New Britain herald., 1928-06-18
MOBILE SEES TWO
 PLANES OVERHEAD
But Rescue Craft Fail to Notice Him or His Camp
GIVES EXACT LOCATION
This Will Help Materially In Next Relief Move-NObile Asks Direc- tions in Treating His Injured Leg -Elicrs to Try Again.

Pliers to Try Again. Copyrighted by Associated Press, iscS) Kings Bay, Spitzbergen. June IS. -(P'-Captain Riiser-Larsen and Lieutenant Luetzow Holm. Nor Wegian tliers. who flew over the Mobile party off North East Land late yesterday without sighting them. were planning new reconnaissance today.
 The two airmcn took off at six o'clock last night from the steamship Braganza and flew from North Cape to the point where General Mobile and his five companions are on the ice five miles east of Foyn Island. Both planes carried provisions and clothes for the stranded men but the aviators saw nothing of them or of their II companions who have been missing for many weeks.
 Although the fliers in their two planes apparently were over Gen. eral Mobile and his men for a period Of at least one hour, they saw noth- ing of them.
 The Mobile party, however, with tragic irony was able to see the would be rescuers but was unable to attract their attention. General Mobile later sent a wireless 10 the base ship Citta Di Milano at Kings Row Iot l,r 1, had sighted the planes. This information was felt at Kings Bay to indicate how difficult it will be 10 locate the Mobile party on the wide ice terrain where they are stranded.
 Rome. June IS (P}-The Stefani news agency announced today that General Mobile had informed the base ship Citta Di Milano by radio that h" had seen two seaplanes flying , to rescue him. He said he had pointed out his exact situation to the 1 planes.
 l Captain Riser-l.arsen and Lieut. | Luetzow Holm, the flyers, however returned from their flight and re- ported they had not seen the missing men of the Italia. They flew from the ice breaker Braganza which sailed 10 north of Spitzbnrgen witt i their plane aboard.
 Did Not S | Tent l The men returned to the Bragan. "a after q flight of an hour over the district where the group of surviv. ors headed by Mobile was thought te l be.
 They said the did not see the ten,
 which he had painted red 10 guide them, despite the good visibility. Mobile in his wireless message asked advice as how 10 treat the shin bone Of his right leg which was
 fractured when the cabin of the
 Italia was torn off by it striking the ice cap. He said the fracture was 1 about ready 10 heal.
 i Mobile in reporting to the hast ship gave his position as SS.33 north and 27.l2 cast. which would put hin. {, about five miles east of Foyn Island 1 and about eight miles from the posi- 1 tion he had previously given.
 Definite Location Aids This definite location. Commands | Romagna of the base ship Citta D 1 Milano believed, would aid in find ing the marooned men on the nex flight of the scaplanes. | Captain Riiser-Larscn said he flew
 over North Cape, Cape Platen anc
 Reps Island all off the north coas
 of North East Land. Lieut.. Luetzov Holm followed parallel S0.40 to tht
 south of Charles XII island. 1 In returning from Cape Platen Captain Riiser- Larsen reported h. ! followed the tracks of sledgcs Whicl
 left Ehalenberg Bay on Wednesday
 He saw traces of an encampmen near Sodresby Island and noted tn, presence of two leaders of the dot team.
 Ice Is Favorable From the findings of the aviator.
 it appeared that the ice in the zon.
 over which Captain A. Mariana anC l his two companions must cross i ~