New Britain herald., 1928-06-06


most famous pilets and has had .
part In some thrilling air tours over
the frozen north. He told the
United Press he was confident of
finding Mobile and expressed = de-
termination to locate the crew Of
IL that recently flew over the north
pole In the Italia.
He said he and his comrades
| were familiar with the region where
now 1t is believed Mobile landed.
probably around May Is when their
radio signals suddenly stopped as
the Italia fought terrific headwinds
on it, cruise down from the north
pole.
The ice boats Perxay and Maligin
will start Immediately for Nova
Zembla and will carry supplies and
equipment fer Z short wave radio to
be used at the flying bases.
1t IL expected that Chuknovsky
will fly from the northern peninsula
Like over Franz Josef Land and
will carry a supply Of food In his
plane. He will drop the food in
case he sights Mobile and the Italia
crew.
When Mobile left Kings Bay,
Spitzbergen. about two weSss ago.
he carried sufficient food for about
a month. The Italian explorer was
prepared for a forced landing and
it Is possible the crew 10 In good
condition provided their great polar
craft did not crash.
Moscow, Russia, June 6 R-Ela-
ton in Moscow caused by a growing
belief that the missing dirigible
Italia had come down on Franx Jo-
sef Land east of Spitxbergen, gave
way to vague doubts today when at
least one of the sos. messages
thought 10 have been picked up in
Siberia turned out to be q false
alarm.
1t appeared today that the Muir
mansk station which yesterday re-
ported hearing the Italia. mistook
radio instructions sent out from
Moscow concerning rescue plans for
the missing dirigible's call.
The failure of the big Siberian
railway stations which have been
calling Mobile regularly at intervals
Of ten minutes to secure a response,
has caused further misgivings.
Still the most noted Russian arc
tic explorers. such ~ Wise and
Zamuylowich. cling to the idea that
the Italia came down on Franz Jo-
SET Land and that the first message
reported to have been picked up re-
garding this in North Dvinsk, was
genuine.
Guided by expert opinion, the
Soviet rescue commission has decid-
ed to continue its preliminary
preparations to search Franz Josef
Land and Nova Zembla to make sure
ti%at Mobile and his crew are not
stranded at those places.
The powerful ice cutter Maligln,
bearing the plane UL-3 will proceed
to the western shores Of Nova Zembla
and will go to Admiralty peninsula
whence she will send fuel to the
Russian harbor located at the north
ern end Of Nova Zembla where the
rescuers will build base for pow
erful plane which will fly from
Leninsrad by way of Archangel.
This plane will be piloted by avta-
for Chuknovsky. Soviet Russia S
greatest arctic flier. who will navi-
gate the western and southwestern
shore OF Franz Josef Land. He will
make a particularly careful search
around Cape Flora. which Mobile
knew and probably would have
tried hard to reach.
From Cape Flora Chuknovsky will
| fly over Franz Josef Land and he
will either land or drop provisions
and medical supplies for the missing
ship.
The Soviet rescue commission has
appointed three leaders for its ex-
petition, these being Prof. Vize. arc
tic explorer, Chuknovsky and Cap
tain Anufriev.