Show Undaunted by Failure in I L Arctic Wilkins Returns j n Ala Alaska June 1 13 12 AP AP Their efforts to be the first to explore the polar r regions b by air air- series of tic nc- plane plan frustrated by a which followed the expedition lion tion front from rena start to finish Captain George Hubert WIlkins and four other members of or the Detroit Arctic expedition were wert on their way back to the United States Statts today August They ma may return next with new v parts for their airplanes Wilkins said Major Thomas G. G r and nd Sergeant Charles M M. I on leve from the tho United States Statu army A. A Malcolm Smith head of at the expedition supply party and Frederick Lewis FAll Earp newspaper news paper correspondent were ere returnIng return return- Lieutenant Carl Ing with Wilkins II n. pilot of the expedition will tilI remain here u It week to store the planes plants and equipment Fog FoA OV over l the Arctic ocean would make exploration flights this sum sum- mr mer fruitless indicated when he and his companions re returned ze ye- turned in their airplane from Point Barrow Darrow where they were preparing to hop off when Captain Roald Amundsen completed ed tho first aerial voyage over the tho pole Two planes of or the expedition were vCra wrecked The snow motor supply expedition which set et out from hero for tor Point Barrow Darrow failed tailed and Its ts members almost starved Cd to to death Palmer Hutchinson a n Detroit newspaper newspaper news noS paper man was killed when a pro pro- ro vellor of ot one ono of the pianos planes struck him as aa the engines were being tuned up for one Of at the first flights to Point Barrow Darrow Wilkins an Australian believed firmly in the existence of ut land between between be be- tween Alaska and the he north pole He lie has haa indicated that if It h he returns return next fall It will be to explore n a arc arc- re rc- rc gjon gon not covered b by tho flight ormund or of mund en's ens dirigible Norse Norgo |