Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS American Troops Taking Beating In Korea Mobilization of U. U S. S Manpower and Industry Forecast EDITOn'S HOTEl Whee al re t. In 10 u mu lilt iia are t Ih a. of s p f UI Union UIn new aay t and not t i arlly 1 of ei 1111 w por I KOREA GIs GI's Toke Beating A. A the Korean Corean battle baute went into the fourth week It became apparent to every American that US U.S. troops troop were taking a beating They were outnumbered tanks tank were Inferior interior and too few guns gun and bazookas could not pierce the armor of the Russian made tanks tank They were pinned to foxholes fox lox holes by tanks artillery and mortars mortars mor more tars overwhelmed by massed mused infantry in fantry sniped at from the sides and andrear andrear andrear rear by infiltrating columns provisional capital of ot South Korea was wa abandoned after alter the Kum river line was wu broken by thousands of ot fanatical Communists woo charged American positions without regard to casualties They overran first aid stations killing killingS S patients and chaplains and ond for tor every everyone one the Americans killed ten took hi his place American forces began a slow stow withdrawal which appeared would halt some 35 33 miles mlles southeast of of where a 0 range of ot hills hUla offered of ot- a natural defense position Whether or not they held this position tion would depend upon reinforcements reinforce ments and the continued flow of ot guns tanks and ammunition No matter how optimistic a aview aview aview view an observer was Inclined to take the situation appeared ser sere ious bus As has haa often been the case caso Inthe in inthe the past Americans greatly underrated underrated under I rated North Koreas Korea's military strength and fighting determination Facts of the situation Indicated North Korea had 10 to 19 15 divisions to men with replacements replacements re reo re- re placements handy bandy from the armies of Communist China when needed At least tanks with replacements replace ments also available from Russia and almost unlimited supplies behind behind be be- hind the lines in Siberia and in Manchuria United States would need eight full divisions perhaps men The Inadequate supply of ot tanks and heavy artillery In the Pacific would have to be remedied The one bright spot In the picture was the work of the US U.S. air force torce which had knocked out tanks bombed and strafed troop concentrations concentrations concen concen- and supply lines Unes and driven driven en the North Korean planes from the air But military observers pointed out that air power will greatly increase in crease the chances of victory but the Korean war as has been the case cae in all wars will be won by the soldier who fights tights through mud and rain and cold and heat The toot foot soldier has not been replaced with push-button push warfare as yet |