The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-15
AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEST
To ths Uttermost Ends Of the Earth.
Commander Peary Leaves This
Week for the Arctic and Brit.
ish Ship for Antarctic.

/ bIeiOh' TINS week, ana starts on ms
expedition in search OF the north
pole, AN international race to the
/ uttermOst ends OF the earth will be
on. Peary hopes TO carry the Stars
and Stripes to the north pole. while
"A British antarctic expedition com
manded by Lieutenant r. X. Ernest
Shackelton. is trying to place the
1 Union Jack of the British empire at
80 degrees south.
Although the British expedition has
a year handicap in point OF time
/ Peary hopes to win the race. Lieu
tenant Shackleton and party left
/ London, July 80. 1907, on board Il
ship which was originally New
| fOundland sailing vessel of 227 tons.
but which had been refitted as a
steam barkentine. Shackleton is an
officer of the British navy and be
fore leaving London King Edward
/ bestowed upon him the Victorian or
der. lie was a member OF the Brit
ish antarctic expedition OF 19O2-O3, un-
| der Captain Scott and With his
commander and another member of
the party accomplished a sledge
/ journey with dogs TO "A point so de-
grees II minutes south latitude, dur.
/ ing which they We're absent from
their ship. the Discovery, 93 days,
and covered distance of $50 miles.
Peary reached point 81 degrees
6 minutes north April 2l 1906. The
Nimrods crew all told numbered
thirty-two men, including several
scientists. but the leading party was
to consist Of but twelve men. The
| barkentine sailed early in January
| from New Zealand and returned in
| March. having left the Shacketon
party cncamped at the foot of Mount
| Erebus. The party took with them
materials for wooden buildings, with
double doors and windows to be lin
ed with felt and several inches of
granulated cork Provisions and sup
plies for a long stay where landed
The NimrOd brought back To New
Zealand a tale of dissention in the
party. which r suited in the resignation
of Captain England, the Nimrods
skipper, and the ship, therefore, will
return to the little band early in
1910 without him.
two flags race for poles
Shackleton took with him a special
ly built motor sledge, which he
hoped to use in his polar dash, and a
number Of Siberian ponies, in addi-
tion to a pack of dogs. Peary will
use only Esquimos and dogs. The
boxes containing the supplies aboard
the Roosevelt were so designed as
to make possible the construction of
house out of them at Cape Sheridan,
The structure will be about 20X6O
feet in dimensions and when built
will be covered with the Roosevelt's
mainsail, and that in turn covered
with snow, Perry plans to make the
dash for the pole from his base of
supplies in February next year and
hopes TO return to the United States
some time in October.
Before leaving London, Lieutenant
ShaCkleton was preseI ted by Queen
Alexandria with a British flag to car.
ry with him on his southern dash.
About the same time the daughters
of the American Revolution gave
Commander Peary a beautiful peace
flag made OF silk and consisting OF the
stars ard stripes, and surrounded by
broad field Of white to carry with
him to the north pole. On the day
the Roosevelt left New York, William
Mcdowell, the founder of the society
OF the Daughters of the American
Revolution handed Peary letter
from Emily o, RitchieMcLean, pres.
iu'ht S'u'Ial ol lhe soSlcIH' III "hlCh
she said:
MANY marvellous discoveries await |
you, and safe return TO the proud |
and welcoming embrace OF your coun.
try. We trust that the flag we have |
entrusted to YOU may be your shield |
and buckler against all disaster ard |
share in the luster and glory of the
triumph We expect you to achieve"
The flag occupies prominent place
on the wall OF Peary's cabin on the