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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) tonight and probably tomor- row: slightly warmer tomorrow. Temperatures: Highest, 86, at 4:15 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 62, at 5 am. today. Full report on page 7. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 30 Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, B. C. 29,606. EARL FRENCH DIES; LED WORLD WAR ARMY OF BRITAIN Operation Is Fatal to Famed Military Figure—Was 73 Years Old. LUCK WAS TRADITIONAL THROUGHOUT SERVICE Shelved to Make Way for Younger Officers, He Was Soon Re- called to Troops. By the Associated Press. DEAL, England, May of Ypres, better known as shal French, British Wozld V died here today, aged The Earl of Ypres underwent an op- eration March 19. Soon thereafter he was reported to be recovering, but gsubsequently his condition became worse. “French Luck” Tradition. Rising to the highest places and fhonors in British military circles, the Farl of Ypres often was characterized s “the luckiest man in the army” #nd French luck became almost roverbial among the British soldiers. Later events, however, caused a dif- erence of opinion as to whether the uck had been on the soldier's side ®r on that of the British army and the British Empire. 5 Perhaps the most important event of his career which had to do with these two ideas was the historic battle of Ypres in the World War, the win ning of which barred the channel ports from the Germans and saved England_from probable invasion. It was at Ypres that the Germans first resorted to their deadly sas attacks, a form of warfare that impelled the British commander to deplore the fact that an army would stoop so low. ‘What was termed the earl's biggest piece of sheer luck occurred in 1895, when the British military authorities decided to revise the cavalry drill book as a prelude to reorganization of the mounted arm. At that time he was Col. French, on the retired list at half pay for two years, having been shelved at the age of 41 to give pounger men a chance for promotion. His career apparently was ended. Recalled to Service. It happened that the inspector gen- eral of cavalry was Sir George Luck, under whom French had served in In dia, where he performed brilliantly in bringing cavalry commands up to a high point of efficiency. Sir George had mot forgotten -that service and | brought Col. French out of retirement | 10 write the new cavalry book. The yesult was characterized.as * vu,xtsLe: piece of lucid explanation and terse precision.” Then the question arose as to who was to carry out the altera- tions called for in the book. Some an- swered “the one who suggested them.” nch was made assistant adjutant eneral of cavalry and proceeded to climb upward to the command of the first 100,000 British soldiers who met the initial terrific_onslaughts of the Giermans in the World War. In the meantime French had made cxtensive reforms and was given com- mand of a cavalry brigade. In the maneuvers of 1893 he attracted the| attention of the entire British army In these, through extraordinary dar-| ing operations, he completely baffled | his opponent, a general using methods | hich had been regarded as efficient and necessary until French's genius made them antiquated. French be- me a major general the next year. The Boer War was to French only another opportunity to show the abil- jty which the British military au- thoritles had shelved seven years be- fore. He was given the chief cavalry ‘command and in numerous operatio he proved himself both a great strat egist and a superior tactictian. He was mentioned in many dispatches | and went back to’' England at the| close of the war to be knighted and given the command of all the troops at Aldershot with the rank of lieu- tenant general. Field Marshal in 1913. Tn 1907 French was appointed in- spector general of the forces and five vears later he was made chief of the jmperial general staff. He was made « field marshal in 1913 and as such went to France at the beginning ‘of the World War as commander-in-chief of the expeditionary forces. Here again he displayed his extraordinary ability as a military leader. He L in a way, responsible for the change in the British cabinet resulting in the creation of the ministry of munitions, at the head of which former Premier Lloyd George succeeded in awakening the munitions manufacturers to the necessity of rallying to the aid of the soldiers in the field. In the early engagements in France French’s army was outnumbered by the enemy and short of high explo- sives to halt the German adv: To the latter was attributed the necessity for the strategic retreat from ,\[ons._)n hich he handled the sorely tried British army in_masterly fashion. Tater with 1,000,000 men under his command he scored his great victory at ypres. 5 Reporting on his operations, the field marshal wrote: ““The glorious troops under my com- mand had gone valiantly to their death when a few more guns and a few more shells would have many times saved their sacrifice. And still no sufficient supplies came.” At 0dds With Kitchener. Criticized at home for permitting the Germans almost impregnably to intrench themselves, French became involved in a controversy with Lord Kitchener, his former South African commander, then secretary of state | for_war. The late Lord Northcliffe made a | visit to the British front, and upon his return bluntly told the facts of the shell shortage. It was then that the change in the cabinet was made, with the result that the factories speeded up and turned out an immense amount of shells and other war implements. After 16 months of intensive war- fare in France, French relinquished command of the British forces to Yield Marshal Haig and returned to ¥ngland., He was created a viscount and made commander-in-chief of the troops in the United Kingdom, a post he held until 1918. Then he was de lord lieutenant of Ireland and ved until April 30, 1921, when the ition act took effect he Earl ield Mar- { ton-Graselll route. | s {Ported liquor on record ot this port, | said that prohibition officials World War Chief Dies EARL OF YPRES. NEW RUM-RUNNING ROUTE IS DISCLOSED BY LIQUOR SEIZURE Evidence That Great Stock Is Received at Maine | Ports Is Found. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, May 22.—With the seizure here today of a large quantity of high quality liquor which formed a part of the cargo of the steamer Van from Jonesport, Me., Federal authorities began investigation of an alleged new rum-running route from Canada over the international boundary to Maine ports. From Maine the officials be- lteve the lquor is shipped to all parts of the country in merchandise pack- ages. The Van carried 1,054 cases of as- sorted liquors, valued at $50,000, said to be the largest haul in Boston Har- bor. The cases containing the liquor were labeled as sea food. * Eleven members of the crew, includ- ing Robert Holliday of Spokane, Wash., were arrested. Police say the liquor was destined for two well known clubs in the Back Bay district. The steamer usually plies on the Bos- 500 Cases of Scotch Taken. Included in the seizure today, said to be the largest haul of genuine im- were 500 cases of Scotch whisky pack- ed in regular fish boxes. The seizure also included a quantity of English ale. Capt. McLean of Everett, master of the vessel, and 13 members of the crew were arrested. | Customs agents believe that most of | the liquor cargo was unloaded here and reshipped before the raid, and an | effort is being made to trace it to destination. The Van unloaded a part of her cargo and then moved to an- other wharf where she was raided early today. Advices from Bangor, Me., today of the northern Maine area had heard that bootleggers whose efforts at sea had been blocked by the Coast Guard cam- paign were using the land route in the sparsely settled boundary district and delivering their wares at Maine ports for shipment elsewhere. ONTARIO BEER KICKLESS. Americans Spend $200,000 to Satisfy | Curiosity. TORONTO, Ontario, May 22 (). Thousands of Americans living on On- | tario’s border have satisfied their curi- osity but not their thirst. “Fergles foam” is mostly froth. There is no kick in the “four by four" beer legalized by the Ferguson gov- ernment, which went on sale yester- day, ‘“New Beers day.” After drinking steadily for seven hours on a wager to find out whether the beer was intoxicating, an Ogdens- burg, N. Y., parched pilgrim at Pres- cott, Ontario, insisted that he was still plain sober. The 11 p.m. closing provision of the law ended the test. AL parts of the province reported no intoxication. Not one drunk was arrested in the big city of Toroato. ‘'m_going back across the river where I can ‘get some real beer,” said a_yearning Detroiter in Windsor. “T've been drinking this stuff all day (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) FASHIONABLE DINERS ATTACK DRY AGENTS TUse Chairs and Bottles When New York Night Club Is Raided. Officers Draw Guns. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 22.—Attacked with chairs and bottles early today, two Federal prohibition agents, at- tempting to make arrests in the ex- clusive night club, Trocadero, on Fifty-first street, were compelled to draw their guns to subdue fashionable diners. The agents, Willlam J. McKay anl Michael Sassi, in evening clothes an1 tortolse-shell glasses, paid $20 for & pitcher of champagne. They grabbed the waiter. The manager, Frank Gal- lesco, is said to have interfered. In an instant-the place was in an up- roar. Women screamed, while men in dress suits tore blackjacks from the agents’ hands. The latter succeed- ed in arresting the head waiter, Al- Dbino Scaroni, and the manager only after threatening to shoot. Many such clubs as the Trocadero have been padlocked in the last few months at_the instigation of Federal Attorney Buckner, who started his service in office by spending $1,500 | of his own money through fashiona- ble friends for champagne. Admis- sion to these gilded clubs in the Roaring Forties is usually denied to those unknown to the management, home rule par % became Ch | Joseph, in connection with the assauli WASHING 6.0 LEADERSPUT 0K, 0N TOWNSEND FOR YSTERS OST Merchant Tentatively Chosen as Candidate for Com- mission Vacancy. JOHN HAYS HAMMOND SUGGESTED FOR PLACE | Others in Running—Selection of Republican Would Not Up- set Precedent. T. Lincoln Townsend, vice president | of the National Electrical Supply Co., well known here as an active worker | for the Republican party and promi- | nently identified for many years in | civic activities, has been tentatively | selected as the candidate to be put for ward by the Republican State com- mittee in and for the District of Co-| lumbia—the accredited Republican or ganization in the District—for the commissionership which has become vacant through the death of James F. Oyster. This was learned today when it be came known that the Republican or- ganization here will meet within a few daye and formally indoree Mr. Townsend for the post. While Mr. Townsend has not announced himself as a candidate, some of his business and political friends have obtained m.J consent to the movement already un der way to bring about his appoint- ment. ‘Wilson Named Democrats. ‘While Mr. Oyster was generally re- garded as a Democrat, it is said that he allied himself with the Republican party before Mr. Harding's election There has been no hard and fast rule concerning a division of the commissionerships between the two parties, and it was recalled today that during Mr. Wilson's administra- tion the District Commissioners were | both Democrats. It has not been | indicated whether President Coolidge will fill Mr. Oyster's post through the appointment of a Democrat, but it was pointed out today that should he appoint a Republican he would not be setting a precedent. While Mr. Townsend's tentative selection as the Republican organi- zation's candidate for the commis- sionership was regarded as interest- ing, his name is only one of many which the President will have before him when the time comes to make an appointment. Washington has been busily engaged in conjecture for the past few days over the forth- coming appointment and a number of candidates have come forward, in- formally, and let it be known that the position would be acceptable to them. Hammond Is Mentioned. Among the suggestions which have been received at the White House the rame of John Hays Hammond is out- standing because of his international record as a mining engineer and be- cause of his prominent activities in other lines in the past. Mr. Ham mond, however, lives in Washington about half the time, but his legal resi- dence is in Massachusetts. Mr. Ham- mond has been frequently mentioned in connection with a cabinet appoint- ment during the present administra- tion and during those of Presidents Harding and Taft. Those who pro- posed Mr. Hammond for the commis- slonership indicated that they were doing it without his knowledge, but | with the hope that the National Cap- ital could be fortunate enough in having a man of his experience as one of its heads. Other names known to have been received at the White House thus far are those of Arthur Carr, secretary of the Board of Trade and manager of the Mills Buildin, A. Leftwich Sinclair, local attorney, and one of the original members of the District Rent Commission; Julius Peyser, member of the Board of Public Education, and Chapin Brown, prominent member of the Chamber of Commerce and who for the past two years has been at- torney for the District Rent Commis- slon. Galliher Consent Sought. Friends of Willlam T. Galliher, local banker and chairman of the Coolidge inaugural committee, and prominent among the local Republi- can leaders, are understood to be en- gaged in an endeavor to get Mr. Gal- iiher to consent to their presenting ! his name. Those members of the Republican State committee, who obtained Mr. Townsend's consent to be a candi- date, said the executive committee of that body will meet within the next few days to formally indorse him and to appoint a committee to present the name to President Cool- idge. Regarding Mr. Townsend's claims to recognition for his long service as a Republican worker, it is pointed out by his friends that he organized the Coolidge and Dawes Club in the last campaign and was Iits president, which organization was the princi- pal raiser of funds in the District for the conduct of the 1924 campaign here. He Is treasurer of the City Club, the League of Republican State Clubs, a director of the Republican State committee, member of the Kiwanis Club and the Board of Trade and was president and organizer of | the Harding and Coolidge Club in 1920. MARRIED MAN FLOGGED; DOMESTIC ANGLE SEEN Missourian’s Injuries Not Believed Serious—Three Held in Con- nection With Case. By the Associated Press. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., May 22.—Floyd Atha, a married man about 24 years old, was decoyed early today to the Spring Garden School, a few miles south of this city, tied to a tree and severely beaten. The police are hold- ing Kenneth Warren, 23; Fay Thomas, 24, and John E. Holt, 27, all of St. Atha is not belleved to be seriously injured. The motive for the flogging is not known. The police suggest some do- which takes precautions through peep holes. mestic trouble as the cause of the affair, ¢ Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION TON, D. C., FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1925 —FOR! —7 HOPE HE BELGIAN CABINET FALL AFFECTS DEBT Delay in Negotiations for Paying U. S. Regarded as Inevitable. By the Associated Press A definite delay in the funding of the Belgian debt to the United States is seen here in the overthrow today of the Belgian cabinet, which had given assurances that negotlations were to begin in the very near future. ‘While there has been no indication that the trip to Brussels of the Bel- gian Ambassador to Washington might be delayed because of the de- velopment, it is realized elections must be held and that a new government must have time to get its bearings before embarking on an undertaking of such magnitude as the debt ques- tion presents. The action of the retiring ‘Jan de Vyvere ministry in proposing a long- term _settlement affecting only pre- armistice loans is not viewed here with approval. The position of the United Statées has been announced and reriterated as being that there is no reason why all loans made in the war perfod and immediately thereafter should not be consolidated in funding negotiations. Caillaux Drafts Budget. Paris dispatches declaring Finance Minister Cafllaux has drawn up his budget plans, involving possible with- drawals for interallied debts, were re- cefved with interest by officials, but without comment. i Poland has provided new impetus to the debt question by delivering to the Treasury bonds totaling $178,560,000 in exchange for the original notes given by it in purchasing relief and surplus war supplies. Minister Wroblewski handled the transaction, which pro- vides for semi-annual payments over a 62-year period, or until the debt is liquidated. 3 New assurance that France will meet its debt was seen in accounts of an address yesterday by Premier Painleve. He told an audience that ¥rance will keep its financial obliga- tions, both abroad and at home, and the statement was construed as an in- dication of policy, prior to the meeting next Monday of the Chamber of Depu- ties. The Polish settiement was approved by Congress last December, but final steps involving the exchange of the old for the new securities were tem- porarily delayed. With this exchange, however, the settlement terms became operative. BELGIAN CABINET OUT. Chamber of Deputies Refuses to Give Vote of Confidence. BRUSSELS, May 22 (#).—The re- cently formed cabinet of Premier Aloys Van de Vyvere was overthrown today by a non-confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies of 73 to 98, with 9 not voting. Van de Vyvere and the entire cabinet presented their resig- nations to the K)“ln‘ & Sy w6 Burgomaster Max o 3 behalf of the Liberals, introduced the motion of non-confidence. The Social- ists, led by Emile Vandervelde, who recently failed to form a cabinet to succeed that of fm‘merl Premier Theu- is, supported the motion. nThe plpflberals and Socialists voted solidly against the government, which makes it seem probable that Parlia- ment may be dissolved and new gen- eral elections called. APPROVES CAILLAUX MOVE. Cabinet in Accord 'With His Plan for -Balancing Budget. PARIS, May 22 (#).—The French cabinet today approved the prelim- inary measures of Finance Minister Calllaux for balancing the budget. Details were not revealed, but it is understood the plans include the levy- ing of additional taxes and the with- drawal of receipts from Germany un- der the Dawes plan payments from the budget, so a part can be devoted to payment of interallied debts. M. Caillaux reiterated that the French government had sent no note to Washington regarding France's debts to the United States. The finance bill will be presented to the Chamber of Deputies Monday. BURNING PLANE KILLS 2. BARCELONA, Spain, May 22 (#).— Two men, the pilot and observer, of a military airplane flying over the city were killed today when their plane caught fire and fell to the streets. The pilot was burned to death. Col. Remos, the observer, leaped when the fire started. ! DOES R'T KEEP fi BREAKFAST ———\ WAITIN' Philippine Scouts Found Murdered; - Bolos Were Used By the Associated Press. MANILA, May 22.—The bodies of three Philippine Scout soldiers who disappeared more than two weeks ago were found today in the moun- tains near Camp Stotsenburg, where they were murdered by Negrito outlaws. The bodies were on the bank of a stream where the soldlers were bathing when the Negritos surprised them. ‘Wounds on the bodies indicated the Negritos used bolos. It is pre- sumed the Negritos took the sol- diers’ guns, which the murdered men had used on a hunting expedi- tion. BUSINESS STIFLED BY TAX, GARY SAYS Present Rates Still Far Too High, He Tells Iron and Steel Institute. By the Associated Press. ‘W YORK, May 22.—Business generally sorely needs and therefore respectfully demands lower rates of taxation, Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel Corporation, declared in an address on “The Dis- eases of Business’’ at the annual meet- ing of the American Iron and Steel Institute today. Although business men are grate- | ful for what already has been done and attempted in the matter of re- lieving the tax burden, they still feel that taxes are much too high, whether levied by mnational, state or municipal agencies, he sald. Income and in- heritance taxes, he added, were espe- clally burdensome. ““We know -by personal experience, or at least by the statements of re. liable business men,” he asserted, “‘that business activities have been decreased and not infrequently abandoned as the result of the heavy burdens of tax- ation. This subject has been dis- cussed with vigor and force by the President and members of his cabinet, and we indorse all that they have said. Persons who have been unreasonably standing for high and higher taxes do not realize that they are bullding up conditions which have been or will be detrimental to themselves.” Room for Improvement. Comparing_the iron and steel busi- ness in the United States today with pre-war conditions, Mr. Gary said that the industry was prosperous, vet in some respects not entirely satisfactory and not quite as good as it ought to be considering the underlying conditions of the country. “Notwithstanding it has been the inclination and effort of the leaders in this industry or many of them at least, as far as they legitimately could. encourage stability and confidence, he sald, “there are iwitnessed from time to time fluctuations and hesita- tions in the natural progress of busi- ness that are unreasonable and un- called for. This is to be deplored. It is unhealthy and adversely affects the whole business structure.’ Forecasting the future trend of busi- ness, Mr. Gary pointed out that steel was not a luxury, but a necessity, and that its purchase became more and nfbre imperative. “The steel business in the future should be good and fairly profitable, he predicted, though inter- ruptions _and temporary declines in Jolume will be natural and also health- ul. \ Urges Fair Prices. Prospective buyers may postpone their purchases, he said, “but when they do, their needs pile up, and it is only a question of time when the de- mand reaches a point where delivery cannot in some instances promptly be made. Then purchasing will come with a rush. All this we know from experfence. If at any time it is be- lieved prices of our commodities are (Continued on Page 3, Column 4.) Invents Two-Mile Rifle. TOKIO, May 22 (#).—Invention of a rifie which will shoot bombs two mil is claimed by R. Okamoto, an en- gineer, the Yokiurl says. The bomb rifle, it is said, is as large as a light machine gun and requires minimum power. Radio Programs—Page 38. g Star. Y-SIX PAGES. U. 5. MARINE NEEDS AID, PALMER SAYS Subsidy or Buying Tonnage Abroad Suggested to Cham- ber of Commerce. American shipowners are under two financial handicaps in competition with fleets under forelgn flags, one in- tangible and the other tangible, and the only way to provide for a stable merchant marine under the Stars and Stripes is to adopt some means of re- moving the tangible one, Admiral Leigh C. Palmer, president of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, told the Chamber of Commerce of the United States today. Admiral Palmer analyzed exhaus- tively the business troubles of Amer- ican shipping, but left to the Cham- ber of Commerce the task of selecting from the two remedial policles he out- lined or of devising a new policy. Subsidy I» Ope Suggestion. The two possible procedures he sug- gested were a direct or indirect sub- sidy or a free ship policy under which Americans could buy vessels from for- eign shipyards and sail them under the American flag. The tangible handicap he defined as a heavy differential in costs and the intangible as being due to the disad- vantage of American shippers, be- cause they are newcomers in interna- tional shipping. “To give concrete form to these items,” he sald, “we may assume that the average results of a certain Goy- ernment-controlled line ®shows an operating 108s of $15,000 per voyage, while a foreign line of similar ships | in the same trade is breaking even, The tangible differential against our ships will be assu the Tollowing items: . © “TPrise “Higher wages ......... “Higher cost of food, stores anan'ow | equipment e | ‘Higher cost of repairs ... . . Higher administrative expense $7.700 | Explains Two Problems. “If the foreign ships are br even while ours are losing us,o::,k-h:;g if the tangible differential accounts for only $7,700 of thls, the remaining $7.300 is the intangible differential attributable to more efficient opera- ;Lo;p::wthe“l:rsin private line as with our Gov -con- | [mlé‘ed i overnment-con- | “On this assumption, it is seen about half of the present dm.mfi’fi between our own and foreign operat- | ing costs is attributable to intangibles | which can be corrected in large part or abolished, and that the other half represents the actual excess cost of | our operation over that of competing | foreign vessels. By elimination of junecomonic ports and better turn- around, a private American operator might reduce even the tangilble dif- | ferential by one-third. Building Cost Is Obstacle, | “It is obvious mari {2 basis of equality we must hay.y as cheap as our forelgn rivais. mfi: the pfesent time the values of Amer- lcan vessels, especially those of the Fleet Corporation, have been marked jdown in price to a. parity with foreign ships; in other words, a common world value has been practically es- | tablished. But when it becomes nec. iessary to bulld new ships, either for replacement or in order to secure im- proved or special types for particular trades, the higher cost of American construction will be prohibitive, and if nothing {s done in the meantime to alleviate the situation sur vessels for the most part will disappear from the foreign trade routes when the exist- ing vessels become obsolete and non. corr;peutlve. “It appears that there are onl: alternatives, the adoption of a l’;o{l:;" of free ships, by which American op. erators may be permitted to buy or build ships in any part of the world without restriction and place them under the American flag, or the ex- tension of our system of protection to the shipping Industry oy means of some assistance which will have the effect of compensating or reimburs- ing the operator for the difference be- tween the costs of ships built in Amer- ican yards and abroad. . This would place him on a parity with foreign competitors as far as his capital charges are concerned. Difficulty in Adjustment. “‘Our. country is committed to a policy of protection of its industries, and it may be that public sentiment will prefer the extension of this prin- “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes | without a_hitch. | over the Loar Basin; our stable obser- as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 99,645 () Means Associated Pres: TWO CENTS. POLE FLYERS’ RETURN ANXIOUSLY AWAITED BY 2 CONVOY SHIPS Amundsen Planes Are Due at Danes Island Station at Any Hour This Afternoon. FAILURE TO MAKE BASE TODAY MAY MEAN DISASTER TO PARTY Hop-Off Made Without Hitch—Only Engine Trouble or Crash Can Bar Airmen From Goal. BY JAMES B, . WHARTON, Special Correspondent of The Star and North American Newspaper Allia KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen (By Radio from Steamer nce. Farm) May 22.—The Farm and the Hobby, the convoy ships of the Amundsen-Ellsworth pblar expedition which hopped two flying boats for the North F are steaming north for Danes Is the six flyers. Should the airmen have found it impossible to and have been compelled to begin the return journey off here in afternoon. for the return of ’ole at 5:15 yesterday land to watch land at the pole without a stop, their arrival at Danes Island is expected at any hour. If they have been able to carry out their original plans of stay- ing at the pole for six hours tc » make soundings and oberva tions they are due back this afternoon. MUST RETURN THIS AFTERNOON. If the planes are not sighted by late this afternoon the probability will exist that one or both of them have come t In the event that one plane becomes disabled it is the second shall take on its crew Should both be wrecked th northern tip of Greenland, and th the Summer of 1926, as they would be unabje northernmost settlement in Greenland. sels do not visit the settlement except in Summer. Only engine trouble or a crash in | landing can prevent the flvers reach- | ing their goal. The polar experts on | the farm say the ideal weather that marked the hop-off continued at mid- night last night. The atmosphere had the brilllance of 5 o'clock in the afternoon on a clear May day in the lower latitudes. Hop-Off Superb. The hop-off of the two great Dornier Wal fiying boats was superb. The N-24 and N-25 pulled themselves up from the‘ice with a load of well over 6,000 pounds each. probably a new world record for airplanes. An examination of the tracks left by the planes on the snow showed each ran about a mile across the ice. During the first quarter of the way the planes broke through the ice sheet to the depth of 10 inches. As they gained momentum they taxied more lightly. The entire get-away was carried off To the onlookers, however, the suspense was So acute that the cheers that went up as the planes took the air was almost hys. terical. During the first hour after the departure most of us expected the planes to return. When they did not we knew that the long-planned dash for the top of the world was a realit, Leader's Instructions Clear. ‘Wind, weather and atmosphere were auspicious. The pilots declared fiying conditions were as good as could be expected at any time in this latitude. The meteorologists, from a study of thelr intricate charts and observations, predicted three days of fairly steady weather. But Amundsen, with the caution of his veteran experience, was not en- tirely satisfled. ‘“Perhaps this will prove only a practice flight,” he said as his last word to the staff who re- mained beside. His instructions were clear. “We shall fly northward along the coast to | Dane's Island,” he said. “Then to| ‘Amsterdam Island. At the end of one hour's flying, we shall know whether everything is exactly as it sheuld be, and if all is well, we shall then turn straight to the pole. But if everything is not satisfactory, we shall return to Kings Bay or land at Danes Island, awaiting there the arrival of the ships.¥ | Weather Report. Prof. B. Jerkness, chief meteorolo- gist, gave the following report on the weather at the zgro hour of the planes’ departure: : “There is high atmospheric pressure vation balloons indicate light east to southeasterly winds up to a height of 1.500 meters: light northeasterly winds between 1,500 and 3,000 meters. These winds have swept away all local storms and we can apparently depend on clear weather north of the Spitz- bergen polar ice. We cannot expect better conditions than now prevailing.” If the planes lose contact during their northward flight Amundsen’s in- structions are that his second plane, No. 24, shall continue, under the com- mand of Lieut. Dietrichson, who has been formally authorized in the name of his majesty, the King of Norway, to take possession of any land eventu- ally discovered. Amundsen’s own offi- clal authority is derived from a tele- gram from the Norweglan prime minister, M. Mowinskel. A few minutes before the take-off Amund- sen recelved another telegram from Premier Mowinckel wishing him “Good-by and God speed” in the name of the entire Norwegian nation. The expedition’s steamship Hobby left Kings Bay a few hours before the hop-off, and was already beyond the island ice belt when the planes left the surface. Both this ship and her sister boat, the Farm, will head straight up the coast, with Danes Island as their destination, ready for emergency service in any eventuality. Amundsen’s Statement. Before the hop-off Capt. Amundsen issued the following statement: “Though our equipment has been pared to a minimum to enable our planes to carry enough fuel for 20 or more flying hours, we are, never- theless, carrying a novel and interest- ing asortment of luggage. The quan- ciple to ships rather than to adopt a free_ship policy. (Continued on Page 3, Column > If so. it may be| tity of our personal clothing probably | late. | slisht changes as the indivi strong o grief { planned that and continue the flight alone e six men will strike out afoot for the eir fate may not be known until ble to reach Etah, the before next Spring. Ves- pressly Pole. “‘Our plane carries three days’ food per man for consumption during the flight. There is also aboard 30 days food per man, consisting of dried Ppemmican, hardtack, coffee and choco This is for use in case we are forced to abandon the planes and strike out on foot for northern Green lay}gi. nearly 5(]7(1 miles from the pole. e are also rying a . laced with thongs to two skid oy ners, a tent, a canvas boat, an ax. a wooden snow shovel, an ice anchor smoke bombs, shotguns and rifies. ‘“There are an Austrian Mann! r crack sporting rifie of €. m‘”::‘(‘e}::r bore and 0 rounds of ammunition n_one plane, and a Springfield Arm« rifle with a spectally forged Pope bar rel and 250 rounds of ammunition in the other plane. Fach plane also car- ries a colt automatic 45 with rounds of ammunition. These re volvers will come in handy if a polar bear crashes into our tent at night The 16.000 post cards sent by Ameri cans and Europeans for transmission to the North Pole will be carried in the dash. and upon the return of the expedition will be mailed to senders We are also taking motion picture apparatus and a camera. The air. planes have Artic stoves with thermix b\{r{:eri lnfeah‘h compartment "Each of the X men is provi with a skistick, a light war;e:plr?fi haversack and reindeer sleeping bag obtained from the Huds: y C s Ison Bay Co. of for our dash to the North Protected From Cold. “The versonal outfits, barring such iduals may see fit to make, consist of a body suit of thin silk, wool underwear. i 0 A » chamo and buckskin shirt and drawers, ma:vsl lapland shirt and drawers, leather breeches, & woolen jacket and over |all these layers an Alaskan sealskin parka. ““To protect the feet there ary w pairs of wool socks, felt boots extend. Ing to the knees and large canvas boots fiilled with dried grass. Over all on thehead, is a large aviator's cap lined With wool. Inside the parka ia a skin hood and inside that a skin mask Worn next to the face. “The hands are incased first in thin wool and silk gloves. Inside a Norwegian aviator's combination is a squirrelskin glove and canvas mitten wind breaker, laced to the elbow and extending to and covering the mneck This great muffler was specially de signed by a Norwegian firm and merely loaned to the six fivers. “The planes will fy toward the pole at an altitude of between 2,000 and 2300 feet, keeping to this low level because of the weight of the gasoline. We plan to return at from 5,000 to 6,500 feet to enable the navigators to see Spitzbergen, which is a small spot to find in the Arctic world of ice, “The planes will fly 320 feet apart side by side to enable the navigators to indicate by arm signals. The arms will be raised once when the Sist latitude is crossed, twice at the 82d three times at the 83d and so on untii the 90th latitude or the North Pole is reached. Special arm signals have also been arranged to indicate that the direction is being shifted and for the® contingency that motor trouble compels a descent.” Amundsen Off First. The N-25, carrying Amundsen and his two companions, shoved off first. sweeping across the harbor ice for a mile before it lifted itself trimly into the air. The N-24, with the American, Ells- worth, as navigating officer, followed as soon as the way was clear, its motors having been roaring impa- tiently for several moments. At 5:18 Dietrichson had come about and was straightening out above the harbor, dropping many pounds of ice and snow from his undercarriage, as his machine shook itself free for the Northern push. The N-26 had already turned sharply toward the left as it reached the edge of the harbor ice, while its sister bird dove off on a tangent to the right. ‘Then both planes drew together at the edge of Kings Glacier, thence setting off majestically and precisely on a course marked by the mountain sets a record for an aerial expedition. Almost every article was made ex- (Continued on Page 2 Columz~\