Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-09

the question as TO whether Scott reached
the South pole or. pot" .--.---
Amundsen Dcsi~s scott story.
HOBART, Tasmania. March Sap
tain Roaid Amandsen. the Norseasin
explorer, denies having tslsgrsphsd any
thing regarding captsin Robert Scott or
the British expedition. -isis 49,.
Captain Amundsrp up e@the present
IL the only member OF the Antarctic ex-
position who has landed from tho Fran.
Nobody is allowed 10 80 on board the
vessel Under any pretext Whatsoever
Ths sxpsorecr says he "a pssased with
the results of his expedition. hat other
wise maintains absolute Silence on tina
subject. Captain Afnundsen intends 10
stay 81 Hobart for q lew days He viii
then % 10 Australia aud give q few
lectures there. sfterwsrds departing Tor
Europe BY the eircuitoss route Of Bueiies
Ayrss. then around Cape Horn "a Bsrfns
straigfts ana through ths northwest
psssass ana the Arctic ocean : N.
The confirmation Of Captain read
Amunds<n's attainment Of the south poie
on December IA. isii. received today from
the explorer himzslf at hobart Tss-
marta. psfs af rest the conflicting reports
current on thA subjeet ssstsrday. y.
A dispatch pabiishsd ~ ths DAILY kaH-
prs9 IN Lcn6pn. dated weliinston. n. z.
asclarsA nat -Ampnassu had stated that
SCOTT had reached the ssouth pole. II WA
assumed that this declaration Indicated
that Amundsen himself had not succeeded
N Attaining the object Of HE expeditions,
end credit wss given TO the British ca
piorer.
Nothlnx has hitherto been heard from
Scott end Amundscn now denies that he
ssld OF teiegraphed ANYTHING referring
70 his British rival or his expedition.
The honor Cor he achievement Of the
discovery Of shc sonih' pole, must now
be given IL De xorwelsasi explorer auel
Captain Scott announces the result Of
~ expedition. !, t.-es. y i.
Ansp4sea u veteras,
Captain Arnundsen has for many years
been conMidssed 'ons cf the most daring
snd con,petcnt Of Arctic and Antarctic
explorers. A saSnr NON his, youth he
started pclA< rsssarshs'2t the age Of
* when he participated in tina Reisica
Antarctic expedition under command
Of Gersaea. He wnz shesSfirst officer
o. the vstesi xn6 the snyaF0 issttd ffonl
ls7 10 ina x -rAe ffi- ......YA.. 4, - r
On his rssnTn -Ampnssen,1nsas vp sss
mind " osntinns peiaE tsssasehs but this
time he dHcided Ia 10 To the nnrfhain an
sndeassr to discover the northwest pas.
sssk He prepared himself fsr the taak
ny undergoing course ofsfvo years
study IN magnetism. and Fneteorelexy,
he called Cor the north from chrislisnia
on board tina 0joa with q crew Of only
eight m1n. June 10. laoa. proceedsng Il
Lancaster sound. he sailed past Cape
Adelaide end King william land and
Rose strait Ths vssssl wlnssrcd In thai
Port.
Fer nAnu nsuths Amundsea driftes
slens, and finally On August y met Al
AmeFfeau whalsr to the east Of Cap,
psthurst. He ultimately brought bis III
lie vessel through Bering strait. aud thu
for the first time accomplished the north
west passage During tae voyage he de
tsrmined exactly the position OF tn
naxnssic psla Altogether. he was thre'
yeaxs away from Norway.
Fran is Hisforic Vessel.
Ths Fran. which Captain Amundzen &c
ieeted for his latest expedition. has beef
used for many years In Arctic expiora
ton. From 100 to fsss. during the ex
pedifion Of Or. Fridtjof Nansen. II COW
cred . journey Of about 100 mlles In III
Arctic OCEAN. 400 miles az this being &C
complished while Il vas frozen solid 1
fhe ice. II was not damaged at all our
ihg the voyage.
Captain Amundssn left Buenos Avn
q his present trip late IN 1910 with
snail party Of Norwsgsans. all Of the
experienced IN Arctic work. He took vii
him . iarss pack Of Siberian dogs and d
rnsn were all provided with skis q
travsrsins the glacier Ice Amundsen
pzrty made It's base and winter quartz
ashty miles nearer the south pole TIN
his British rival.
" ~1~---+@E = - t@&@s1 ANNilA tAAE tAk-AA-AA
nor many months untii the arrival Of 4
Fran was reported two days asy !,
Hobart. Tasmania
Pesry Awaiting Details. 4
WASHINGTON. March S--sosne wou
- nksly to be heard from Captain SEQ
q sny romsnt.- said Rear Admin
Pszry today. and whsn IL does come
VII uadoubtsdiy contain the dsselos'a
that be also sesehe4 the goal
In the abstnes Of details Of the a
ccv<ry Of tie sourh pole. Admiral Pea
aid he prefsrrsd net to discuss the ma
Ter until something was heard. CAPITA
scott. he expizfned. had an advznfAI
ever Amuntseni ID mat the fcrmer kns
rs road to ri<his zensiss Of the goal
sleep eieas Center sf Inferesf.
ekE FRANCISCO. March &-The slo
-. d ~htch cspsssn Raald Amands
4pcsversd tn northwest passage. Is
49, -sf--usases5-sn ssss
- ~ ahiD vhish battered its "