Show ARMY Y PLANES WILL ILL I FLY TO 10 ALASKA Machines l nes Will Hop Off Today Today To To- day on Mile l Trip 1 I to Nome Br ny Associated Press July 13 Preparations 1 forthe for lor the tho mile flight to Nome Alaska and return which army anny air service airplanes airplanes air air- planes will attempt at 10 o'clock to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow morning virtually were complete complete com corn pleto hero bero tonight Selection of or an observer ob observer oh- oh server for or one ono machine only remains The planes were tuned up and In Inspected Inspected inspected In- In late today completing a a. weeks week's careful grooming for the Journey which has been officially termed the Alaskan lying flying expedition With the placing of ot emergency rations and water bottles onboard on onboard board officers In charge char tonight said sald the expedition was ready for tho the gun Official reasons given for the flight tIght are the establishment cf of a direct air all route to Alaska 11 for the tho movement of or air service units in event of or need and photographing unmapped inaccessible of or Alaska that would require areas area n. n surveying Bur J 0 yeL-s yeL jul t b The Tho Itinerary and consecutive tl o distances dIe dis in miles to be observed are MItchel field to Eric Pa Pa- Grand Rapids Mich lIch Winona Minn lInn Sin 10 Fargo K N. D. D Portal N N. D. D Saskatoon Sask Sack Canada 80 Edmonton Edmon Edmon- ton Alberta Jasper 00 Prince George GcorGe I B C. C Ci Wrangell Wran- Wran 10 White Horse Yukon Jell gell Alaska Dawson Fairbanks Ruby 40 Nome Nomo The Tho observer still to bo be selected is a I substitute for Cor Sergt Sert- T. T VIerra whose enlistment expired within the tho next few reW VIera had been assigned as assigned as- as Se Sergeant emt da days s 's signed nett to pIano plane No 2 which will be by C. C H. H Crumrine photographic photo photographic pho pho- piloted expedition officer of ot the tho to expedition will bo be commanded b by Tho The Street who will carry St. St Claire Capt Henriques HenrigUes n. n as observer Sergt command will be bo In Tho The second accompanied Nutt who will be Cliff C. C BrIck II If Nelson elson also a pilot by officer of the engineering and piloted will be bo fourth plane piano tion The Tho Kirkpatrick with Mastor Mas- Mas Ross by Joseph E. E English Ush as u Electrician tor observer and |