The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-11
Peary Officially Notifies Heads
of Departments
That He Has Planted the Flag
at the Pole.
HE TOOK POSSESSION
Of the Entire Region, Both Land
and Water.
Announcement Is Accepted
Without Any Comment.

Washington, Sept. 11.-CommandeH
Peary's first official notification to the
navy department direct Of his return
and of his discovery of the North pole
came to the department this morning In
the following dispatch sent by him
from Battle Harbor yesterday.
Respectfully report my returns
hoisted navy ensign on North pole
April 6. PEARY.s
The following message has been re-
ceived at the state department from
Commander Peary:
Battle Harbor, Sept. 10, 1909
Hon. Secretary OF State, Washington,
D. c.:
Respectfully report hoisted stars
and stripes on North pole April 9Th ana
formally took possession of that entirs
region and adjacent for and in name OF
the president of the United States Of
AmeriSa- AN Tdca - Record and United States
Acting Secretary Adee, of the state
department, in answer to inquiries said
that the state department had no COM
ment whatever to make, as there was
no question before him.
To Reach Sidney the 18th.
New York, Sept. 1.-THE following
cable was received today at the Peary
Arctic club in Brooklyn:
Battle Harbor, via Cape Ray, Sept.
g;-H- l. Bridgman, Brooklyn. N. Us
four days coaling. Expect to reach
Sidney about the 18th. Have 100
walrus skins on board for the club.
Your letters per whaler and Jeanfe re-
ceived. You are the logical candidate
for the Polar commission.
"PEARY."
Mr.. Bridgman is now at Sidney with
Mrs. Peary waiting to meet the COM
mandRr nF
sentence is not known at the Peary
Arctic club:
Naval Dept. CongratuIates Peary.
Washington, Sept. 11.-Responding
to Commander Peary's dispatch,
Acting Secretary Winthrop sent the
To Commander Peary, Battle Har-
Dor, Labrador:
Your telegraphic report received.
Navy department extends hearty
congratulations on your successful at
tempt to reach the North pole
WINTHROP"
Cook Sails for New York.
Christiansand, Norway, Sept. IL
The steamer Oscar II, with DR.. Fred
erlck A. Cook, the American Arctic
today for New York. She is due to
arrive September 21.
Wants to Get in on Arbitration.
Washington, Sept. 1.-THE MEM
oerS OF the National Geographfc
society, are watching with intense in
terest the progress of the stories OF
the Peary and Cook expeditions to
the North Pole. Both Commander
Peary and DR.. Cook are members OF
the society.
1t has been suggested though non
by officials of the society, that arbi-
Iration of the matter of the claims OF
the two men might we'll be left to the
Geographic society as well
as to the coast and geodetic survey,
IN view of the inclusion of both men
in the .society's membership, and the
generally representative natures OF
nose who make up its rank and file.
The society, however has taken ac-
ton attesttng its concurrence in the
acceptability of the arbitration by
the coast and geodetic survey, which
Is represented on the board of man
ayers of the Geographic society. The
board of the National Geoeraphfo
society has made no formal request,
Of any character in connection with
The Cook-Peary dispute.