Show Norwegian Fliers Plan PIan Start Today By O. O ARNESEN Correspondent for the Associated 4 Press Copyrighted 1928 by the Associated Press KINGS BAY Spitzbergen m. m June ja 33 3 AP AP Captain Captain Larsen and and Lieutenant Luetzow v Holm Norwegian fliers were ready to today on a determined at at- at tempt empt to bring help to the stranded crew of the Italia now In desperate straits on drifting pack ice and fighting Alighting a a. blizzard bUzzard 2 The sealer Hobb Hobby after batterIng batterIng batter- batter Ing its way through o open n leads was in Th open water today and the Norwegian Nor Nor- eglan fliers were planning to take off off as soon as conditions were fa fa- fa in an effort an-effort effort to find the radio party of which Genral Genral Gen- Gen ral Umberto Nobile is head someWhere some- some Where near royne Fayne island off f the coast of Northeast Land j FUEL UEL FOOD LOW 1 c Their fuel and food tood were vere run- run mining low despite careful rationing heir hands and feet were frost- frost and they needed medicine to treat the frost bites and for two of their number who were Injured when hen the gondola of ot the airship r Crashed rashed rashed against the ice For eighteen days das these men I have bave been castaways and arid no help has come to them Three of ot the crew trew who trl tried d to reach land were lost If they were vere alive today it it- itIs Is ls doubtful if they would be able to inake make their way through the blind- blind snow and they would be In im- im danger of falling into the open pen water among the Ice floes jr i. The survivors sun divided Into two groups faced the prospect of being driven by bythe the wind out of the shelter shel- shel ter Iter of Northeast Land and carried n the Ice floes between Spitzbergen gen ien and Franz Josef Land into the open sea If they could make their way j-way vay through the blizzard to Rips i ay would they find a small abel sheN ter tel hut on on one one of smalL Islands l lands ds' ds ther there With ith the wind increasing Gen General t ral Umberto Nobile's party was regarded re regarded regarded re- re as certain to to experience nce trouble In keeping up wireless com corn The second I group group which came down on the Ice nearly nineteen miles from General Nobile Nobile No- No bile was out of touch with their companions and probably ignorant of relief measures In view of this It was thought that any hop hopes s they held of reaching safety were fast faCt dwindling S I IThe The wind blowing from the west I hamp hampered red the progress pros of ot the sealer Hobby by by piling up the Ice floes along the north coast In the vessels vessel's path The vessel was struggling to get near enough h to permit Captain Larsen and Ll Lieutenant Luet Lue w Holm helm to t take ke off oft In seaplanes seaplanes seaplanes sea sea- planes in search of th the italia's sur sur- These planes cannot carry enough of a load to rescue the marooned marooned marooned ma ma- men They can only give the castaways temporary aid to enable to hold out until Icebreakers Icebreakers icebreakers Ice Ice- breakers and larg larger r planes can make their way to them One of the most powerful Icebreakers Icebreakers icebreakers ice Ice- breakers In the north the Russian vessel essel l sailed salIM from Archangel Arch Arch- Archange angel ange Russia with an It was estimated that she d reach Northeast Land In about ten days S An Art Italian expedition In In- Inthe the flyIng flyIng flying fly- fly Ing bo boat t 55 Savoia was on Its way north A three mOtored plane plan capable of carrying ten passengers was expected to reach Spitzbergen tomorrow from Stockholm |