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and local governments welcomed him
and tonight there will be banquet in
his honor at the city hall
The expedition started from Milan
Italy, at i.55 am. Sunday, against the
advice of German weather observers and
some Is hours later was forced to buck
head winds after passing Brunn. Czecho-
slovakia. Later the dirigible was caught
In series OF violent electrical storms
and for a time the navigators lost their
bearings
Col Fier air attache OF the Italian
embassy in Berlin. who made hurried
trip here 10 meet the italia, said he had
wired Gen, Mobile that the weather
was unfavorable throughout Germany
and 1t was inadyigahie To start. He
later received a laconic reply reading
Weather Fine in Italy"
Weather fine In Italy today. VIII be
equally so In Germany tomorrow (Sun-
day am starting
Conldr. Monieo. the naval attache.
who was also surprised that the general
had ventured forth In the face of such
unfavorable weather predictions. said
ITS just Ike him for he has infinite
confidence his ship can ride any kind
OF weather" F"
Heading northward from Brunn over
Silesia. the italia bucked head winds.
AT pm. she was sighted over Gleiwitz
some 300 miles from her destination
which Gen. Mobile had hoped 70 reach
by that hour
70 Lindeuberg Observatory. near Berlin,
asking whether he had better make an
intermediate landing or return 10 Milan
and await better weather.
Sends Out Rocket Signal.
He was advised 10 try 10 cross over
the River Oder as meteorological condi-
tsons we're more favorable This was
done and three hours after having
passed Glelwitz, the Italia seappeared
there
The airship sent out rocket as q
signal II was assumed that Gen.
Mobile Intended To land and hasty
preparations were made az Gleiwltx
Field 10 receive the craft The Italia
maneuvered over the field for han an
hour Then Gen. Mobile SiGnalled he
had found his bearings and would con-
tinue his fight,
Two hours and half later the Italia
We RR@A AsANPAFsAf ~ AA&Atto lawn
Gieiwitz, Her speed was approaching
80 miles an hour,
During their stay here the Italians
Will be guests Of the German govern
ment. The expedition win pay only
for supplies which they will carry into
the North when the Italia sets out
for Kings Bay Spit2hergen where the
vessel CitIa I'll Niilano viii serve as
a mobile base
Hangar Overhauled.
The hangar at Seddln was complete
ly overhauied at the expense of the
German government A supply Of hy-
drogen gas and henains has been in-
stalled for the use at the dirigihle The
flying harbor az Seddin was an im-
portant military center during the
World War. serving as the chief base
OF German airship operations along the
northeastern Russian front
Gen Mobile has made arrangements
TO stay In the Polar regions the re-
mainder OF Spring and the larger
part Of the Summer. operating from
Kings Bay From there the numerous
exploring expeditions viii set out fam
like IN various directions
Atmospheric conditions viii deter
mine the number OF these and the
distance TO be traversed Gen Mobile
plans to touch at the North Pole again,
probably reaching there on May IL
thus celebrating hia firSt attainment of
that point with the dirigihle Norge
Another flight viii he made TO ascer~
tain whether there Is more land on
either side 0f the route followed hy
Peary iii his polar expedition III 1909
and whether there really IL a land he
thought lac saw on his homeward jour
ney calling IL Crockef's Land The Mac
MILAN expedition oT 1914 was unable
to tind this,
Another flight will be made ON the oii-
poaite slide Of the Pole a. the islands
called Nicholas II Land, north uf the
peninsula OF Talnir, which were dis
covered hy the Russian expedition Of
Capt Wllklski. These islands, which
the Soviet renamed Lenin's Land, are
not we'll known and Gen. Mobile intends
Ia learn their extent and formation,
The Italia Is so equipped as "a permit
landing on ice II carries, With other
things, tents, hlelahs. stoves, lee shues
and pneumatic boats, II has a wireless
sci with which II viii Keep IN touch with
the Cttta III Milano. which has power
tul station The ship Uill in turn keep
In touch with sister station IN Rome
near the haalllea OF So paul's,