Show IS 15 FELT SAFETY OF PARTY C Communication Has drand Nothing Has d 1 yd From Capt Ulan for a Week Hollan ht 1924 9 In United States reat Britain by orth lean can an Newspaper Alliance YORK N. N T. T March 25 vcr the fate of of Captain and his party lie I explorers frozen in the schooner Bowdoin ht w degrees of the north here today by Hand friends of Captain anand his crew The last lessage from Irom MacMillan Macl as correspondent of this paper f North American Americ n Newspaper was received on February date there has been although to the no change conditions could have ito prevent radio Sven ven ren the customary personal the ship directed t td and relatives In Canada and States which were of daily Waily any occurrence occurrence have station situation has led F. F H. H Chell manager manager of the American Radio Relay league through w which ich stations the MacMillan Macl messages i are arc relayed to civilization to or organize organize organize or- or I an emergency watch consisting consisting consisting con con- of of the leagues league's best operators scattered throughout the United States and Canada to stand standby standby standby by nightly and listen for possible signals from the Bowdoin's station This list of t specially appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed listeners includes include those who have successfully ucc carried on 1 way two-way communications with the I BowdoIn In the tho past such as as' Jack Barnsley of Prince Rupert B. B S. S of Minot N. N D. D Major Mott of Avalon C Catalina Island and others NO SIGNALS FOR WEEK This emergency watch has been on duty for over a week however and as yet no signals have been heard That the explorer may be at attempting attempting attempting at- at tempting a dash Into hitherto unexplored unexplored un un- unexplored un- un explored Arctic territory in the tho hope of discovering new land Is the possible explanation of ot the mys- mys silence on the part of MacMillan Mac- Mac Millan o offered hero here today by E. E F. F MacDonald president of the National Ka- Ka Association of ot Broadcasters and the Zenith Radio corporation of Chicago a a. friend of MacMillan's who helped install the radio apparatus apparatus apparatus appa appa- ratus on the Bowdoin Discounting any probability of disaster to the ship which was was from the last re reports reports re- re ports In winter quarters at Etah Elah north Greenland or to Its food tood supply supply sup sup- supply ply or radio apparatus which has abundant extra equipment Mr l MacDonald said It is Just possible possible ble that MacMillan has taken certain certain tam tain of his crew across Smith sound with his dogs planted the Greeley I memorial tablet presented by the National Geographic society on onI Cape Sabine and then continued I out toward that great expanse of unexplored territory lying between I the north pole and Port Barrow Barrow- that great unexplored area over which the Shenandoah was to fly where many believe land may exist I If It MacMillan were to attempt this trip he would have taken his hardiest hardi hardi- est eat namely Ralph Robinson his chief assistant Tom McCue mate Eskimo guide and Abraham Abraham Abra Abra- ham Broomfield Interpreter leavIng leaving leaving leav leav- I ing on ott board the Bowdoin Donald Mix radio operator the only one who knows how to operate the radio John Jaynes engineer Dick Goddard representative of Carnegie institute and Bill Lewis cook I WOULD DIVIDE CREW If It MacMillan did go on this expedition expedition ex ex- he would not take all of his original four men the total tota distance Part of ot them would be a supporting party to accompany him only a a. portion of the way and return to the e ship for food going out again to meet him at some prearranged point on his r return turn with provisions I It t might be possible that this second second seend sec see o ond nd supporting party includes Mix who is a husky lad standing well o over ver six feet teet If It Mix were called u upon pon for this work it might account f far or the silence of the sending ap apparatus apparatus ap- ap I p aratus of ot the Bowdoin for the last t thirty hirty days to Some credence is given this theory theory thery the the- o ory ry by the statement here today of Mrs Letitia Fogg a sister of CapI Cap Cap- th t tain am MacMillan who asserted that h her er brother contrary to his usual c custom had gone north on this trip cp without telling her of ot details of his p plans lans MacMillan sailed in June 1 1923 and has been heard from constantly constantly con con- s each week until February 1 15 5 except for the summer period between b July 28 and August 28 d during which time the expedition was in twenty-four-hour twenty continuous d daylight and radio transmission was impossible |