Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
R-34 IN CALL.
FOR AID;RUNS.
LOW ON FUEL.
q. S. Destroyers Go to Of
fer Help-Dirigible to
Land Tomorrow.
(BuIletin.)

Halifax, N. S., July 5-The
! R-34 was still proceeding I'M
/ der her own power at 2:15 p. m.
according to q wireless mes
/ sage received here. She passed
] over Maitland, Hants county, n.
s., at 2:20 o'clock headed for
the basin of Minas, according to
telephone adVices. Maitland is
35 miles northwest of Halifax
/ at The head of the basin of
minaS, which is a tributary to
the Bay of Fundy.
MineOla, n. Y, July 5-The
| R-34 will arrive at Roosevelt
field Sunday morning, accord
ing to a wireless from Major
Scott, her commander, receiV-
ed today by Lieutenant Colonel
Lucas, who represented the
British admiralty in making ar.
rangements for her arrival
ceived by Lieutenant Colonel Lu-
cas-, two destroyers have been sent
at full speed in response to the call
for assistance from the R-34.
Washington, July 5.-Two Amer
ican destroyers were ordered today
to proceed toward the Bay of
Fundy, to lend any required assist
ance to the British dirigible R-34,
which reported that she was fight
hilisg headends over Nova Scoz
With n er fuel supply getting low.
The destroyers will put out from
Boston with orders to establish
radio communication with the dir
igible as quickly as possible and
also to keep in touch with the OF
ter Cliff, Maine, wireless station.
VIII Give Assistance.
Admiral William S. Benson, chief
of naval operations, and acting sec
retary. sent orders to the COM
mandant of the first naval dis
trict at Boston, after receipt of a
message from Commander Lands
downe, who is on the R-34, asking
if destroyers could tow the dirigi-
BILE into port if necessary. Com
mander Landsdowne's message as
well as a previous one from the
airship reporting that she was over
Nova Scotia, was flashed from
Washington to the air ministry at
London with assurance that the
American navy would render all
possible assistance, should any be
required.
Near st. Lawrence River.
Halifax, N. s., July 5.-A wire
less message received by admiralty
officials here at 1880 o'clock stated
that the R-34 was at the south end
of the Bay of Fundy between Var
mouth and the Grand Marman.
Montauk Point, N. Y, July S.
Messages picked up by radio at
Montauk station early today indi-
Gated that the British dirigible
R-34 was making about 40 knots
an hour. She was at that time
near a point at the mouth of the
st. Lawrence river.
Lost in Fog.
New York, July 5.-At noon to-
day the huge British dirigible R-34
wrapped in the fields of mist that
shrOuded the Nova Scotia coast, |
was striving to guide her course
by frequent f1tful wireless COM |
with a score of stations |
along the Atlantic.
The listeners on shore could hear |
her electric signals but British ad- |
officials and American army |
aviation officers agreed that the |
wireless apparatus of the dirigible |
must have become damaged for !
while they could tear her signals !
they were apparently unable to !
communicate with her.
$50 Niles From New York.
The last definite word OF the posi- |
ton of the airship up to midday |
was a wireless message saying she |
was cruising between Halifax and /
Canso and that "all is we'll" Can
so is a little Nova Scotia town
about 40 miles north of Halifax
and about $50 miles from New York
as the crow flies.
At that time, it was approximate
II sc hours since the mammoth air
craft had scared over Edinburgh
and started on her western voyage.
In the intervals she had travelled
an estimated distance of 2 $50 miles
put this total probably would be ma
.erially increased on account of los
ng her course through fog
In a rift of the eternal fog that
binds the northern shores Of the
air-Gner was seen for a
brief space and then the mists
closed upon her again.
Yacht Hurries Away.
Boston, July 5.-The navy con-
7erted yacht. Satilla, sailed this
afternoon from Matthias Bay, Me-,
o the assistance of the R-34 1t
S thought that she will come up
With the dirigible about 5 o'clock.
The destroyers Kalka and Bell
lrd are being made ready at the
Boston navy yard and will proceed
o the, Bay of Fundy in case the Sa-
lila was not in time to be of as