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N e TROOPS FACE ACE ESCAPE SC BY SEA I i 1 i Red Shells Pound Pyongyang Area PYONGYANG Korea Sunday Dec 3 UP UP Communists believed to be a guerilla band bombarded the outskirts of P Pyongyang with hea heavy mortars between 2 and 4 am a.m. Sunday There was no immediate information on the location or size of the enemy force or the damage it caused TOKYO Sunday Dec 3 Combined UP and AP United AP-United United i Nations forces prepared to abandon Pyongyang Saturday and faced the threat of an allied Dunkerque on Koreas Korea's east st coast to escape annihilation by Chinese and North Korean Communists It seemed probable that a new defense line would be set up near the parallel Gen Gene Douglas MacArthur in anew anew a anew new appraisal of the Korean fighting fighting fighting fight fight- ing disclosed the incredible odds facing the approximately United Nations troops in Korea He said more than Chinese Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese already were in the fighting lines and that nearly that many more were moving down from the Yalu river liver In addition up to North Korean fighters were being rearmed and reorganized reorganized reorganized by the Chinese Abandon Airlift Plans to airlift United Nations forces from the east coast to the west were abandoned because of weather The allies still stin have the sea route of withdrawal but some to off cut-off troops of the U. U S. S First marine division and two regiments of the U. U S S. S Seventh still have 8 to 10 flaming miles ahead of them before even that refuge can be used Fifty thousand U. U N. N defenders on the east coast were endangered when the Chinese pushed to within 25 miles of the evacuation port of American Brit British sh Turkish and South Korean forces held the semblance semblance semblance sem sem- blance of a line closing to within 25 miles of Pyongyang Saturday but the enemy was before beside and behind them and guerillas were in the midst of Pyongyang itself Open Probing Drives Elements of 16 Chinese divisions were moving up on Pyongyang and already had opened probing at at- tacks The Chinese early winter campaign campaign campaign cam cam- apparently had two quick objectives 1 To smash through the Eighth army's exposed right light flank take Pyongyang and pin the remnants of line front-line troops in northwest Korea against the Yellow Yellow Yellow Yel Yel- low sea To Drive Eastward 2 2 To drive eastward to the Sea of or Japan and isolate the corps corps' scattered columns of three See Page 2 Column 1 Forces Fances Preparing To Abandon Continued from Page 1 American and two Korean divisions divi i in northeast Korea A spokesman said the Eighth army fighting fighting- desperately to hold holda a defense line 30 miles north of Pyongyang wi will 11 not withdraw from irom any position or from anywhere anywhere anywhere any any- where until forced to do so by enemy action If It the Eighth Eig army is forced to retreat he added it will destroy destroy destroy de de- de- de I stroy things of military value to the enemy enemy This military policy will apply if it becomes necessary to evacuate Pyongyang The city of oC population virtually was in a state of siege Some allied units and many refugees refugees refugees refu refu- gees streamed south out of the city Communist leaflets strewn over the streets ets of oC Pyongyang said You shall be free from the enemy soon oon They urged Koreans in the theold theold theold old red capi capital al to break down dO transportation and tons systems the trains and warehouses warehouses warehouses ware ware- houses Warn am of or Fifth Firth Column Korean allied sympathizers warned that a fifth column had swe t into the city among among- the hordes of white-clad white refugees All travelers were checked cd rigidly rig atthe atthe at atthe the capitals capital's entrances Air observers reported Chinese were swarming in an area only 25 miles northeast of Pyong Pyong- yang At least three red Chinese divisions divisions divi divi- were on the move south of of the river the old line from which MacArthur launched I his lis war the offensive Nov No 24 just over a week weck ago I IOther Other red divisions di were rolling rolling- toward oward the Eighth army's weakened weakened weak weak- ened right flank I IThe The flight from Pyongyang began after the fall of Song Song-chon road hub 30 miles northeast of the former ormer red capital Frontline dispatches dispatches dis- dis patches did not say when or how the he reds seized Launch Counterattack American foot troops early Saturday Saturday Sat- Sat launched a counterattack aiming to retake and anchor the eastern end of their new defense line in the town They drove nearly five miles in inthe inthe the he first hours and were fighting I within one mile of But Chinese troops in strength were I well veil south of the thc town While the thc Chinese mounted the thes s second cond stage of their big offensive in n the northwest other red forces were vere massing massing- in remote central hills for an eastward smash to the sea ea of Japan Winter cad Chinese already had started moving on the big ig cast east coast seaport base of the U. U S. S corps corpa which is fighting along an extended front in northeast northeast north- north east ast Korea The Chinese launched their thrust from the area 40 miles west of Threatens Isolation This dr drive e threatened to isolate the he critically extended corps It t has thin American and South Korean columns scattered in long lines mes over a wide and mountainous area rca The hardest hit corps area was vas around reservoir supplier of electric power to Manchuria There U. U S. S Seventh division units trapped along the east shores fought ought their way into a aown town own just south of Two vo U. U S. S First marine regiments regiments regiments regi regi- I ments were f fighting out toward the he town along the west bank Advance Advance Ad- Ad vance ance units were reported within four our miles of The Seventh Se division units which reached cached the town were badly chewed hewed up A. A P. P correspondent Torn Tom Stone reported from the northeast front They suffered heavy eavy losses both in men and equipment I held by some marine I units is the springboard for retreat retreat re- re treat reat to cast east coast industrial industrial in- in city north of But Buthe the he reds blocked a seven mile stretch of the road between I and Koto They were reported reported re- re ported closing in on from the he southeast south and south- south I west vest Fight Through Reds To reach the coast the marines will vill have to fight through an estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated three red regiments which air observers said were being reinforced reinforced rein- rein forced breed constantly The fate of the Seventh divisions division's divi- divi sion's ions regiment and another column ranged along the Manchurian Man Man- border at was riot not reported With Chinese forces cutting in inar far ar behind this advanced position the situation obviously would become precarious if f it re remained remained remained re- re along the border The South Korean capital division division divi divi- sion along the east coast north of and only 40 miles from Soviet Siberia was in a similar dangerous position Bomb Supply Dumps Dump B 29 bombers slammed tons of demolition and incendiary bombs Saturday at Chinese supply dumps and communications lines Allied planes dropped tons of supplies and ammunition to marines marines ma ma- rines and doughboys in the Chang- Chang Jin area who were cut off from their base Other planes roared over the northwest front rocketing and bombing Chinese troops At one point mounted Chinese cavalry maintained close ranks in inthe inthe the thc face of blistering air attacks |