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TWO The'Dailv Times. New Philadelphia. Ohio WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1953 Korean War Ends In Virtual Draw From Military Standpoint By ROBERT SCIIAKNE I. N. S.

Staff Correspondent TOKYO From a military standpoint the Korean war ends as a draw. On the UN side, it was a war fought with far too few men, not quite enouRh of anything to make victory stick, and with only a limited objective to stop the Red aggressors. On the Communist side, it was a war fought with a wealth of manpower, but never enough guns, supplies, and most important airplanes, to translate the manpower superiority into defeat for the Allies. It began at five in the morning on June 25, 1950, when North Korean men and tanks invaded South Korea across the 38th parallel. From the day it started until July 5, 1950, it was primarily a civil from North 2 The United Nations delaying action was forced down to the Nak- tong river, after Task Force Smith met the Reds near Osan July 5.

Troops of the 24tii division rushed piecemeal to the battle, sighting the Reds who outnumbered and outgunned them and then retreated. The fighting withdrawal, which cost the freedom of Maj. Gen. William F. Dean July 22, ended by the beginning of August.

3. The Naktong river-Pusan perimeter battle fought throughout August until Sept. 15. This was the time when United Nations fortunes reached a low ebb, when the tl)e 25th, First Cavalry and Second the 25th, Frist Cavalry and Second divisions, and the first Marine Provisional Brigade as well as British soldiers of the 27th Brigade and ROK units and the U. S.

24th Division battled Ona beachhead playing for time. The line was held in the face of repeated Communist Korea fighting the poorly armed assaults, culminating in the cli and confused soldiers of the Re- of Pyongyang encountered equally little assistance. Marines pushed up from Wonsan to the Chosen Reservoir early in November and army forces of the Seventh Division reached the Yaiu at Hyesanjin Nov. 21. ROK soldiers reached the same river at Chosan three weeks earjier.

6 The Chinese counter-assault. This snatched victory from the Allies at the last ipinute and made what Gen. Mac Arthur called a The first Chinese were captured on Oct. 26 by South Korean infantrymen. Early in November, the Eighth Cavalry Regiment was cut off by the Chinese.

But it was Nov. 27 the Chinese hit in force, three days after Gen MacArthur unleashed the offensive, he hoped would win the war. The Allied line collapsed. Marines fought their way out of a trap at the reservoir, and army troops fought out of Kunuri. The Chinese captured Pyongyang mactic attack beginning Aug.

31 Dec. 6 and Hungnam, scene of two weeks before the North Kor- the evacuation of the Tenth Corps ean doom was settled. Dec. 24. A fresa Chinese offensive 4.

The Inchon landing and the! eve. 1950 ended with breakout from the beachhead. This the capture of Seoul Jan. 4. was the blow that broke the back The Eighth Army retreated to public of South Korea.

On July 5, Force a scattering of infantrymen and artillerymen of the U. S. 24th Division under the command of Lt. Col. Charles B.

Smith, made it a 0f communist Korean army) the 38th Parallel, war belonging to the world. Near a Korean town called Osan, the soldiers of Task Force Smith met the Communist invasion of South Korea with bullets and blood. Harbor, the port of Seoul, Sept. 15, assaulted the The war in Korea continued up and down the peninsula from then on, involving soldiers and mercy teams of 21 countries. Ir was fought through valleys, mountains, towns.

There were big battles along a river called the Kum. a river called the Naktong, another called the Han, one called the Chongchon, one called the Tae- dor.g and one tailed the Soyang. There were battles for towns and cities with names like Seuul, Taegu, Masan, Junuri, Kotori, Wonju, Chipyong, and Uijongbu. Soldiers fought and died for hills they called Heartbreak Ridge and hills they called No-Name Ridge. Roughly the war fitted into a group of campaigns.

These were: 1. The initial invasion beginning June 25, 1950 by 60,000 soldiers of the North Korean army, armed with tanks, planes, artillery and the latest weapons, and striking a South Korean army with pone of this equipment. This part of the campaign lasted until July 5. and led to what appeared to T. The Communist defeat.

This for a time a total Allied victory, was a turning point in the war American Marines, braving made it plain a long stalemate tides, stormed ashore at Inchon' might North Korean troops key Central front 1950 and within a day captured the corridor through Wonju and failed Island of Wolmi and the whole port, to penetrate the lines of the Second Two days later soldiers of the Division. The battle at Wonju was Seventh Division joined the aa sftult, deep behind Communist lines on the Naktong river. In four days the assault on Seoul, traditional capital of Korea, began and on Sept. 26 the city was liberated. The North Korean army on the jiafi voted to revive an investiga- banks of the Naktong, repulsed In' exempt foundations, its effort to drive the ighth Army i resolutions adopted 209 to to the sea, reeled under heavy AI -1 provides for a new lied counterblows and collapsed, special committee, to determine if On Sept.

26, the men who defended any foundations or organizations Revive Probe Of Tax Exempt Foundations WASHINGTON (INS) The House are using their funds Un- American and subversive activities for political purposes; prop- to Influence the Naktong beachhead linked up with the Seventh Division soldiers who entered Korea through Inchon. 5. The drive to tho north and the aganda or attempts Yaiu river. This was the high point for the United Nations command; Approval followed a sharp fight in the Far East. Allied soldiers over the work done by a previous swept the Communists from South committee which made its report fought in 20 degree below zero cold from Jam 1 to 15.

The Allied counter offensive under Gen. Matthew Ridgway, beginning Jan. 25. This brought Allied armies back to the Han river and Seoul. A Feb.

11 attack by masses of Chinese at W'onju, Hoengsong and Chipyong was halted and the Allied assault, then known as "Operation continued. By April, with hard fighting, the operation brougiit the Eighth Army back North Korea and to the base of the Iron Triangle, key to the Red troop movement network. Seoul had been recaptured March 15. 9. The Communist spring offensive.

This was an all-out Red effort to drive the Allies from Korea. It failed by a breadth and resulted in a near-disastrous defeat It began April 22 on the western front. The Chinese stormed down to within three miles of Seoul. But Seoul held and on May 22 General Van Fleet launched his counterattack. Within a day the Chinese were in full flight and in a near panic.

The Eighth Army chased the Communists north of the 38th Parallel and kept advancing until mid- June. 10. The truce talks and the twilight war. Unlike the first year of the war, the second two years were part of the same campaign. Many men died in many killing, hard- fought battles, but from the point of view little of strategic importance happened.

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Wonder Salve, Ja-s or Tubes, and Wondar Soap. TUSCARAWAS The Sharon Moravian Mission Circle met at the home of Mrs. Charles Porcher, Sharon Valley, Thursday evening. Helen Myer read the scripture lesson from the Gospel of St. John which was followed by prayer Vera Van Lehr, read the minuets of the previous meeting and also read letters from missionaries and from Mrs.

Matheny of Wooster. The report given by Esther Cribbs. Mrs. Eva Williams with Mrs. Eugene Romel assisting.

The next meeting will be at the home of Leona Stull, Aug. 4. The Semper Fidelis class of the Lutheran church to hold a strawberry festival Aug. 19. They are buying new sinks for the parsonage and church kitchen.

Teachers and officers will meet Monday evening in the church basement. A nursery has been added to the Sunday school recAtly. Mr. and Mrs. Walter McDonald! Annapolis Naval Academy and visited their son and daughter-in- law, Mr.

and Mrs. Dale McDonald at Alexandria, and accompanied by the Dale McDonalds visited Ocean Side recently. Mrs. Lula Marty has as her guests, Mrs. Elsie Heter, Mrs.

Lula King and daughter, Darlene Ann VISIT CLEVELAND THIS SUMMER, The Sunday School picnic of the Lutheran church will be held Sun- Three boxes of food and clothing 11C1U Aug. 2nd with a covered dish supper on the church Also a reunion for all old teachers and friends will be held. were then packed for Christa Kirchner, Saxony, Germany, D. D. R.

Refreshments were served by the hostess to 13 members assisted by Ofiie Clark and Mary Porcher. The circle will next meet, August 27. MOVIES Out Where Healthful and Cool TONITE ONTY RITA HAYWORTH GLENN FORD "AFFAIR IN TRINIDAD" 2 SHOWS NITELY RAIN OR CLEAR Opens 7:30 8:10 Tomorrow and Friday TYRONE POWER As The "PONY SOLDIER" IN COLOR Children Under 11 FREE January. Rep. B.

Carroll Reece (R) author of the new bill, said the report of the previous committee was not extensive enough. However. Rep. Brooks Hays said job has been Korea by the end of September. Soldiers of the ROK army crossed the 38th Parallel into North Korea Oct.

1. The U. S. First Cavalry division struck north above Kaesong Oct. 9.

The UN had auth- orized the move into North Korea Oct. 8 There was little opposition as: I South Korean troops sinased up 1 to Wonsan Oct. IO and Hamhung- Hungnam Oct. 18 way up in north; east Korea on the road to Siberia. There was equally little opposition as American troop, swept up over'duUes as in the west and captured the Red 1 The Sunny Crusaders class of Sharon Moravian church held their July meeting at the home of Mrs.

Don Roth, whh the hostess and Mary Ruth Albaugh in charge of devotions. A silent auction and contests enjoyed by all. Mrs. Roth and Mrs. Albough served lunch to 12 members.

The August meeting will be held at Dies Hill Park in Dover. The city's newest downtown hotel has just been completely redecorated, stem to stern. Natfr and shopping it Noartsf Indians' Stadium Opposite Public Auditorium AAA Garage and Parking Lot it 300 rooms 300 baths A Moderate family rates 3 Air Conditioned Restauront-Bars, including the famous CHALET For Reservofions: Writ or Phone CHerry HOTEL AUDITORIUM James C. Blainey, General Manager Gwynfor T. Golding.

Res dent Manager The Semper Fidelis class of the St. James Lutheran church met at the home of Roda McPeek with 12 members present. An interesting topic on Cares about the was given by Marion Myers. Fred Schumaker entertained the Old Glory Circle Tuesday evening at her home. Ethel Meese had charge of the meeting which was opened by all repeating the After minutes were read by Ruth Winsch, roll call, and report were given.

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