Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-24
Plan to Approach U. S. as
Far North as Seattle Ad-
vised Because of Weather
Conditions.
2.WAY COMMUNICATION
BY RADIO ESTABLISHED
Present Rate of Speed Will Put
Dirigible Over U. S. Coast Mon
day-Covers First 1850 Miles in
26 Hours-Unscathed by Storm
Near Toxic.

SAN FRANCISCO, August "a up.
"A radio message from the Graf
Zeppelin, intercepted here, gave
the airshiprs position at Z am.
Eastern standard time, as 1880
degrees north latitude and 174.10
east longitude.
The report indicated the air
liner was about 1900 miles out of
Toxic and was travelling consider
ably faster than during the two
previous hours. The big airsh:p
also was still veering northWard
and was directly over the old sail
ing route from San Francisco to
Yokahoma-the path followed by
the Windjammers. This is some
what south of the great circle.
Because of meteorological disturb
ances along the Pacific Northwestern
Coast, the United States Weather
Bureau here advised navigators aboard
the Graf Zeppelin today to abandon
PldAl W dpPlOdCu tAAC
Continent as far north as Seattle. The
airship would meet opposing winds i'll
this vicinity, the weather officials stated
The adverse conditions forecast by
the Weather Bureau would prevail for
from "a to SO hours, it was said. A low
barometer, with pressure below 29.40
inches, centering in the Gulf of Alaska.
caused the disturbance which the Graf
Zeppelin was advised to avoid.
H.
Circle ship route leading to San Fran
cisco, it can take advantage of the
Alaskan depression by riding southeast
ward in the trough" weather fore
casters said. In other words, the Graf
Zeppelin, instead of heading into, the
low-preSSure area, could remain Just
outside of it and ride speedily eastward
OH tail winds.
Fog Encountered by Liner. =
A radio message sent from the Zep-
pelin and intercepted here gave the air
ships position at am, Eastern stand
ard time, as 1890 degrees north lati-
tude, lilo degrees east longitude, in
dicating the air liner was approximately
1,700 miles out of Toxic, that 1t was
progressing more slowly than it had two
hours before and that its flying through
darkness and fog may have accounted
somewhat for the apparent slowing
down.
The Zeppelin's position at am. was
given in message in German received
station here as longitude 168 degrees 80
minutes east latitude and Al degrees
minutes north.
The message added: Making so
knots through thick fog"
The distance indicated Is about 1,600
miles from Kasumigaura air base, show
ing speed of about 81 miles an hour
since departure.
Two-Way Communication.
The Radio Marine Corporation sta
tion at Marshall, Calf, established di-
rect two-way radio communication with
the Zeppelin at 1920 am.
The corporation announced it eX-
pected to retain continuous commune
cation with the dirigible during the Ie-
mainder of her voyage to Los Angeles.
The Dollar Steamship Co.'s radio sta
ton here picked up messages exchanged
Stanley Dollar, in which DIR. Hugo
Eckener, commander of the airship,
stated that his crew was "busy han
ding the ship" The Graf Zeppelin and
the steamer communicated with each
other by radio while the airShip was
proceeding from Japan to the American
continent and the vessel, several hum
dred miles to the southeast, at a point
between the Hawaiian Islands and the
Orient, was travelling westward On a
round-the-world tour.
Capt. Robert Dollar, owner of the
Dollar steamship line, and members OF
his family were aboard the Stanley DOL
lar. After congratulatory messages
were sent, DR.. Eckener informed Dollar
that the zeppelin's crew was busy
handling the ship and that weather
reports were being received from Cor
dova, Alaska.
In touch with radio stations on both
sides of the Pacific, the bulky mistress
of the air was able to make the most
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