New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-06
GERMANS IN RACE
TOCDNPETE IN SOUTH
POLE CONTEST.
I'LL Isc Part of the Shocifle-
ton Route and Establish q
Depot [ pom II.

rrrlin. March "a German south
-o,lsr exneditiC,, virtually has been ar
-r.r-,,l b. Lieutenant Filchner. OF the
C.re-5l staff Of the army. under the
su.piccs of the Gcosra pfical Society
r.7eutenant T-ilchner announced at
,,,e~tirs Of the society this evening that
-ho.c1reditior1 would start in october OF
sris ,-car. II the necessary tunos were
e-.,b,an,inr He said that it would take
,-na or if two vessels were used and
So noe If they confined thenseiFes 20
,-~ --essel.
IT, plan IS 20 send vess~i rith pro-
VISIONS over the route followed hT Lieu
.o-e,,+ Shackleton and form dNpot
seho,-t The half way point 10 Shachietoh
-;sf,,r-- quarters. The regular expedition
-o,i-d start later from Weddell Land. on
NC opposite SIDE Of the pole. and make
dash across in an endeavcr 10 reach
The depot
~ Per7cj, chairman Of the GeoGTa phi
81 Society. announced that an anony-
nous donor had given $4,000 toward
5ofra1inc the cost Of the expedition. and
Lieutenant Filchner also had promises oil
further 1900 and it vas hoped trat
the7 r-ould be able 20 send two vessels
In order 30 save time.
Lieutenant FilchT.er is well Ailo" Il
explorer and Was one of the hfs' ~
reach Lhasa. Tibet. In 1903 ana I'V"
r. explored TurEestan and Fers'a- IN
20 interview tonight he SAID:
! an, prepared to start al any mo-
=.,+ Although 7 have Tot done any
- arr,orjrg. ard do not know any
mir explorers personally. ! fully believe
:, -re prac-ica biIit.- of the plan have
cbtzfnod leave Of absence from head
e;aitsrz. and already MANI influential
Persons are interested in tie scheme
u OTTO Nordenskj old. the Antarctic
explorer. 7-ho vas present at the meet
~ also expressed the opinion that the
3'ar vas feasible.
Washington. March 5.--'The more the
--r4rior.-- was the comment Of Henry
,.-r,7-t- president Of the National Geo
cr-p11ic Society. to-day. when ne learned
RI nous that tho Germans had decided
70 enter the fielG for the honor OF DIS
covering the South Pole. thus making
-hc race for that coveted point three
r.,7-rr-cd one instead OF. q twosideC at
cir between the British and Americans
Whether the Americans finally VIII DC
-o,,ro..rted in the Antarctic race BY
Joint expedition of the Peary Arctic Clu''
If New York. and the. National Geo
e-rsrhic Society Of Washington is de-
rcnden- upon the result Of a request
made by the Geographic Society 10 us
fitv-fve thousand members Tor 1undS
- make up the $4,000 necessary as It's
share FOR tie Quitting Of the expedition I!
II was reported Al the headquarters OF /
tho society TO-DAY that the members SO
raT had made a good response to the call. |
some announcement as TO whether the
-orictv will be able 10 undertake the
;,fnt expedition is expected during the
coming week.
r5recidef7+ f;aunett to-day expressed his /
Qualification that the Germans had de-
ferY-7ir1ed 70 send out an expedition, say
,-- that the moro scientists that Vent
info the Antarctic. the more knowledge
would be gained Of that little known
rrEi0n-
The rollre laid out for the expedition or
Ife,.renant Ernest II Shachleton, from
:, hich he returned q year ago, began IN
tac ice pack which lay a thousand mics
south Of New Zealand and is five degrees /
G. latitude wide. Crossing this ID open
sgarrr again. he planned to skirt South
Victoria Land and finally roach The great /,
10 barrier discovered by Sir James Ross /
Mount Frebus still active volcano /
guards the western end of this barrier, and .
p the eastern end. four hundred and hftT /!
mics away. is the recently discovered King
lrdrard VII Land. On this bit Of solid
ground Shacklcton planned 20 land his
sores and equipment and then dash for
III, T7ole. LAYING out line OF provision .
ofpors on the way.
Actually, however. the ice prevented land |
!nE a he had planned, and he Hintcred
in-tead at the foot Of Mount Erebus. From /
there he made the dash that brought him (
,-i1i1in III miles OF the South Pole
Tie expedition TO he headed By Captain |
Bartlett with Peary's ship the Roosevelt. /
a. ~ pursue 4 route far TO the east OF that !
GLOW Cd ny Sha ckleton and ticat TO be
fakcn bv the new English expedition IN
Ger Captain Scott. Its main purpose VIII /
g 10 explore Wilkes Land. Il is planned |
II. start next fail. ana reach Coats Land /
tout March, 1911. This is directly opposite
tic base o. the British expedition. IT IS /
hoped by following this course TO reach /
nc role by December 81. 1911. The Ameri-
,zr e1p4dition will have the longer route,
LIT POSSIBLY the easier one