Show GUnK AND ND PERRY PEARY t REACH NORTH POLE I AFTER CENTURIES OF FRUITLESS ENDEAVOR TWO AMERICAN AMERICAN- EXPLORERS REACH GOAL I Dr Frederick FrederIck A. A Cook Plants Flag a at ati i y North Pole on April 12 1908 Commander Com Corn f r mander Peary Arriving Almost s a Year Later t K New York City After After centuries or of unsuccessful effort accompanied by a fearful toll of lives of brave men and expenditure of oC vast fortunes two two of oc Americas America's sons have hav won through to the North Korth Pole and the civilized world has conceded to the United States the credit of accomplishing that which for tor so long had seemed almost Impossible The world was astounded and many people refused to believe when the news came cam that Dr Frederick A. A Cook the explorer who bad had not been heard from for over a year ear and for whom an expedition was being organized organized organized or or- to go to his relief had reached reach reach- ed the goal of his ambition and plant plant- planted ed td the Stars and Stripes at the north north- point of the world on April 21 1908 The first news of Dr Cool Cooks Cook's s 's discover discovery er ery of the North Pole came in a cablegram cablegram ca ca- from tram him dated at LerwIcK Shetland Islands and was followed by hy bythe bythe hythe the Intrepid explorers explorer's arrival at Copenhagen Copenhagen Copenhagen Cop Cop- enhagen where he lie gave the details of his journey journe He has told how he hewon hewon hewon won his way through the dreary waste of ot snow and to the role Pole alter after many hardships only two of his Es- Es quimo followers being with him in inthe inthe the last stages of his journey And then he described the feeling of e elion ela ela- lion with I which he hoisted Old Glory at the point where turn in what direction di he might he looked ed to the south how he burled buried a a. brass cylinder containing a record of his journey journe and discovery at it the foot of the flag pole and how after remaining at the pole polet b t ye T tie i MS yf 4 i 21 li liO O FJ ROBERT E E. E PEARY Famous Arctic Explorer for two days he turned toward his home and family the hardships of the return journey and his joy at being being be he ing again with civilized p people ople While Dr Cook was being feted and entertained like a king at Copenhagen being accorded honors that are usually us us- usually conferred ori only y upon royalty and while the citizens were crowding the streets to cheer for the American who had won In the struggle which bad had caused the untimely death of many a strong man came further news from the north The announcement was made on Monday that Commander Robert E. E Peary who left Etah in August 1908 with the intention of making a dash for the pole pol had won through and planted the flag at atthe the he top of the world on April 6 C a year after Dr Cook had sail sat at the North Pole Pol and wondered gr t the people of the tho civilized world would believe that he had at at last accomplished what no other man or expedition had succeeded succeed succeed- ed In doing The news of Commander Peary's success comes in a laconic mess message ge td the Associated Press Stars and Stripe Nailed to the North Pole Commander Peary's wife has received received re reo re- re a a. message from Indian Harbor via Cape Capo Bay Day reading Have made good at last I I have the old pole AmwelL Am Amwell Amwell welL Love Will wire from Chateau From St SL Johns N. N F. F comes the following Commander Robert E. E Peary who announced on on Monday that he had discovered red the North Pole on April 6 of the present year year found no traces of Dr Frederick A A. Cook Cooke who reported that he had made the same discovery ry in of the |