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Show PEARY'S MEN NATURALLY DISCREDIT DR. COOK BATTLE II ATtBOTx. Sept. 11. The steamer L'ooseveit. with Commander Peary on board, was still at Battle Ilar-j bor today. Preparations are being made for tho departure for North Sydney. Syd-ney. H. C. J 'Members of the expedition sav that tho fiole is in appearance like' other parts of tho Au-tie sea and that, an attempt at-tempt to get a sounding was without success. Nothing was seen at tho pole of Dr. Cook's reported presence there and Cook's story of his discovery of' the pole is not belioved here. 'Tho! party sledged -111 miles each wav to I the pole. ' : The conditions for traveling over the, ice were absolutely without equal. The' Roosevelt spent. The winter months in' B2 degrees .'50 minutes. ) Commander Peary and the members; of his expedition arc enthusiastic over j tlioir success. I The Koosevclt is in excellent, condi-i condi-i tion. The only damage wan the rub j bing off of paint on tho sides 1)3" eon-1 eon-1 tact with the ice. 1 I i |