Show DIRIGIBLE MACON MAGON TO JOIN SEARCH Navy Officials Await Awa t Clear Weather to Hunt Lost Balloonists a lir nr Associated Press Frets WASHINGTON Sept 9 The 9 The navy department plans to send the dirig ding ible ble Macon into New England and probably into Canada to aid in the search carch for tor four missing men in two of f the James Gordon Bennett bal bal- loons as soon oon as the thc weather in those thOe up At the department officers said that t would be useless to send the Macon t to 6 join the search instituted by Cana Cana- clans ians until the weather cleared so that the he dirigibles dirigible's officers could obtain good visibility The navy has no planes near near the regions egions over which the American bal loon oon piloted by Ward T. T Van Orman Oman and nd carrying Frank A. A Trotter and andic the ic Polish entry carrying Captain Francizek Hyrick Hynek and Lieutenant B BurzynskI were believed to have lave drifted An officer authorized to speak for forthe or orthe the he navy said orders to the Macon would be sent as soon as reports of weather veather conditions indicated the flight would be worthwhile CHICAGO Sept 9 UP UP Search for or two balloons missing since they took ook off last ast Saturday in lit the Gordon Goron Gor Gor- don on Bennett races racer centered today In Portneuf county Quebec Can where two wo fisherman reported sighting a bag last ast Monday The fishermen Joseph Douville and J. J P. P Morin Mona s said Id a storm came up soon oon after they saw the balloon flying lying low ow to the north They believed it descended in a forest but failed to find ind it after a search Canadian authorities at the request of f American officials sent forest rangers angers over the territory and over other ther isolated sections of the province The missing bags were the Polish and nd American entries The former was carrying Captain Francizek Hynek and nd Lieutenant BurzynskI I The Tie American craft carried Ward T. T Van Orman Oman premier American bal bal- Continued on Pace Puo Two DIRIGIBLE MACON TO JOIN SEARCH Continued from froni Page Pace Pae One and Frank A. A Trotter Van Orman's Orm's balloon was last see seen Sunday near Sault Saul Ste Ste. Marie Mare Mich Searchers were alarmed over th the weeks week's absence of the two balloons but believed the men were safe Th Toe ships may my have come down dow in deserted sections section mn miles s from civilization the they pointed out and nd it ft i might be days before before before be be- fore the men would be able to communicate com corn with the outside world Both balloons balloon were verc equipped fo for descending on water but could no not have remained long afloat if they were far ar from land Army Planes to Join Wide Search BOSTON Sept 9 UP UP Seven Seven U. U US U.S. S army planes prepared today to joi joithe join the widening search for four ba bat bal missing since they left Chicago Chi CW cago in two balloons a week ago Coast guard craft continued a scare search o of the sea It I was some of the planes plane might fly to Bangor Me and establish lish a base bae Rangers Searching Isolated Regions QUEBEC Sept Sept 9 Provincial R Provincia I-Provincia authorities ordered rangers in th the Lake Bolac and Lake Lak Wilbridge districts dl dis- dis to investigate reports report today that tha one of the missing balloons in th the James Jame Gordon Bennett race had been bee sighted in the mountainous region 6 60 miles from here her The bag two fishermen sal said they hey saw sw last Monday was as believed t to tobe tobe be DC the Polish entry in the race which started at Chicago a week ago Authorities Authorities Au Au- worked on the theory It I came cam down near one of the lakes laes Hope for Lost Trio Tro Dwindles Rapidly CHICAGO Sept Sept 9 UP Hope UP-Hope Hope U-Hope Hope fo for two pilots piot and a woman companion missing on a flight to Chicago from South Bend I Idil d. d dwindled rapidly to to day Sea craft craf and half hal a dozen planes plane patrolled Lake Michigan along the Indiana Indiana In In- diana shoreline Two blimps were t to join oin the planes plane toda today The fliers ers missing since they were sighted over Michigan Cit City Ind md about Wednesday noon were H. H W W. Spud Manning parachute jumper Carl Otto pilot of the in i which they were flying and Miss Mis Majenta erard Gerard Chicago Chiago |