Show TUGS HELD IN v HUGE ICE IGE flOE Relief for Crews Rests in Airplane Expedition on Lake Michigan GRAND HAVEN Mich Jan 29 United Press Press Crews Crews of the fishing fish fish- ing irig tugs Helen N N. N and Indian today deserted the boats ice locked a mile northwest of this port and made their way over perilous ice floes safely to land Three men left the vessels last night and the other five arrived in Grand Haven this morning MUSKEGON MUSKEGO Mich h. h Jan 29 United Press Press After After a trans- trans Michigan flight which began at Selfridge flying field Mt Clemens at a a. a m m. m today two army au an 1011 planes arrived here shortly before noon today and immediately began loa loading ling ing food fuel to tp drop by parachute to flY men imprisoned since Wednesday on two ice bound tugs tubs in in n Lake Michigan l Mich i i Jan 29 AP Their craft still wedged in ll A ice ke floe members of the crews of ot the fishing tugs Indian and Helen HelenN N N. faced additional hazards th s morning In Lake l Michigan between en here and Grand Haven as their food tood and fuel tuel supplies continue to dwindle ie Hopes for ther relief rested upon an airplane expedition from SelfrIdge Selfridge Sel Sel- fridge ridge field Mount Clemens Two Jwo wo planes let left the field at 9 a. a m. m arid d dare are expected here about 11 a. a m in Ten-pound Ten cans Of food and forty- forty pound cartons of coal were wele assembled assembled assembled assem assem assem- bled at the aviation field here during dur dur- ing th the night The These Thee e planes will attempt to drop on the decks of ot the two tugs Three youthful members of ot the crews risked their lives late yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- and f fought their way across the Ice fields to shore T They ey brought first reports o of the depleted depleted depleted de de- de- de food and fuel supplies For Forthe Forthe the older men to attempt the perilous per peri lous bug triP across the Ice they said would have been suicide One o of Theodore Graham attempted to return to the vessels with food last night but because of or the darkness and treacherous ice lCt ad to abandon the effort All said they undertook the trip ashore be because because because be- be cause of ot the plight of oC their comrades comrades com corn rades and their own hunger The food supply virtually gave out Wednesday day night The tugs di- di drifted drift drift- tt- tt ed down the lake during the night and tho coast guard gurd this morning endeavored to locate them to facilitate facilitate tate the mission of the airplanes |