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America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-09-27

LagdrM engles IN Frdnta, Sept.
26. = Sa raporteaza ca Germania
pregatit noua obsturctie MEGA
Mica care sd i inlocuiasca mOrala ce
dispare 81 puterile omenesti.
Prisonerii englezi 81 francezi sea-
patti 81 dositi, spun ca pc uncle locu-
ri din aceasta zOna au fOst cladite
fortarete (cetati) de tancuri. Ele
sunt cladite de asa ca sd 1ntimpine
primeidia cresc1nda/a caretelor de
razboi ale aliatilor. Ele constitute
niste positiuni bune pentru tunuri
puse bine pc ele. Armatura lor con-
sta din tunuri de Gimp, trenci -mor-
tare, pusti de tancuri 81 pusti-pasi-
hi, earl sunt construite de asa ca
toate vor opera deodata.
Daca insa un subofiter german
capturat mai zilele trecute de al
nostri, spune adevarul, atunci ger
manilOr lie va trebui mai mutt de.
cit alta pentru ca sd 81 poata sal
va linia. Descrierile sale ce lie face
asupra celor ce sd petrec 1ndaratul
liniilor germane, sunt izbitoare.
,,Atacul din urma a deschis Ochii
celui mai de rind soldat fntru eli
priveste infrIngerea suprematiei
militare germane" - spunea din
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-09-27
CUM Sc POT CUNoASTE DI.
FERTILE CI.ASE ALE SER.
VICIULUI MII.ITAR.

Clasa I coprinde pc toti aceia
care nu au DEPENDENT sau acci
casatoriti carl nu intretin sofia
81 copii lor. Aceia carl lucreaza
GU bratele la farme sau la dife-
rite industrii. Toti aceia carl nu
vor inapoia chestionarul Gu ras-
punsurile cerute vor Fl pusi tot
in aceasta clasa.
Clasa 2 sau prima clasa Gu di-
ferite clasificari este subdiviza-
ia in patru parti: Barbatii casa
toriti Gu copii sau aceia carl au
copii 81 caror mama nu traestc
Gu ei, fie Cd a murit sau cd este
divortata ,dar care sotie 81 copii
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-09-27
OFENSIVELE
ALIATILOR.

LONDRA, 26 Sept. = Fortele
aliate Sc string tot mai aproape
de obiectivul lor imediat pc trei
frOnturi de Ofensiva = Veles, in
Serbia; Amman in Palestine, 81
st. Quentin, in Franta. Cele din
urma rapoarte vestesc ca SirbH
,sunt la zece mile de Veles, un i'm
portant punct de concentrate
bulgaresc situat pc LIMA ferata
Uskub-Salonic. Bulgarii Sc re-
trag GU iuteala pc un front de
100 de mile intre Monastir 81 la
cul Doiran, pc cind rapOartele
neOficiale indica ca miscare de
retragere Sc aSteapta in curlnd,
sau poate deja inceput, re-
tragere pc fntreg frontul balca-
mic de la Marea Adriatica pima
la cea Aegiana. Invazia actuala
a teritortllui bulgaresc de catre
cavaleria engleza pare complec-
tata.
Trupele engleze, mergind catre
est dinspre Jordan 81 Arabii i'm
pingind catre nord dealungul Ii
niei ferate Hedjaz, cauta sd Sc
impreune la Amman, locul spre
care armatele turcesti fncep sa
Sc rctraga in fuga. Cucerirea ace
stui oras, ceea ce pare iminent,
Sc asteapta sa paralizeze rezis-
tenta Turcilor in 1ntreaga regiu-
ne de la sud de Damasc.
Pc frontul de vest, trupele Fin
gle2e 81 Franceze ISL string in
clestarea in jurul orasului ST.
Quentin. Ele deja Sc afla la ma
putin de doua mile de oraS pc
un front de aproapc sapte mile
care Sc intinde de la nord-ves,
pima la sud-vestul orasului.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-09-27
10000 BULGARI LUATI
CA PRlzONlERj.

Printre prazile luate de aliati
in navala lor din Balcani sunt
10000 prisonieri bulgari 81 lao
de tupuri. Englezii au ocupat
Doiranul. Armatele prima 81
doua bulgaria, carl sunt in retra-
gere desordonata sunt urmarite
de aproape de trupele aliatilor
o multime de soldati bulgari de-
serteaza de Ia front orr sd as.
cund de grosul trupelor in retra-
gerea lor. Ofiterii germani az
executat $50 soldati bulgari dir
un, singur regiment bulgarest
pentru incercari de evadare.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-09-27
cERMANIA PREcATE N0UI
MIJL0ACE De APARARE.
In pTzonM german deelda insa ca este batuta.
Nj AU TUNURI BUNE 81 Nj MAI AU MUNITlUM.

Gu toate acestea ell trag la fndoiala
ca soldatii germani carl nu au fost
capturati, Isl dau pc deplin seama
despre aceea cit de crincena acea-
sta infringere a noastra. Trecind
prin liniile Dvoastra, am vazut lu-
cruri pc carl Gu greu le-as fl ere
zut. Un astfel de transport, astfel
de cal 81 de oameni. Massele aces
tea de artilerie, asemanate ell trans
pOrtul nostru stricat Gu roate de
fier, carl sd impiedica peste tot To-
cul 81 bloceaza drumurile in timpul
ploios; cali nostri hamesiti de foa.
me; baietii carl sunt pusi de stra.
ia = toate imi arata deosebire
teribila intre conditiunile in carl
sd afla armatele ce stau fata in
,fata.
moi avem 81 acum un anume nu-
mar de artilerie, ci vol trebuie ca a
Yeti patru tunuri fata de un tun a
nostru. MOI avem foarte putine CHI
ulele 81 obuze, pima cind vol, pe
cum vad, aveti din abundanta.
,,Germania este batuta. Gu cit va
recunoaste mai curind acest lucru
Gu alta are sd fie mai bine de din
sa. fnsa vol inca trehuie sd recunoa
steti ca moi ne-am luptat bine. Mic
o natiune nu s'ar Fl pHtat ~lupt,
80: h:,o
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sau copii fara mama nu atirna
de la sprijinul tatalui, avind alte
izvoara de intretinere lin carl
Sc coprind cistigul sau cistigul
posibil din lucrul facut de sotie)
81 daca lipsa tatalui nu cauzeaza
vre-o scadere in sprijinul depen-
dentilor.
Barbatii casatoriti fara copii,
caror sotii nu atIrna de la in
tretinerea sotilor, pentru ca, pot
fl pricepute in diferite lucrari,
pozitiunea fizica ajutindu-le ca
sa lie intreprinda 81 carl vor fl
anagajate indata ce Sc va ivi O.
caziunea pentru conditiunile in
earl Sc afla, putind ca sa Sc sus-
tina singure fara ca sd sufere
sau 81; alba neajunsuri din cauza
lucrului care il vor avea de IA
cut.
Toti lucratorii specialist de
la farme sau aceia de la diferite
industriii vor Fl pusi in clasa a
doua.
CASA 3 are cinci snbdiziuni:
Barbatii de carl atirna copii,
(cari nu sunt al lor) prin relati-
unile ce au Gu parintii: barbatii
earl au dependent cum ar fl pa
rintii batrini sau infirmi; barba-
til carl intretin pc frati 81 surori
81 carl sunt lipsiti de ori ce We
nit; ofiterii municipal sau acei
de despartamint 81 pompierii sau
politiStii earl an cunostinti spe-
ciale; functionarii de la vami ;
functionarii ncccsa1i pentru tran
smiterea correspondence din Sta
tele Unite; lucratorii de lipsa la
arsenalele sau institutule militia
re din Sta.Nle Unite; functionarii
necesari in serviciul Statelor u
mite; asistentii, asociatii sau ma
nagerii anga.;ati n intreprinde-
rile agriculturale necesare; spe-
cialistii tech.ici sau expertii me-
canici de la intreprinderile indu-
striale necesare; asistentii sau
manage"ii de la intreprinderile
industriaio necesare
Clasa 4 coprinde toti barbatii
a caror sotii 81 copii atirna nu-
mai de la intretinerea lOr; ma
rinarii earl acum sunt angajati
pc apa in serviciul marinei de
transporturi att privata, cit 81
aceea Statelor Unite; directorii
sau controlorii intreprinderilor
de agriculture necesare; direc-
tori earl controleaza intreprin-
derile industriale necesare.
Clasa 5 coprinde pc toti ofite-
rii = Legislative, executive sau
judiciari = din Statele Unite
sau din stat, teritoriu, sau din
districtul Columbia; preotii; stu
dentii earl la 18 Maiu 1917, sau
la 20 Maiu 1918, sau de la e
Maiu 1918 au fost preparati de
fl preoti in scoalele de teologie
recunoscute, sau aceia carl pima
la 20 Maiu 1918 au fost prepa
rati pentru a practica medicina
in scoalele medicale recunoscute
persoanele carl Sc afla in servi
ciul militar sau naval al State
lor Unite; strainii inamici; re
sidentii straini (cari nu sunt ina
mici) carl Ger scutire; persoane
le carl in mod fizic sau minta
i nu sunt apte petru seryiciul mi
litar; persoanele carl moralicest,
nu pot face parte din armat'
Statelor Unite; pilotii icentiat
carl sunt angajati in serviciu
persoanele CELEBRATE din armat'
pc tema ca sunt straini sau apar
i tin corpului diplomatic; supuSi
, sau cetatenii tarilor carl se All
J in razboi, earl <au fost fnserig
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-09-27
VAPOARA IN O SINGU.
RA SAPTAM1NA.

Uncle SAM sd pare ca de pc
acum isl scutura de pc mIneca va
poarale 81 catanele earl apar ca in
povesti, ,,cita frunza 81 iarba". In
fie care saptamina tree cite 100000
soldati americani 0"eanul - spre
Berlin, lar numar, vapOaralOr pro
duse 81 date in seama acestui gu
vern, in cursul saptaminei trecnte
au fost 13. Dfnsele all av,lt un to-
mai de $1,000.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-09-27
TRATATUL DE LA
BREST-LITOVSK.

STOCKHOLM, 26 Sept. - Con-
form unui interview luat d-lui
Vorovsky, un reprezentant al gu
vernului Bolseyic, tratatului de
la Brest-Litovsk nu lisa dat de-
pima recunoastere in Russia. Din
sui declarat ca acest tratat nu
este considerat ca definit, din
cauza ca el a fost impus Rusiei
prin forta.
Dinsul mai zicea "a .lespre q.
'ceAsta lisa TRIMS Germanieil Q
not& cil multi fnainte.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-09-27
PRlSONIERiI AMERICAN
ExPUSI B0MBEL0R
ALlATIL0R.

GENEVA, % Sept. = Crucea
Rosie americana de aici primit
O lista supplementary Gu numele a
26O prisonieri americani, earl
sunt internati printre celelalte
popoara in Stuttgart, Metz 81
Karlsruhe.
Sc arata ca Stutgartul 81 Karl
ruhe, au fOst adese orr bOmbar
date din aer de aliati.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-09-27
AuSTRlACII BATu1I
De CEHO-SLOvAC|.
UNITATEA CEHO-SLOVACI
LOR CARE LUPTA in TIA
LA A PUS Pc GERMANI ST
UNGURI LA FUGA.

WASHINGTON, 25 Sept. -
Trupele austriacilor 81 ale un.
gurilor de pc frontul italian au
fOst batute de initiate echo
slovaca in lupta salbatisa pc
care ceho-slovacii au terminate
prin atacuri Gu baioneteie. Valos
rea trupelor ceho-slovace a stors
admiratia premierulai Orlando
care a telegrafiat consiliului ma
tional ceho-slovac din Paris ur-
matOarele sire:
,,Cele mai cordiaie expresiuni
ale admiratiei mele pentru hota
rirea intreprinzatoare 81 valoa
rea diviziunei eho-slovacilor dc
pc culmile Alpilor Poporul D.
Voastra lupta foarte brav pen
tru libertatea sa cucerita prir
atacarea furiei nutrita de ura
Sa dea Domnul ca acesta sa fit
un bun semn pentru lupta finali
81 pentru victorie.''
Actiunea aceasta, prima in ca
re au luat parte cehO-slovacii cs
unitate in fOrmarea lOr regu
lata avut loc Simbata trecut;
pc frontul de Il Trentino. Ina
micul Sc aruncase in un atac pre-
gatit in taina, ia est de lacu
Garda Dupa cum Sc vede din
|-teleeramele pgh,itc, iirataicu
(ungurii 81 austriacii) nu ave;
nici o obiectiva teritoriala hota
rita, dar au planuit sa atace il
nadejdea ca vor cistiga sprijil
pentru vestile ce sa spun in Au
stro-Ungaria ca ceho-slovacii s;
vor retrage de buna vote cine
sa vor vedea fata in fata Gu
armata de a tarii care la tinu
alta de mutt in sclavie.
In Roma 81 oficiantii de la car
tierul general al ceho-slOvacilo
de aici sa crede ca daca austria
Gil ar fl cistigat fie 81 numai u
success local, dupa ce ar fl spin
zurat pc soldatii ceho-slovaci lu
att prisonieri, ar fl spus de no
ca ceho-slovacii MI voiesc sd S
lupte contra Austriei.
Telegrama insasi descriind lur
ia spune ca asaltul s'a incepu
in zori de ri prin niste trupe 6
hume alese de austriaci 81 ungul
sub comanda generalului Schit
sser. Dupa fnceput urmat focu
artileriel in care au fost folosi;
mil de bombe Gu gaz. gCeho-slovs
eli ilsa nu 'au lasat inspaimir
tati, au privit Gu SINCE rece /
fata inamicului. Prima coloana
trebuit sa Sc retraga. A doua CT
loana, dupa o lupta violenta
success sa ocupe ceva din poziti
lie ceho-slovacilor, dar &
lupta singeroasa au fost siliti S
Sc retraga. Prisonieri nu all fos
luati de nici parte.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-09-27
BULETINE.

LONDRA, 26 Sept. - Mare
,salul Haig a raportat astazi ca
.pe linga contra atacurile rapor-
tate deja ca facute de manic,
in cursul zilei de ieri, in nord
vest de Fayet, ,,inamicul a mai
atacat de doua orr pozitiile
noastre in nord de Cricourt"
,,Atacurile acestea nu au sue
ces'.
% operatiune mai mica dar
succeasa a avut loc ieri, facuta
find de trupele engleze in nord
vest de La Bassee. Pc urma is
bindei acesteia am 1naintat Gu
liniile noastre".
ROMA, 26 Sept. - Astazi s'a
dat un decret prin care Sc ordo-
ma adunarea tuturor refugiatilor
din districtele invadate 81 anga-
jarea lcr in lucrarile de industrie
81 agriculture.
RIO JANE1RO, 26 Sept. -
Guvernul Sc pregateste sa trimi-
ia :naresalului Pool medalie de
aur, ca doyada de aprecierile
Braziliei pentru victoriile repu-
tate de dinsul.
,LoNDRA, 26 Sept. - Amira-
litatea anunta ca in decursul lu-
nei August, vapoarele perdute
de Anglia dau un total de 176,
4O1 de tone, lar cele perdute de
aliati Sc ridica la 1912 de to-
ne.
LONDRA, 26 Sept. = Traficul
pc caile ferate din Wales q din
alte loauri- q fost Taluat- al dimi.
neata. Aproape toti grevistii s'au
intors la posturile lor.
|
AMSTERDAM, 26 Sept. =
Strife primite de la Moscova a.
nunta ca M. Polivanoff, fost mi
nistru de razt'oi pc timpul dece-
datului Tar, 81 M. Verchowsny,
fost ministru de razboi in cabi
netul lui Kerensky, au fost con.
damnati la moarte.
LONDRA, 26 Sept. = Maresa-
lul Haig a anuntat astazi ca tru
pele engleze au continual ieri in
cistigarea de succese locale In
nord-vest de St. Quentin. MAJ
multe contra-atacuri facute in a.
cea regiune au fost respinse.
Avansari mai mici au fost In
northwest de La Bassee 81 nord
vest de Armentieres, in Flandra
ieri 81 noaptea trecuta. Au fos'
luati inca prisonieri.
| PARIS, 26 Sept. = Trupels
franceze, muncind impreuna CT
cele americana, = sa spune in CO
municatul oficiului de razbo
francez - au atacat All diminea
ia in regiunea din Champagne.
Amerieanii opereaza in parte;
de est.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-09-27
SUFRAGiUL FEMENIN.
DREPT DE VOT FEMEILOR.

WASHINGTON, 26 Sept. - In
sedinta de astazi a senatului State
lor Unite sa crede ca sa va vota -
81 sa va incorona Gu success ~ lupta
femeilor americana din cursul celof
40 ami din urma, pentru sufragiul
femenin. W
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-09-27
CERCETATI Gu CEA MAI MA
RE BAGARE DE SEAMA CHE
STIONARUL.

Cetiti chestionarul in prima ri
in care l-ati primit. Puneti-l la o
parte pentru putin timp. Cetiti-l
iarasi din nou 81 observati Gu ba-
gare de seama cele ce sd cOprind
in ell. Luati bucata de hirtie 81
un creion 81 incepeti a va face
insemnarile trebuincioase. 1nsem-
natl toate veniturile ce le-ati a.
vut in cele din urma II luni. Cit
din aceste venituri au fost rezul-
tatul lucrarilOr voastre, facute
ell mintea sau cu bratele. Arafat
toate proprietatile pc carl lie a.
yeti sau pc carl lie administrati 81
arafat daca aveti sau nu veni-
turi. Arafat felul proprietatilor.
Arafat daca sunteti proprieta-
rul easel in care locuiti, sau da-
ca este proprietatea vre-unui
membru din familia voastra, sau
daca este proprietatea mosteni-
torilor.
Arafat nu Gu doara 81 poate.
ci apriat taxele ce platiti la reali-
tatile a caror prOprietar sunteti
81 taXele personale. ,Nu uitati de
a arata daca sunteti in mod de-
finitiv proprietarul sau mai a
yeti datorii pc proprietate sau
alti partasi.
Arafat cit cistigat fiecare per
soana care depinde de vol in tim
pull din urma al celor' II 'hlni.
Arafat in mod exact Gu cit att
contribuit pentru fiecare persoa-
ma care depinde de vol, in ulti.
mul an.
Daca sunteti casatoriti 81 So
tia nu atirna de la sprijinul vos
tru. nu va fie frica de a spune
aceasta. Arafat daca sofia voas
ira este in stare de a lucra ara
tind conditiunile de sanatate il
care Sc afla. Arafat daca locuit
la un loc GU parintii sotiei.
Daca sunteti necasatoriti, dal
sunteti angajati pentru casa
torie 81 char daca vat
facut toate instalarile pentru no
ua locuinta, acest fapt nu V;
poate pune in alta clasa daca n,
aveti alti dependent.
Fiecare barbat, care crede C;
va putea scapa de Serviciul mill
tar pc tema de dependent S;
poate singur prinde in raspun
surile ce trebue sa dea la eel
32 de irftrebari, carl formcaz;
singure aceasta chestiune. Ire
bue ca fiecare sd produca un afi
davit, care adevereste IN part
fiecare din cele 81 de raspunsur
Care nu va avea un asemenea
viavit nu-i va fl recunoscuta &c
rerea de clasificare.
Stunt cinci diviziuni de clasif
care in chestionar carl coprin
de la 4 la IL subdiviziuni.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-09-27

PARIS, 26 Sept. - MinistIMl
pleQipotentiar al Serbiei- in Fran
to . annntat astaxi c4 imediat O.
6 " stabii noul front sirbesc,
gpvernnl sirb q VI muta sau la
Monastir, sau h Prilep.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-09-27
CUM TREBUE ST UMP-
LETT QUESTIONABLE,

ToTI BARBATH 1NTRE vfRsTELE DE 10 81 sc DE AMI
Carl S'AU 1NREGISTRAT JOL 12 SEPT. VoR PRINT
QUESTIONABLE IN TIMP DE DoUA sAPTAMfNI FIE
CARE TREBUE CA SA OBSERVE PERFECT DE BINE
TOATE fNTREBARILE PENTRU CA SA POATA DA in
MODUL GEL MAI CORRECT RASPUNsURILE CERUTE
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-09-27

moi suntem batuti 81 moi 0 stim.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-02-05

During this trip he expects to find
some heretofore uneXplored land. But
four men will be taken by StefanssoH
in the main dash, but the remaining
will be distributed in relay and relief
camps along the route taken by the
exploring party. If he gets back from
the trip in time, Stefansson will come
south on one of his boats and so make
his trip to Seattle, but if it is late in
the season when the journey of eX-
plOration is concluded it is altogether
probable that the recognized greatest
explorer of modern times will come
through COrdova on his way to the
Outside, Stefansson, it is stated, has
arranged for the copyright of the story
of his explorations, and it will be
printed in the Toronto Globe.
Captain Allen describes Stefansson
as an indefatigable Worker, and says
that there are but few men who can
follow where he leads. His chief lieu
tenant is native, and it is always
these two who penetrate further on
journey of exploration than any other
members of the party. And the ex
plorer expects all of his employees to
work just as hard as he does himself,
being willing to pay as high as $2G
per day to white men who are able
and willing to undergo the hardship
incidental to one of his trips of ex-
ploration. He does not pay the ma
tives so well, and his parties are there
fore made up largely of native helpers.
Captain Allen, whose Alaska resi-
dence is Nome. to which point he will
return in the spring, was with Stef-
ansson as a mechanic on board the
steamship Alaska. He can rejoin the,
explorer has not been heard from is
has not yet decided exactly what his
future moves may be in that regard.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-02-05
OPERATION BY
GOVERNMENT IS
DISCRED|TED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-W. G. Lee,
head of the Order of Railway Train
men, at the railway wage hearing to-
day, asserted that the managements
of the various railways were attempt
ing to discredit the government opera
tion of the railroads.
He said that he had facts to prove
that experienced railroad men were
not permitted to operate their depart
ments as their training and experience
dictated.
Lee said the old management did
not want government operation to be
made a success, and that he did not
think the public would let the rail
roads go back to the old system If
government management proves ef-
ficient.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-02-05

tentions of Stefansson with regard to
future work. 1t also gives the details
of some trouble experienced by Stef,
ansson with couple of his officers
ders. This trouble caused consider
able delay in the work which had been
lined out for the past summer, accord
ing to Captain Allen.
The officers in question are Captain
Gonzales and Mate William Seymour
of the steamer Polar Bear the whaling
ship purchased by Stefansson from
Captain Louis Lane, who has passed
through here on two occasions. Stef-
ansson had intended that these Off
GERS should bring their ship to a GER
tain point at certain time, according
to Captain Allen, and they deliberately
refused to do so. They were arrested
for disobeying orders when Stefansson
met the boat again, by the Northwest
mounted police, and are now being
held until Stefansson receives advices
from the Canadian government as to
how he shall proceed The explorer
has asked for instructions on this
point in his report to Ottawa. The
remaining members of the crew of the
Polar Bear are kept on the pay roll of
the expedition, but the two officers
were discharged at Bailey island dur
ing the summer.
1t is the intention of Stefansson to
make further explorations during the
coming summer, according to Captain
Allen. The trip will commence dur
ing the latter part of March and will
continue until July or August. From
Barter island, where the Polar Bear
was frozen in, Stefansson will proceed
directly north for approximately 100
miles, or to what is known as the
continental shelf, and will then pro-
ceed westward across the ice pack.
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Captain Allen. Stefansson lives en-
tirely off the country through which
he travels, and in this way is able to
so distances that before were unheard
of. The reason for Stefansson's start
ing out so late in the spring is because
there is no game on the ice until that
time. He carries what food he can
with him, but depe%ds for the most
part on the meat killed along the way.
! He can find seals, bear and even sea
gulls for food, says Captain Allen
where an ordinary person would see
nothing but bleak expanse of ice.
The trip is made entirely over the
ice, which is nearly all one solid mass.
In case an open float is struck the
sleds are covered with waterproof can
vas, and can be used as boats to cross
the open water to the foes on the far
ther side.
There is a large party with Stef-
ansson, but he only uses four men
on the final dash. The rest of the
party with many dog teams. are ALI
along the route as relays. bringing up
supplies and caching them, and being
ready to relieve Stefansson on his re-
turn trip. The pick of the men and
the finest dogs are taken by Stefansson
himself to make the final dash into
the unknown territory.
Stefansson had not been sighted for
two seasons until this winter, ana
nothing was known of how he and his
ships were getting along. He has had
great success with the boats this year,
according to the captain, and has not
lost any, as on former occasions. He
has two parties, the southern party,
with the ship Alaska, and the northern
party, with the Polar Bear.
Captain Allen was with the south
ern party.
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FIRST AUTHENTIC REPORT FROM EXPLORER STEFANSSON

mad originally intended to come out
last fall, expecting first to go north
iOne hundred miles and then away off
to the west with his ship. Later ne
changed these plans. and is now going
to make the trip on the ice with dogs
into this uneXplored country This will
take him three or four hundred miles
north of the coast, where land is
known to be- but which has never been
investigated by white men up to this
time.
StefanssOn is now at Barter island.
one hundred and twenty miles west of
Herschel island, making everything
ready for his supreme dash into the
unknown North. The Stefansson party
is now engaged in building sIeds, as
they have not nearly enough for the
big trip. and could not buy any at Her.
schel island. They are also short of
dogs, and will have to obtain more
before they can leave on the long
journey. They should be able to get
plenty of dogs from the natives later
on in the winter. The northern dash
will start along toward the last of
March or in the early part of April,
according to the lateness of the season,
and will last until July or August. The
return trip will bring him far out be-
yond the continental shelf, and as far
west along the Siberian coast as Wran-
gel island. If he is successful in his
explorations, and finds what he is look
ing for, Stefansson will return to Nome
the next spring with his boats.
Captain Allen is loud in his praise
of Stefansson as an explorer Starting
in few years ago. the captain says,
as an ethnologist, Stefansson has de-
veloped into the greatest explorer of
recent times. The journeys which he
makes would simply overwhelm men
like Peary or DR. Cook, according to