Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-03

OF SA0tAlo 1t0Al0 Amundsen, oi5SoV-
erer q the South Pole and noted ex-
ploseH q rsported from Nome. Alas
ka, follewins the receipt Of wire
less massage from Anadir. Captain
Amunl1en was last seen in Septem-
Der 1o12 when his ship. the Maud,
took On OIL at D1xson Island in the
White ~. II was the explorers in
tention 20 drive the ship as far
northwar6 - possible and allow 1t
to become frozen In the Ice In the
hope that the foes would carry the
vessel aDsoss the Arctic Sea and near
the North Pole. There is some un-
certainty a. to the exact points
'uoaohed BY Amundsen in Siberia.
Anadir 70 the name Of river, not
u town. II In believed that the ex-
plorer may have landed on the
northern coast Of Siberia, making
his way overland to q Russian trad
ing post. In the course Of his voy-
age Amundsen covered $500 miles.
The purpose OF the expedition was
not to visit the North Pole, but to
make scientific Investigations. It is
conSidered possible that Amundsen
creased part OF the Arctic regions In
an airplane with which he was
equipped He was supplied with pro-
Visions TOR seven years.
Captain Road Amundsen's chief
ambitiop for years has been to be
the ono explorer to reach both the
North aad South poles. He made
his AnAsotio goal in 1911, planting a
silk Noewsgian flag there on Dec.
IL Of that year and remaining there
for, thsse Aays bsfore starting on his
return trip. Final correction cs his
records showed that actually he went
within . quarter Of q mile Of the
pel4 bit thu feat was sufficient to
estAbllsA bis claim - its discoveror.
II ~ has reached the North Pole
the teo4 has been accomplished much
sooner than he anticipated. for he
had peovisiened himself for seven
years AnA he expected to be away at
least four He has been out Of
touch wlt4 civilization only since
SsvA 1 1911, 1ucoess might have
been Ven ~ means Of airplanes. for
he took ~ With him and he .
sluljel 80
Planned Polar Bear Team.
Bscoeo he rot the airplanes he had
worked out = scheme Of catching
polar bear cubs and tanning and
training them 20 drag his sledges,
naya.- k7s,Hrad that they would be-
Eono pe4feotly doolle, and that ono
bear would bs ten times ~ strong as
q horse and could haul as much as
zoe dogs
Captain Robert A. Bartlett, who
commended the Roosevelt on Pearys
successful dash to the North Pole
expressed the fsar on hearing Of
AmunAseni0 return that something
had -gsns wrong with Amundsen's
expel1taon. His dispatch was ap-
paYsntay nom the Russian trading
post ~ Anadirsk In Siberia. 800 miles
from the mouth Of the Anadir River,
which flows into the Pacific. That
u the snly place where there Is
wirvaeas station IN that part Of the
work.
A. Auumdssn could not take his
ship tAsrA, Captain Bartlett assumes
that ~ must have reached It over
land Aen q point far north. where
perhaps he ship foundered. The
DAOutA q ~ Anadir River Is $500
miles oaSt q Dixson Island. where
AmunlssH began his Arctic voyage.
oartjstt Fears . Mlshap.
7 fear b either lost his ship or
had some serious mishap," Captain
Bartlett saA, sfor he sailed from
Dixson Island Sept. l, 1918. BY this
time - should have reached . point
bstNosn Cape Chelsuldn. on the
ncstAeASsesn Siberian coast and the
pole listAa4 about 100 miles from
the eape. I. n . talk had with him
not ls6G befors he sailed he said his
plan 49, - drive his ship 40 far east
and n1sth . possible. hoping to get
wttAan gfStI1nS distance OF the pole.
He $1,000 now be in far different
plAoo Asa AnAdirsl. Probably his
ship - lftftsd on the Siberian
coAoA