Show Decisive Bailie Ballie Near in China Chinat t b N Dec 13 CD Chiang JP-Chiang Chiang Ka Kai Jai shek's grim watch on the Yangtze is coming sooner than expected With a Chinese Communist atI attack attack at at- I tack reported only 50 miles northwest northwest northwest north north- west of or this capital government military sources said Red infiltration infiltration infiltration tion and hea heavy Nationalist losses may soon force abandonment of or orthe the new Hwai river defense line That would shove National defenses defenses de dc- de- de back to the Yangtze river These sources reported that more than troops of oC the thc governments government's ts t's long encircled army group have ha been wiped out southwest of or about miles northwest of or j The which originally num- num I some now has been compressed into an area arc a o of less lessI I I Ithan than four square miles Its critical shortage of or supplies is worsening Pilots report difficulty in dropping material into the shrinking target area Despite uncertain weather In Intensified Intensified In- In air activity Was noted at airfield Airborne supplies supplies supplies sup sup- plies to the and the trapped army groups southwest of Suchow were being stepped up There was no news of what Is happening happening- to the latter forces except that they are suffering heavy casualties The darkening military picture In north China was almost equally eqUallY bad Associated Press Correspondent Correspond- Correspond ent Spencer Moosa reported clashes only eight miles from Pel- Pel Peli i j ping ping- Chinas China's ancient capital j He said it was report reported d without without with with-M I out confirmation that the Nationalists Nationalists Nation Nation- had abandoned and only 20 and 25 miles I northwest of The communications communications communications com com- bureau said no messages messages mes mes- sages could be accepted for Nan- Nan mes-I mes kou |