The chronicle=news., 1914-04-22

Austrian Antarctic expedition 10 bo
led by DIR. Felix kOsnis have not
been changed in any particular on
aeeoan, Of the controversy with the
British explorer. Str ETn.s, shsekie-
ton. as to which OF them is enitti-d
to priority In tho xt,smp, 10 explore
the weddeli scs region OF the AniaEe-
tic. BOth have selected the Wedde'i
ssa ~ their STARTING point Neither
IL ineiined to give WAY. but. AT any
rate. the Austrian will start nns'.
IN. kOeaix with si-'it 80 men u
tho besinaiux u Jaiy, Tho party
should arrive ~ ihar baes Of OPERA
tinas in tho Woddeii s-s in January
next and they expect To soead n
least two ycsss II that r.xion. The
total rosa Ut tho expedition will
amount ot sboat si5o.c"o. most oi
which hA. b--n already subscribed.
The eapcsitlioa will sail froa
Trieste In tho ''Ocsssrr-ish." former
| " tho ''Drutxr hissd. IE. ship used
By tho lass OeSaaa Antarctic cape
dtlioa uad-s t1lehnsr in isii-i:.
They viii reach uu.n"s Airs In
about t~o mosths. carefully avoid
iax . too ioax sajoasn Ia tho tropics
on srcpasl q th. isc E~1uinAus
da:. xsieh wiii bs taken. some s~o
ueeks later they will arrive IN SOith
Georgia and svoain thee several
weeks nskisg arrangements fos ss-
,abiishins . large coal depot AMI al
so fos keeping in wireless somsauns'
cation with the outside sorid VIA
sSu,h Nm-riea dusias th-if sisS in
,h- Antarctic i.r,
t'nd-s the n,asi favorable .oads-
,ioa. ,h- expedition sannoi leave
soalh Georgia bei.Ir sh~ t,-xtaninE
ss tS~s.n,t-r a. the w-s.s-ii Sea Is
not free from ice s-s..v thea II is
lssr-d tho, With skiiiiuI navigation
saa ordinarily good iush sh- 'o-ss-s-
reich -iii s-srh opsn Sas-s 10 ihu
ssath b~sar- the ras os January NfH
sisi.s there. the sssi task -iii be I"
s-irs, su',abic permanent auss'-ss as
s.assi.s Point sss "a. sisiEr iosis-
s-fs IHiana
Tl.- e..:n object aas ss"s- of sh.
s.p-s siisisa is the exploration az 'h-
hi,h~r-a -s'irsiS anka".a Ansa'r'
,s. r-.,sa. in ta- Me- ieli sra saa
tsr this yt.rI..s- three separate si.dfr
expeditions hss- L--s projected
TIE nf., of these sili proceed
.ss,h. :Sissssni the apnsrvaiir rf~'
sspss.s,. .is3- in ihs, disvs,s's. sa'
;s.,orins 80 d,ssossf il tsSsJ -
~.i, - It's evcasasi cosn-ssSou With
,s- Queen Maud range Of u'oanssiss
first s~~n b, Amuais-n. u !. hs4'sa
that another s..ais Of tbs i'sasasr
viil t.r ,s ascertain the .%isfae@ 600
sss,ions .s the i.- iaffirf ssssns-sed
d, Ii. rii.hr-s -sp~-siisoa IN 'hs
si.h.ss district. .f the wrdaeii sra
and sisp Ia d.sstm.n- hos far s"''sa
hi. i.- barrier really -siends.
The second .i-dsr ssp-siii'"n -s''
=. ,s~a ards Gsahsrn i.Sad with ia"
ublrs ps ssssus'HA '"-
os the Ice barrier aad iss csiras'"n
ls the ~-~s. This ,.~sts viii attempt
q. Mt = tkfuaxh tn the west Aa'sfr-
tic and - possible sssikc tho -na''h'
s.,y continuation Of Graham Land.
The third .i.ss- r,rty wiil travel
.,tt ssssh..s., u Investigate the "s'
tension ut the island irc aad u. ""-
,s,,ons In the Enscrb, quadrant
IL ,s jus, pcssihi- that the -,r'o''
~. may a ,pmpiish their work WIN
In To-" year. but. In sssc they sh"i'"
nil .up,,,-~ s,- hcsas taken for &
star .f thtc- years.
nr Felix ko-njs. the .itcss"T al
The expedition. is tasI. str"nsb
hull, man in the prime Of hss lif" AMI
obysi.sl condition. lie vas bern at
lGts,s In styria t,iIiy.thrcc years
a.e and studied in the un'scf>V
there. takins tn. dcsrrc OF IN y.
After leaving .o.icsc he travelled
Extensively il the mountainous
u,r,s Of Central and Souihcrn Eu-
ropc. xsininE valuable knowledge o'
the ice fields and glaciers. In lsio
II. ven: to Greenland to secure dogs
fer the fil-hncr Antarctic e>r'" =
,,op which he accompanied as an ice
expert. 1; was the experience gained
on thi. expedition that led him u"
ersani,e the present Austrian under
taking. re will a., as director ana
tho party win be- under the actual
command of an officer OF the Aus'To-
HUNGARIAN navy. There VIII I've TWO
,sacr shi,s Officers.
The scientific members Of the cN-
p,dii,up include two biologists,
mc,.-rc,cgist. : gcoiosist. a tasidcr-
mist aud a photographer. the crew
include : Norwegian ice pilot. four
sledsc experts, q carpenter. ana SIX
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