New Britain herald., 1930-03-14
ID EXPLORE ASIA
 IN MOTOR CARAVAN
HaarQt Plans to Take "Ialkies''
 and Send Radios

Washington, D. C.. March 14.- Georges Marie Haardt. the motor Car Livingstone of France" who led sn amazing expedition of eight au- tcmobiles through l5,000 miles nf deserts and jungles of darkest Africa, while in Washington this week made the first announcement that he plans a similar expedition probably with ten cars, across Asia. He will follow to some extent in au- tcmobiles the route that Marco Polo took when he brought to Europe it's first news of Cathay's coal. paper money, and the incredible pomp and power of Kublai Khan.
 Will Take "Talkies' and Send Radio
 The Asiatic expedition will have ir it's equipment ono car which will be a. powerful short wave radio sta- tion on wheels, to keep in daily touch with France. Two other cars will be equipped with sound record ing motion picture cameras.
 MT. Haardt's motor car expedi. tion crossed the heart of Africa from Algeria to Mozambique, and ir.cluded a trip through the little known interior of the mammoth is- land of Madagascar" says a bulls tin from the Washington, |. C. headquarters of the National Geo. graphic Society.
 "Untamed Taurcg tribesmen In ] to be bribed to pilot the automotive caravan across vast stretches of the uncharted Sahara. More than 4o,- GOO natives were put to work blal- ing trail through 575 miles of oth- Belgian Congo.
 One object of the expedition wls to trace route by which France may project a railroad to link is vast provincial holdings in Africa It had other official commissions from the French Colonial office, the Air Ministry, and the French Geo. graphic Society. This entailed scien- lists and engineers who made ob- serYations in their respective fields and photographers and sketch art ists who made records of inestima. blc value to scientist and layman alike.
 Cars Had Caterpillar Systems
 The expedition had eight D. horse power Citroen cars. equipp2l witl caterpillar systems in addition 10 regular front wheels. Each ca,
 
 tralers had to carry extra water gas. and oil tanks.
 The initial stage of the journey was across thc great Sahara tl Burem, on the Niger River. One area of this part of the trip inclua, ed the almost unknown Tanezroutf country devoid of resources; lt wood. no grass, no growing or liv' ing thing, no water for $50 miles Skeletons Of previous travellers d. tested tho perils of this area.
 The expedition encountered tn, Tuarcgs. mysterious and maraudin; desert tribes, The men wear veiG which cover the face and sugg as the helmets of the Crusaders. Alon; the Niger, southeast of Burenl, th. party came across q hunter dts guised as d bird.
 Prom q piece of wood he ha. carved a birds head and necl; foathered it. and supplied eyes an an open beak,' Mir. Haardt said. Fl placed this device around his for , head and went into the bush on al fours. Moving slowly and stopping at times to peck at the ground or ( examine his surroundings. just as real bird might have done, he vi able to approach close enough l. birds and hares to kill them with stick
 The Man with 100 Wives
 At Tessawa, in the southern Sa hara, 5000 of Sultan's Barmou' Hausa riders escorted the motoris; into the town amid the din of tom tcms and trumpctS. The Sultan is