New Britain herald., 1928-06-01
Cables Amundsen Willing. ness to Assist in Search for Mobile But Denies He Intends to Finance Expedition.

eral Umberto Mobile in the dirigible Norge in 1926. today said he had cabled Amundsen asking what he could do to aid in the search for the missing dirigible Italia. He denied he planned to finance & search ex- petition as announced at Oslo by Lieutenant Dietrchen. Norwegian flyer.
 Ellsworth said he was awaiting a reply from Amundsen and would be ready 10 sail immediately if his services were called for. His efforts, he indicated, would depend on ad- ice from Amundsen. despite des- patches from Oslo saying he would arrive at Bergen in ten days.
 'f am ready to sail tomorrow if I can help" Ellsworth said, but ac- counts that I'm going to finance an expedition are all wrong. I can't do that"
 Oslo, Norway, June R-I.ieu- tenant Dietrichsen. Norwegian flyer. today announced that Lincoln Els worth of New York would finance an independent expedition to search by air for the missing dirigible Italia.
 The expedition will he under the command of Roald Amundsen who with Ellsworth and General tmber- to Mobile flew across the north pole in 1926 in the airship Norge. IL will not be able to start for the arc tic until the arrival Of the American packer at Bergen, ten days from now.
 Plans for the flights from Sritz- bergen were already under consid- eration. he said. in collaboration with other relief parties. Iieuten- ant Dietrichsen will be a member of the party.
 Stockholm. Sweden, June 1 P1- The Swedish government has au- thorized the chief of the aviation department to equip three seaplanes to proceed to Spitzbergen 10 search for the missing airship Italia.
 Moscow June ] R>-The ship Perseus has been instructed to search for the missing airship Italia in the region between Novaya Zemla Franz Josef land and Spitzbergen. In the meantime another exploring expedition is continuing to search along the northern coast Of Russia.
 The foreign ministry proposed to Sweden, Norway and Japan that they cooperate with the various measures being undertaken by the Soviet.
 Milan. Italy. June P-An Italian air expedition to search for the missing dirigible Italia will get under way shortly.
 The hydroairplane S55. sister ship of Commander De Pinedo's famous Santa Maria. will be put at the disposal of tho Mobile relief ex- petition by Premier Mussolini. The pilot has not yet been chosen.
 The S-55 Is larger ship than those to be used by the Norwegian searchers, Lieutenant Luetzow Holm and Captain Riiser Larsen, and has q larger. cruising radius. She has two motors and is built 10 offer the greatest resistance to heavy seas when at rest in the water.
 Kings Bay spitzbersen. June R Over the glacial ice of northern Spitzbergen. four Alpine Chasseurs plodded today under the guidance of Paul Kremer, | hunter, hoping to find some trace of the missing drigibls Italia.
 Travelling in a northeasteriy di- rection, they made their way over glaciers moving rapidly to the sea between pointed and rugged moun- tains. The entire terrain will be inspected for traces of General Cm- berto Mobile and his men. The chasseurs will travel from winter shelter to winter shelter across the bleak land.
 These Italian soldiers. used to maneuvering fin the Alpine regions made their way on foot across a land resembling high Alpine land scape brought down to the level Of the ocean.
 Other soldiers aboard the base ship Citta Di Milano hoped that they would be sent into the north from Kings Bay on skis to Wood Bay or N t-;l inc north coast. Cracks in the gla- ciers along this route are unusually numerous and dangerous, however, aud their officers have virtually abandoned such a plan.
 The weather was improving and six of the soldiers clung to the hope that they would be sent out next week. They would carry sleep ing bags. ice axes and enough provi- sions 10 last for three weeks. Cap tain Sora probably would be their leader.
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 Kings Bay. June 1 R - While at least a half dozen air expedi- tions were being organized in Eu- rope today to search for the miss ing dirigible Italia. five men were slowly making their way by foot in an effort to reach the lonely region where the Italia is thought to have come down.
 Paul kremer. a Spitzbergen hunt er. and four Italian Alpinists were along Red Bay. in northern Spitzbergen. and along Liefde Bay near Amsterdam Island. and will try 10 go east over the glaciers 10 reach the most easterly winteg house on Mosel Bay.
 If the Italia landed or era ashei over land if is thought at Kings Bay that she will be found on Land. a large desolate island northeast of West SpitZber- gen.