New Britain herald., 1916-08-23

left New York on the steamship Diana, fitted out for the purpose, En- sign Green, who is from Missouri and only 2s years old, was assigned to represent the government, together with Jerome Lee Allen, a young elec- trician of the Navy department 70 years old, from Atlanta, Ga.
 It developed that Green declined to give I'D the search for the elusive "Crocker Land" even when almost ln- surmountabIe difficulties broke up the party and threatened starvation. He felt that he was under orders to find 1t if possible, and kept up the perflous sledge journeys even under most unfavorable conditions.
 Relief Party Sent Out.
 During 1918 and the following year no word whatever came from the party and there was growing con- cern here and a demand for a re- lief expedition. The well known ex- plorer Dr. Hovey was in charge Of the first attempt to relieve the expe- dit1on, which was made in 1915.
 His relief ship, the George B. Cluett, got as far as North Star Bay in September, but encountered unusual ly severe ice conditions and this, to- gether with 8 broken engine, necesA- tated his leaving the vessel ana at- tempting to proceed further north on a motor launch placed at his disposal by Knud Rasmussen, the Danish ex- plorer.
 He got as far as Etah, where ne found the expedition in dire want Of food and suffering many hardshlps' Both Green and Allen got in touch
 %or rnfh hal started back toward the vessel at North Bay. Ice had closed in on the ship at Parker Snow Bay and she was of no further use to the relief nartv. She was abandoned when it was seen that the ice would crush her, and Dr. Hovey, with Green and Allen, faced starvation, as provisions by this time had run out. In the quest for food the party separated
 Ensign Green and Allen next started a perilous sledge journey across Mel vile Bay with the object of reaching southern Danish settlements. Physi- cal conditions caused Dr. Hovey to stop off at Cape York and the two young American naval men set out In sIedges for Egedesminde, in south ern Greenland. By this time it was evident that only quick action could bring relief to the main part of the expedition or the first relief party which had gone to succor it. The "Crocker Land comm1tteeAhad the steamer Denmark in southerl@Greenland to meet the ex- pected emergency. The plan earlier this year was for this relief steamer to make for Etah and other northern ports in the hope of picking up mem bers of the expedition and landing them either at St. Johns Newfound- land, or Sydney, Cape Breton. When word reached the navy de- partment that Green had reported his safe arrival at Copenhagen the gen eral belief was expressed that Donald B. MacMillan, Ihe explorer, and others will be foun1 with h1m, or that he
 will be able to supply the necessary information for their rescue. Coincident with the indications that Ensign Green failed to find any trace l of "Crocker Land" it was learned that l this land will no longer figure on the l charts of the Photographic office. In ] fact, recent charts have omitted ii l since Representatives Helgesen of l North Dakota, who is greatly inter ] ested in the expedition, insisted the government should wait until confir- nation came of Peary's discovery. "Crocker Land is a dream," said MT. Helgesen.
 There is every indication that En- sign Greens report will stir up the old Peary-Cook controversy in Con- l gress.