Show Reds Advance W Fan Fall Imminent By SPENCER DA DAVIS IS April 17 UP The UPI The fall lof of Changchun Chang capital of civil war-torn war Manchuria to an overwhelming overwhelming over over- I whelming f for force o r c c of communist troops was forecast at Sino Amer ican lean troop headquarters Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day as China hopefully awaited the arrival of peace seeking Gen Marshall Latest news nev dispatches reported communist forces had penetrated deep into Changchun seized its only railway station tation and disrupted disrupt disrupt- ed Cd communications formerly controlled controlled controlled con con- trolled by government officials observers doubted that government troops there would hold out three more days In officials estimated the governments government's new First army would require at least a week to push the thc 90 miles fro from newly seized north to Changchun Changchun Changchun Chang Chang- chun against communist harass harass- ment The army was moving afoot with mules hauling i its American equipment Await Marshall Marshall was expected to arrive in from Tokyo where he conferred Tuesday with Gen MacArthur He is returning from important Washington conferences conferences conferences con con- i with President Truman to try to enforce the peace agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment he negotiated in January but which was disregarded after he left for the United States Associated Press Correspondent Tom Masterson one of five American Ameri Amen can correspondents isolated in Changchun by the embattled communist communist com corn and government troops managed to send out a dispatch reporting the reds had captured the capitals capital's only railroad station That gave them transportation for supplies and for reinforcements should they decide they need the latter They have an estimated See Page 3 S Column S 3 Re Reds s Advance fan Imminent Continued from Page rage One troops in the area opposed by some government troops and a home guard force the force the peace preservation corps P P C of C of doubtful value Shell Capital Reports said the P P C was resisting resisting resisting re re- re- re but was forced to shorten its lines in an attempt to protect government go officials who had been sent into Changchun to take over administration when the Russians withdrew Sunday night Latest dispatches placed the new First army about 80 SO miles mites south of Changchun indicating it had pushed only 10 miles mUes out of the thc city Tuesday The official C Central e n t r a l I News agency reported Tuesday from Changchun that the capital was being shelled and that headquarters ers of the 14 th air force directly across from Chinese government headquarters there was destroyed by y direct hits Marshall was scheduled to confer confer confer con con- fer here with his substitute on the he American Sino seeking peace-seeking committee of three Lt LL Gen Alvan C. C Gillem Jr and with Walter S S. S Robertson United States minister to o China After conferences at the Sino- Sino American truce headquarters in Marshall and Gillem are scheduled to fly to to confer with the government and communist members of the committee committee committee com com- of three The latter two members flew to o Wednesday without awaiting Marshalls Marshall's arrival here Communist Surge Chinese com communist m un i s t troops streamed through Changchun's broken defenses as early as Mon- Mon day daj official government news dIspatches dispatches dispatches dis dIs- dis- dis patches said The Thc small defense force torce completely encircled and beyond quick reach of ot reInforcements reinforcements reinforcements reinforce reInforce- ments presumably was driven n speedily back to the sand sand bagged bagged heart of or the tho city Gillem who sought in Marshalls Marshall's absence to halt the Manchurian strife meanwhile confessed fail fail- ure Ve We have not yet et succeeded he told both factions bluntly ina in ina a table banquet-table peace meeting in Mukden Government sources in Chung Chung- king estimated it would take a week for strong national forces now in the thc area 60 miles south of Changchun to reach the capital Isolated with Changchun's over oyer- whelming whelming-Iy outnumbered garrison was Masterson unheard from since Bince Monday when he reported the beginning beginning beginning be be- ginning of ot the Chinese communist onslaught the preceding day Also isolated there were four other American correspondents and MaJ Robert Rigg Chicago United States assistant military and a staff stat of at four |