Show FAMOUS EXPLORER EXPLORE RECEIVES I HONORS AT DANI DANISH CAPITAL AL HE IS DINED DY BY Description of Experiences in Arctic Regions Proves Reci Recital Recital Recital tal of Interest to Members M of Danish Royalty UNUSUAL HONOR IS PAID TO AMERICAN EXPLORER Receives Visits From Prominent Prominent Prominent nent Scandinavian Scientists Who Seem Convinced of Cooks Good COMES TO NEW YORK SOON Copenhagen Sept 5 Dr Fred Preci Frederick Frederick erick A Cook dined tonight with King Frederick at the summer palace a afew afew afew few miles outside of Copenhagen The king summoned Dr Cook to an audience yesterday as a formal cour courtesy courtesy courtesy tesy They had an AIl hours talk and while these royal audiences cannot according to etiquette be minutely described by the members of the court Dr Cook made such an impression impression impression sion on the king that the latter im mi immediately immediately mediately instructed the court chain cham to summon the explorer to dine with him tonight The king invited Dr Cook to meet reet 4 him yesterday wily Ohly after having the government make the closest cloest possible po investigation into the merits menu of hits his story Alt All Danish explorers were asked to tl t give their opinions of Dr Cooks claims daims before the audience au was granted and their verdict was wa w unanimously in his favor The dinner was wu entirely the result of the kings kinAs personal opinion regarding the explorer r who had M the tile se at t on the koss ki 6 right an honor h w wan Danes can an not remember i ac accorded c corded another ano r private ne a and member of the royal family l listened to tolis lit his every word as he recounted the dangers and privations of his hill polar journey Dr Cook was imm immensely pleased to today day by a telegram from tram President Taft in which the president extended his bla hearty congratulations He Me had to un undergo undergo dergo an ordeal ordea today being bombarded n fl every side aide with questions que Intended to test the accuracy of ot his hI affirmation Little Time to Rest Although it was after when wiM t th li h reached his hill hotel at the end of at the first days trying experience he be sat Up tp for two hours engaged in corre correspondence and in conversation with Commodore Hovgaard and d Professor secretary of the Geographical society He was WaE up before 7 this morning reading translations of at in the Danish newspapers I La Ia ater ter he received re ived Commodore Svere and Count Harald Moltke Kottke a member of the Mylius i who probably will illustrate Dr Cooks Cok s book bookIn OIK In n of the most moat exacting periods of tIlt the th day lay was an Interview with Professor Profesor sor Stromberg leading Scandinavian it who says when he is per rr ir to examine Dr Cooks tiuis he can decide within a halt half day da v h the explorer has been at the ther r Tk Tiui K Several other othe expert Arctic ex et Ii were closeted clo eted in conversation with Dr Cook When they came out they th appeared thoroughly convinced of his absolute good faith faithA A luncheon at the American legation afforded further opportunity to non expert persons persona to strengthen their al already alre ready reidy re dy firm belief bl lIel in the explorers s nar narrative narrative rathe Interested The dinner at the th royal castle was th the scene of If f greatest enthusiasm Dr Maurice Egan American minister and andSEn several SEn ral other guests gueits gu ts completed the ther r Th dnn passed off quietly a Continued on Pate Page 3 FAMOUS EXPLORER RECEIVES HONORS AT ATTHE ATTHE ATTHE THE DANISH CAPITAL Continued from Page 1 is 1 customary on Sunday in the royal household but bu after dinner r there was wan a rush around Dr CooK Cuo who ho started a i succinct recital of ot hi his adventures One after alter another of the royal personages per plied piled him with questions and marked their intelligent appreciation of condi condl conditions Lions II in Arctic seas CaS and then waited waite eagerly while the explorer answered always without hesitation Prince Waldemar Valdemar brother of the king who Is ill a scientific sailor Ballor was ex cx extremely extremely interested in the current about the pole and the condition of the ice Prince and Princess George Ge rge of Greece also made pertinent inquiries The king and queen and everybody were so greatly gratl interested in the story that they the remained ii In the drawing room much later than is i their custom As Dr Cook retired with Mr Ir Egan he was the center canter of or a congratulatory group It was easy to be seen that the royal family famil had implicit faith In Ie him It baa has been decided derided that after Dr Cooks Cook visit to Brussels he will wUl lecture at Paris He will iII return to Copen Copenhagen open hagen baKen and salt sail from here for tor N Ne York Ships Papers With Care To obviate the possible loss lOA by br ship shipwreck shipwreck wreck of his papers Dr Cook shipped auctions of at them from Greenland by ly different vessels and is arranging to have them sent from Denmark in a similar way Dr Cook disclaimed dl claimed any title to unusual bravery braver He says the success of his expedition was due to the fact tact that he had strong stron men and dogs doga for the final dash on which sev ser several several eral others had started with weakened parties part and that he did not follow the starvation route When hen given some details of Lieuten Lieutenant ant Shacklet ns expedition to the South Pole he displayed enthusiasm over the English explorers achieve achievements achievements ments In the matter of ot the authenticity of ot Dr Cooks exploit which seems to have raised questions in America It may be bt said that in Denmark the men of ot his own profession exploration surround him and support him without question Instead of avoiding them as a iii charla charlatan charlatan charlatan tan would he spends spend every possible moment with them discussing eagerly observations ob tee ice floes and drifts drift dogs and supplies and they believe in him Whatever the rest of at the world may think Denmark which prides itself l elf on Arctic explorations has put the seal of ot Its belief and Indorsement on Dr Cook Cookas as strongly as it Is possible to do doThe doThe doThe The king acting on carefully con considered considered advices from experts gives him such honors as never before have been boen given to a private person All the Dan Danish Danish ish papers accept him wholly There was strong doubt of his claims before he arrived but one n o the strongest factors now Is 18 Dr C x ks personality and the absolute ab freedom and candor with which he answers answer all questions |