The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-30
MORSE ENTRY
IN POLE DASH
GIVES PLANS
Amundsen to Spend "a Hours
at Top of World; Expects
To Start in May

oslo, Norway, April 3O.-Captain
Roald Amundsen, veteran explorer
and Norway's entry in the 1926 race
to reach the North Pole by air, has
virtually completed his preparations
for the airplane flight from Lane $
Island, off the northwest coat OF
SpitzberFen, and if all goes we'll
hopes to hop off on his adventurous
Journey late in May or early in June.
He expects that the trip may be
made within "a hours at the most,
if ice conditions permit landing
there.
Captain Amundsen's flight will be
Il true race for the Pole, for Grettir
Agarsson, II young British Columbian
has organized "a polar expedition
which sales shortly from Liverpool,
England, and will attempt to beat
the Norwegian explorer at his own
game. Algarsson plans to use Il
small, nonrigid airship, similar to
The "blimp", and has openly am
nounced that he intends to reach his
goal before Captain Amundsen if it
is humanity possible.
Twice before Captain AmundSen,
who discovered the South Pole and
navigate the globe by sailing to the
nOr,hward of the continents of Eur
one. Asia and North America, has at
tempted to fly to the northern tip
of the world. His first attempt,
from Wainwright, Alaska, failed
when his plane was damaged in
test flight from the base and could
was to have started from Epitzber-
gen last year, had to be given up
because of lack of finances.
The third attempt, friends Of the
explorer believe, will be made under
the most favorable auspices and, bar
ring accident, should succeed. A
force of nearly Al !lcn viii be sta
toned at Danes Island to establish
Il base, tune up the machines, and
give them the expert attention they
require. Sufficient spare parts have
been assembled to take care of any
possibility Of breakage except the
- actual smashup of the planes, and
the two planes that will be used in
the flight have been given every
test that ingenuity could devise
passing them all without a flaw
being found. Skilled avatOrs will
pilot them and it is probable tina,
Cap. in Amundsen himself, he has
already qualified as an aviator II
the Norwegian army test, viii
handle the controls of the leading
machine for part Of the flight a
least.
The explorers principal aide il
his flight will be Lincoln Ellsworth
young American aviator who serv
ed in the French and American all
services during the war. Car
Schultz roklinde, chief Of the Dor
nier plants in Pisa, Italy, and not
ed mechanical expert, will supervise
the fitting out Of the machines a
Danes Island, and II. Volt, German
mechanical engineer, will act as me
chanician in Captain Amundsen'
plane. Lieutenants Auerdel and Die
trichsen, well-known pilots, also viii
be members of the expedition.
The explorer hopes to fly the APP
proximately 600 miles from Dane
Island to the Pole, remain there TO
: day for the purpose Of scientifi
investigation, and return direct t
Danes Island Provisions for 81
weeks will be carried in the planes
which will be fitted with skis 70
landing on the frozen icefields of tn
Arctic, and guns and ammunition will
be carried so that in case of acciden
the lives of the members of the par
ty may be sustained by shooting