Evening star., 1928-06-18
Explorer Signals SeapIanes
Flying Overhead, but Can
not Attract Them.
PILOTS, BACK TO BASE,
SAY THEY SAW NOTHING
New Position Radioed by Stranded
Men Will Aid Second At.
tempt to Find Them.
RY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
ROME, June l8.--The Stefani News
Agency announced today that Gen.
Mobile had informed the base ship
Citta di Milano by radio that he had
seen two seaplanes flying to rescue
him. He said he had pointed out his
exact situation to the planes.
Capt. Riser Larsen and Lieut..
Luetzow Holm, the flyers, however, re-
turned from their flight and reported
they had not seen the missing men
of the Italia They few from the ice
breaker Braganza. which sailed to the
north of Spitzbergen with their plane
aboard
Mobile Asks Medical Advice.
The men returned to the ship after
flight of an hour over the district
where the group of survivors headed
by Mobile was thought to be. They
said they did not see the tent which
he had painted red to guide them. de-
spite the good visibility,
Mobile In his wireless message asked
advice as how to treat the shin bone of
his right leg. which was fractured when
the cabin of the Italia was torn of by
striking the ice cap. He said the frac-
ture was about ready to heal
Gives Position Again.
Mobile in reporting TO the base ship
gave his position as 1888 north and
27I2 east, which would put him about
S miles east of Foyn Island and about
8 miles from the position he had previ-
ously given
This definite location, Comdr. Romaga
of the base ship Citta di Milano
believed. would aid in finding the
marooned men on the next fight of the
seaplanes.
Sees Traces Of Encampment.
Capt. Riiser-Larsen said he few over
North Cape. Cape Platen and Reps
Island all OF the north coast of North
East Land. Lieut.. Luetzow Holm fol-
lowed parallel e0.40 to the south OF
Charles XII Island.
In returning from Cape Platen. Capt
RiiSer-LarSen reported he followed the
tracks Of siedges which left Whaienherg
Bay on Wednesday He saw traces OF
an eficampment near Sodresby Island
and noted the presence Of two leaders
Of the dog team.
From the findings Of the apiators 1t
appeared that the Ice In the zone over
which Capt. A. Mariana and his two
companions must cross If they reach
land was in n very favorable condition
for the hike These three men left
Mobiles group on May 80 and have not
been heard of since then.
AS soon as the flyers have changed
the motors of their seapialles they will
make another flight in the direction of
Mobiles party. They will be aided by
his message OF his position ard in
formation sent by him. The atmos-
pheric conditions and the Ice are now
most propitious.
Government Issues Statement.
In view of recurring reports, all un-
founded, of the finding of the three
members Of the Italia's crew who left
Gen. Mobiles Ice camp to trek across
to North Cape. the italian government
today issued this statement:
ITO gauge correctly the news pub
lished Of the finding Of the three men
1t is necessary to consider that news
from both the Hobby and Braganza,
ships engaged in trying to relieve the
Arctic castaways, is relayed 10 the Citta
Spitzbergen, and that her wireless sta
ton Is directly connected UP with the
San Paolo station here.
Consequently the Italian government
has at Its disposal the most rapid as
well as most direct news service"
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