Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-29
OUTGOING JULES VERNE.
Pole Expedition Into South Poi.
| REGIONS HsAs Fiction.
By AsAosfntA4 lnsr>

| 1PSution into South Polar
Re1icns HsAs Fiction.
By Associated Press.
Jules Verne, by the widest stretch
OF his imagination, never conceived
or an adventure IN the realm OF f,c-
tion more thrilling than that under
taken by the British Antarctic Expe-
clifton headed by Commander John
| Lacnlan Cope. who, with five shins
ana their crews, started I'm Septem-
Der. 1920, on a flve-year ouest To
solve the riddle Of the great urknown
south polar sea.
! CoDe's reputation FOR daring and
bravery was established when. as
surgeon and biologist OF the Sir Err
nest Shackleton expedition. he and
eight Of his comrades In misfortune
all hope OF rescue abandoned. lived
! Tor two years in little hut estab-
lished by the intrepid Scott. amid the
icy wastes OF Ross Island. They were
nnarooned when the Aurora the
MaWson expedition ship Of 1918, was
/ driven away from them during a
blizzard. Their final rescue constt-
tuted one OF the most interesting
chapters in polar explorations.
The expedition, backed by $75o.0 900.
has for its purpose. the circunnavi
cation OF the antarctic continent. a
/ dash to the south pole, the explora-
ton OF more than 1900 miles of ter
ritory never before trod by civilized
man. the discovery OF new whale
fishing grounds; the study Of wealth
er conditions and the extent OF South
Polar mineral deposits. especially of
manganese. coal. granite. marble and
rubies. Commander Cope declared
before sailing that for six months OF
the year the climate OF the northern
area OF the antarctic is no more rig
orous than that OF Alaska or Siberia.
| Cope's ship, the Thor T.. left Eng
land on Sept. 20. 1920 and from Nor
folk, Va. where the commander
stepped aboard her. on the following
Oct. IS The Thor on the way to her
base. stopped at Montevideo and then
went to Deception Islands IN the
Falklands. where motion pictures
were made Of whales disporting
themselves at sea and being har-
pooned for their amherEris and bone
and oil. Late in October. 1920. Sec
ond ship left Cardiff Wales for the
Falkland. Islands. Three whalers OF
1000 tons each and one whale catch
er OF 200 tons also accompanied the
explorers from their base.
The personnel Of the expedition in
cluded also II. G. Lester NAVIGATOR:
Thomas w. Baeshowe, geologiet;
Capt. George H. Wilkins, chief Of the
scientific staff. who accompa MED the
stefansson expedition in the same
capacity. and 100 men. An airplane
called the Kangaroo and so con-
strncted That's 1t can land on tie ice
thv means OF skis was to be en-
ptoyed IN the dash to the south pole
The goal was expected to be reached
in a flight of from twenty to thirty
five hours instead of tortuous jour
ney OF many months on sledges. The
flight was to be undertaken in sum
mer and was not to be q non stop
Journey
The Kangaroo carried. besides five
men. fuel. a sledge. cameras end food
for one month and this weight wa.
expected to handicap the filters IN
crossing mountain ,,nse with
peaks 900 feet high which rise rs
natural obstacles to thu pole. The
start was To he made frn-, fire erea.
ice barrier at the Bay Of Whales. The
! total weight of the plane, occupants