| Show CANADA ACTS TO CLEAR UP REPORT ABOUT FRE FRENCH H PAIR Rumors About Nungesser anti and Coli Still Un Un- Unconfirmed confirmed ed edMAY MAY USE PLANE Hopeful News X of Wednes- Wednes Proves to be Unreliable le QUEBEC June 16 tty By By The Associated Press Definite PreS Definite steps I Ito to clear cleor up tip rumors which thus far Car have hare proved pro groundless that the th missing French aviators Nun Nun- Nungesser un- un gesser and Coil Coll had been found alive and to determine definitely the source of various flare Clare and an 1 I distress signals reported north of I Ithe the S river gu gunay nay were being taken today by the authorities here Searching parties are now rec- rec reconnoitering the entire district in itt which the tho flares lares reported to hove have been seen se Sunday night and other sections nearby where other signals also have been observed ed the latest being flashes reported In the Lake St St. John district last night coming from the direction of ot St. St Germain township to I It Is I believed that airplanes will iii have to t bo be called e Into 1 f I Itoh ss Ice to help p straighten tr h out u the e situ 1 situ situ- situation atlon allon and it is s thought likely that thata a government plane which is now now- stationed at Lake St. St John will leave for Cor the St. St Germain some somo sometime sometime time today RUMOR r Jt ERRONEOUS Last nights night's reports that the tho French Krench aviators Q had been found caused much excitement in Que Quo Quebec Quebec bec bee and it was several hours be before be- be before fore foro the report could be followed up and found erroneous The message was received from Edward Blais BIlI an accountant for or Price Brothers at River niver Bend by his hi mother Mrs oIls Dials Blais of this city The message said that Nun- Nun Nungesser gesser and Colt Coil had been reported found at noon At River Bend BendIt It was M learned that there was waa nothing definite in the tho report but th general story there there- ran Ian that the aviators had hail been found alive on the north bank of the tha Shipshaw river DiaLs was as reached over the long Ions Ion distance telephone and said that he had discovered ered that the report I was without foundation and that It had been brought to River Bend by a a. forest worker who ho had proved unreliable Dials Blais said that when he had first heard the tho re report re- re report I port ho he thought it correct and sent the tho news to his mother mothe In good faith On finding that It was as erroneous he sent a telegram to this effect FLARES RES REPORTED In the course of investigation into the report Information was received from from two t o sources telling of further efforts to find trace of of tho the missing aviators o. The messages were ere received by Avila Avita vila Bedard assistant chief of ot the provincial pro forestry service One message was from Eudore I Racine a a. forestry engineer of the Chicoutimi stating that observers on towers on the rivers Ferland erland and ond had seen flashing tl lights Tuesday night which ap appeared ap- ap appeared to be floating on the wa wa- waters waters tel's of the Perin bonk river The rhe message m sage said AId that Instructions had I been Issued to the observers to report further fu |
