission is Ork. Gross lost no time telling the committee he has been disappointed that Zorin dismissed As artificial his questions of last wednesday the questions asked by is Russia ready now for con Struc Tive efforts to break the dead lock on disarmament and is the United nations the proper forum for such efforts the american Delegate added we must say to the soviet Delegate surely this is not your last word on the subject surely you would not have us believe that the words of Premier Malenko were empty words and that the soviet Union is determined to use the United nations merely to gain tactical military or strategic advantage through trick schemes which Are labelled disarmament but which Are really designed to strip the free nations of their defences if the soviet government truly desires peace will it not in the name of humanity and in. The in Terest of its own people seek the authority through the Delegate Here to work Side by Side with us to Ward a program to effect Dis armament which we can All accept a program which can provide Security for us All and a new Hope for Mankind soviet radio now admits allies helped win War London. March 22 of the Moscow radio broke sharply yester Day with the old soviet propaganda line and told the world How rus Sia Britain and the Vas. Harmoniously cooperated in winning world .repeatedly in the past the so Viets have insisted they won the War All by themselves not Only in Europe but in the far pastas Well t Fis Thot Antonin Zapotocky 1 red chief sir Olcy framed Vienna Ara Rufif 22 Cap a few hours after he was elected presi Dent of Czechoslovakia . Last night appointed Vila Siroky the former vice Premier and onetime foreign minis Ter As Premier of the Czecho slovak government. Radio Prague announcing the appointment said that. The new czechoslovak Premier later was sworn into his office Fay Zapotocky in the presence of numerous party and state the. Announcement said the nomination of Siroky was made in a session of the Central com Mittee of the czechoslovak communist party in hrad Cany Palace in Prague the appointment of Siroky was Zapotocky s first offi Cial act. Radio Prague also said that the Central committee decided to in Trust vice Premier Antonin Novotny. Central committee Secretary with the leadership of the commit tee s secretariat. The committee however decide that Novotny would retain his position As vice Premier. He is also member of the recently established soviet Type government presidium of Czechoslovakia. Siroky s appointment was an apparent Effort by the czechoslovak communist party Bosses to Bur the differences Between the czechs and the slovaks. Siroky is head of the communist party in Slovakia. Voice Ai reported in . Suide try continued from Page 1 sax had been questioned by r. Mccarthy s internal Security subcommittee which is investigating the. Voice of Amer Ica. He said he has known sax some 10 years. Sax asked him a few weeks ago if he could use his apartment and he granted permission Hall said he last saw sax Friday afternoon at which turn he was sax came to the , from aus Tria in 1937 and now is an Amer ican citizen Hall said. He said sax divorced and had one child. French set new trial for liner Siandre be Havre March 22. Arthenew 20,300-ton French luxury liner Siandre which had to be withdraw from service after technical Trou Bles during her Maiden voyage Las july will begin a series of test cruise in the English Channel tues Day it was announced today. The elegantly netted out ship is to resume service on the be Havre new York run april 17. Of ident Ifil 30 Airmy killed on act Roswell Nam Marc officials at Walker air Foci Here yesterday released Thi of 30 airmen killed aboard the which crashed Friday Alvarado calif., Kitbag including five Civilia Abers. Maj Albert Pyatt sailing passengers were Kiledj s sgt Kenneth a Shapiro Tailford , a in room k off 23." Wheeling w. A it a Crihan. .31. Morra/2c Sor Roan w. Wilson. 2$,Louis. 1�,i -ax2c Amma b. T 21, Alama Goj do -n.m. A ice. Wichser 20, West Coo Cordic. A 3c Joseph l. Dobbs 19 St a. A. -a/3c Jasper w. I Chuta Ca. A so Joseph w. Madigan Aurora. N a a in Derry Ute $ 34. Baltimore a in Harold l"23. Gosh Octan. Onto a/2c is Aiala. 20, Seattle. Waft. Att am c. Michael or. -3 a/2c Benny c. A do let Don i1l a/2c Dridge j 20. Sheldon. Ill a in , 2ft Glasgow Ert a malady 21. Jfe Wark � a in William. M. Smart Morat Calif a in Troy Muldrow okla a icer 33 n Balu pore a/2c_21. Richmond Heights san Ruet a. To rdc. 20. St. Fat. A/2c Wayne a. Johnson. Kansas City mo.-. A/3c . 20. Savidia Park. Not Samuel Clinton. 20. Atwater a/3c Kenneth e. Oliver Miami. A in William g. Cope. 22. Ham. Ala a/3c Robert g. Is. Petaluma. Calif s set Bush. Detroit a in Patriot a7s Rini 23, to Airport . Of delivery Aid to Muir Istanbul March 22four is. Air Force cu3 boxcars arrived Here today Geneva on a mercy flight ing american and Cirar Cross supplies to relieve of the disastrous series of earthquakes. Low hanging Clouds the parachuting of. The and medicines directly to Ibe ii battered communities and the sluts under the command of to fit John Osborn. O rapid City set landed directly at the Here. The flying Boxcar sing by at the Airfield Tonij Ltd i Case turkish authorities additional Are ready to give War my needed from the air capt bum Hinton. Of Louisville. Of a said. We Are planning to Relief supplies As soon Astl weather East Germany Gene 250 soviet tanks Berlin March 22 Apio West Berlin newspaper t 94p has reported that 250 saw t34 tanks a world War 111804were turned Over recently the Germany a ,. The newspaper Saifi Colin Shtepenko presented to people s police and said they would 75-inm antitank gun the soviet array. Shtepenko attended Day ceremonies in East 23, soon after being replaced at Viet chief of staff busily Sokolovsky. Foca kit u a g pc a to St 1 d subway riders escape it. Boston. March 33 Way service ire Birned Here this morning which forced -1,00 run through darkened make their escape. \ a a i tji u Init \
