Show ORLD fLIGHT NOT TO HAlt HAltI I LATE LATEST T WORD ORB U. U S. S Army Airships Will Finish Trip Major Pat Pat rick Declares s Against All Adverse Reports WASHINGTON Aug Army I air service officials decla declared d to today today today to- to day no dispatches had been re received received received re- re from the army advance ance party I ac accompanying the th world word fliers filers or ortro tro from the B naval CO convoy 9 which Ic 14 any ant necessity for abando the arm rm's s 's world Orld flight The latest reports official oft cla received here vi were re decidedly optimistic and press pres dispatches de describing a conference conference conference con con- ference called caned by Rear Admiral Magruder Magruder Magruder Ma- Ma gruder to discuss the advisability of or calling of oft off the flight came as a complete surprise Speaking in the absence of Major l General Patrick chief of ot the air service Major J. J A. A I. I Rader special aide in charge of ot the flight declared that Our ships wil wit come on just I the same even 1 if the naVy nary deI de decides do- do Ides to withdraw the warships I guarding the line of flight I VIK Iceland Aug Ug 8 By A. A P. P P.-A P. A conference was summoned sum summoned sum hum by Rear Roar Admiral Thomas P P. Magruder on the flagship Richmond today to discuss the advisability of calling of off the world flight due to ice conditions on the Greenland coast Early Eari today the admiral sent for Captain William C. C Watts of ot the cruiser Raleigh Lieutenant Lowell H. H Smith Smith- leader of ot the flight light and II Major Clarence E. E Crumrine of ot the army air service after the receipt I of further discouraging news from the tho Danish governments government's steamer Gertrud Rask with supplies for the ther r airmen off oft the east Greenland port of The report that a safe lafe landing place f for r the fliers filers on the east st coast i of Greenland had been found was wasI I I declared to be without foundation and the advancing season makes further delay dangerous Tho The fliers filers I. I declare they are willing to remain At nt Reykjavik until September 1 I but butI I refuse to consider the possibility of or fueling at sea from a cruiser A wireless message from the supply supply sup sup- I ply ship Gertrud Rask Rash on August 5 reported her stuck her fast In the heavy I Continued on page 6 I WORLD FLIGHT I INOT NOT T TO 0 HALT j i LATEST WORD I Continued from page 1 1 I polar Ice fifteen miles from shore near Fears were expressed ex expressed expressed ex- ex pressed that unless a westerly wind I scattered the ice the steamer would not be able to free herself herselt for several several sev sev- r I eral weeks The ice conditions were j disclosed as worse than in many years On August 6 a report reached Reykjavik that the Gertrud Rask had succeeded in freeing herself and reaching but this was not confirmed and later reports have been that the Ice COI 1 in n that vicinity had not ot Improved appreciably KEYPORT N N. N J. J Aug 8 The The Boston Doston II IT army airplane which left Langley field Va yesterday for Nova Nova va Scotia where it will be the used by Lieutenant Wade for completion of the world the flight left bay here at a a. a m. m daylight time today for Boston Boston Boston Bos Bos- I ton Its next stop The plane piloted by Lieutenant McDonald stopped here late yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day to refuel and then decided because because be because be- be cause of the lateness of ot the hour to anchor In the ba bay overnight The Boston II It will stop at and push on to Bar Harbor Meto Me to arrive there before dark The final d Is Pictou NOva Scotia at which point It Jt will willbe willbe be met by Lieutenant Wade Vade whose whoso world the craft cratt the Boston was recently wrecked off olf the Faroe islands Lieutenant McDonald is accompanied in the plane by Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- Lieutenant tenant Bertrandias |