-To Survey Last of’Unknown Region of North-
ern Hemisphere-We Explore Regions. of
g , Which Little Has Been Learned—Story of,
Trip As Planned.
-WASIiINGTON. June 18 (AP).—
ho primary object of the Mach!"-
dan~Navy expedition. which sailed
Sid‘i‘om Boston yesterday. is to niako
hydrogrsphic survey by airplane
f the last great unknown region of
, he Northern Hemisphere. that ter-
srltory lying between the North Pole
mad Alaska and covering i.000.000
.lauare miles.
Scarcely less in impertance will
i; he the exploration of little known re.
lions such as Ellsmer Island,Grant
nd, Baffin Island and sections of
Labrador, as well as the ancient
Norse settlements on the western
.Idge of Greenland. In addition.
,‘plant and animal life. meteorogical
‘ppnditions. and other scientific ques.
ions of the FunNox-th will be stud-
ed.
Three Months' Trip.
Due to the high mobility given by
grplwes, however, the expedition
«intends to be absent little more than
three months. as it is estimated that
... n airplane in one day can accom-
lplish as much in exploration as could
done by dog sled in .more than a
- oath. If all goos'well, the party
’ Will be in full retreat to the south by
. burly fall. in time to avoid the heavy
"l e movement which by October 1
ii, to a large extent, block the
lsage oi! vessels around northwest
Greenland. .
The expediton is headed by Donald
'3. MacMillan, veteran of many Arc-
tic explorations. and is sponsored by
:tbe National Geographic Society.
which has contributed to its support
:both in money and personnel. while
the Navy will be a participant
”through personnel assigned to it on
~garh'etive duty and airplanes and other
supplies.
Heading the Navy contingent is
Lieutenant Commander Richard E.
.mByrd. or'Winchestcr, Va., who has
"rulected the Navy personnel and
aviation equipment and will be re-
.iponsible to the Secretary of the
‘fNavy. although‘working in co-bper-
‘ lation with the main expedition. With
Shim are two officers and four en-
Jlstcd men of the Navy. while at
Etheir disposal are three airplanes of
the amphivlan type. which can man.
Souver from the land. ice and water.
Little difficulty in their operation
Iis expected. as MacMillan believes
:the minimum temperatures encoun-
“:tered will not be excessive.
"'3 The expedition after touching at
g‘Wiscasset, Maine. and thenrat Syd-
;ney, N. S.. for coal and other sup-
plies, will go direct to Etah. Green-
;land. where the main base will be
established. From there the air-
planes will go,to Cape Hubbard on
» the northern point of. Axel Heiberg
land. to establish an advance flying
. base.
Two ships are being used. The
.Bowdoin. a veteran of. other Arctic
trips with MacMillan, accommodates
’ Macmillan. scientists and other per-
. ' onnel of the main expedition. The
‘ .i’eary is conveying the three air-
v planes and the Navy section of the
. expedition. But two of the airplanes
V '. will be used actively in exploration.
' the third being held at Birth with
‘athe vessels as a reserve for possible
emergency.
_ ‘ A Big Survey
, i The plan calls for tWo airplanes to
«scout northwest from Axel Heiberg
land in exploring the unknown re-
on and in looking for land which,
ssibly of continental mass. is be-
'- Ileved to lie between Alaska and the
‘ North Pole. Unless land is discover~
ed. however. the entire unknown rc-
glo’n will not be covered because of
~ the limitation of the aircraft opera-
‘ljlons. At least 200,000 square miles
‘will be surveyed by having the plan-
’s shoot out in three different lines
.m- a. distance of about ‘500 miles.
The two will travel together at all
lmes and if land is discovered the
,dvance flying base will be advanced
:It and the .scouting Opel‘iillull:
bentinued from the new point. in
such an event it is conceivable that
the entire unknown area may be sur-
: veyed.
. ‘At least three separate flights will
be conducted from Cape Hubbard,
and if land is not discovered the ex-
}: ditibn will then retrace its steps
. aking side trips over Ellesmere Is-
“land. Grant Land concerning whose
interiors little is known. and pos-
bibiy to Cape Columbia at the north-
nst"'extremity of Grant Land above
2(heartland.
.Retraclng its steps still further to
e south the expedition intends to
rvey from the air the interior of
Baum Island .tbat vast mass discov-
“ d 349 years ago by Sir Martin
Triobisher, the English navigator.
‘ concerning which little more is
" own than in the days of Queen
Elisabeth. From there the expedition
i visit the old' Norse settlement of
it years ago near Gothaab,
eenland ,and then cross, to the
ortheastern coast of Labrador for
fi‘lurvey of its little known interior
and for the ruins of an ancient set-
tlement there believed to be of Norse
high. The expedition will theate-
mm to Wiscasset and should be back
by late fall.
._ Pole Not Sought ,
Everything possible has been done
assure the safety of the expedi-
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ety points to the fact that MacMilian
in his many visits to the Arctic never
has lost a man. and Secretary Wil-
bur son he is satisfied the expedi-
tion h .1 been planned on sound. safe
lines. o effort to reach the North
Pole is contemplated, MacMillan
being contented with Peary's effort
in that respect and the Geographic
Society and the navy being interested
primarily in the scientific questions
awaiting study in the Arctic.
To that end a complete equipment
and scientific personnel has been
brought together. The airplanes will
carry thorough mapping apparatus
by which the regions may be photo-
graphed and plotted from the air.‘
and an assortment of motion and
still cameras. Arrangements have
been made for obtaining color pho-
tographs of the regions to be visited
as well as their plant, animal and
fish life.
All told. including the crews of
the two vessels, there are over 30
men in the expedition. MaeMillan is
assisted by John Relnarts, of South
Manchester, Conn., and E. F. Mc-
Donald of Chicagouprestdent of the
Radio Broadcasters' League of
America as radio experts. while
among the scientists are Dr. Walter
N. Koeis. an lchthyologist. and Lieu—
tenant Benjamin H. Riggs of the
Coast and Geodetic Survey. an'ex-
pert; on topography and tides. .
The expert in charge of color
photography is Jacob J. Gayer. while
in general charge of photography is
Maynard Owen Williams. both of
whom have been assigned id the
Georgraphic Society. Commanding
the Peary is Captain George 1“.
Steele of Roxbury, Mesa, while as-
sistants to MacMillan in navigating
the Bowdoin are Ralph Robinson, of
Merrimac. Mass..'and John Jaynes.
of Somerville. Mass.
The navy se‘ction in addition to
Commander Byrd consists of Lien-
tenant M. A. Schur, of Marshfield,
Oregon: Chief Boatewain Earle E.
Reber ,of Chicago; Aviation Pilots
Nels P. Sorenson and Andrew C.
Nold, of Washington. D. C.,' and
Floyd E. Bennett of Warrenburgh.
N. Y.: and Chief Aerographer Al-
bert Francis. of San Diego. who will
observe meterorologlcal conditions.
. ,Oilloers 1b Fly
The officers will fly the airplanes
and the enlisted men will assist in
the work and keep the planes in
condition. Except for the wings. one
of the planes is to be carried' as-
esemblcd on the deck of the Peary
to Etah but the other two have been
broken down and will not be as-
sembled until Etah is reached.
A complete radio equipment will
be carried, so that constant com-
munication may be maintained with
civilization. Both the Peary and the
Bowdoin have high poworcd stand-
ard navy sets, while one of the two
active planes will have’a standard
navy set and the other the short
wave apparatus recently developed.
The plan is to send in daily reports
of the progress of the expedition to
both the Navy Department and the
Geographic Society for announce-
ment to the press.
Belief that land exists in the un-
known region between the North
Pole and Alaska is predicted upon
traditions of Eskimo tribes. which
tell of seine of their people years
ago going out to such land never to
return. upon tidal observations which
indicate a great obstruction of land
or ice in that region. and upon mir-
ages seen from Axel Hciberg land
by both Peary and MacMillan.
“if such land is found the Ameri-
can flag will be raised and ,it will be
claimed for the United States.
The expedition sails without spec-
ial instructions from Washington on
the course to pursue on this question
while unotiicial advices from Ottawa
have indicated that the Canadian
government might interest itself if
any claims to permanent possession
ct lands north of her continental
borders were set up. The Canadim
view is represented as being that all
lands in the Arctic from sixty to one
hundred and forty one degrees of
west longitude'up to the Polo were
hers." . f _
Purely Scientific
The purely scientific phases of the
expedition, however. present an at-
tractive field. There are many spec»
ies of Arctic fish known to the ex-
plorer that have never been studied
by scientists. and for that purpose
color photography will be of inval-
uable assistance. If land is discover-
ed it is felt certain that interesting
animal species will also "be found
there, for the land will have been cut
off from the North American con-
tinent for centuries. but animal life
will be found there is regarded as a
certainty. inasmuch as animal life
has been found on every land so far
discovered in the Arctic. insofar as
plant life is concerned. it is pointed
out that north of the Arctic circle
there are already known 807 van.
eties of flowers. \
Whether the primary object of the
expeditlon is surveying the unknown
region will be modified after Mac.
Mlllan has reached Eton to search
.10: Amundsen in the event his polar
.mined so far as the employment of
the navy planes and personnel are
concerned only upon consultation
with Washington. _ The expedition
will be in daily touch with Wishing-
ton by radio and Secretary Wilbur
has said a search for Amundsen” will
be undertaken only upon orders
from the gravy department. He be!
indicated an unwillingness to go be»
yond 'roasenible' limits in day such
search. especially in the absence of
any odioial information on Amunds-
sen‘s plans. which would give some
idea of where he may be.
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Above: A Statue of General Joseph
Warren. Right (above). a painting
depicting ‘the battle of Bunker
Hill. Right (below). Norma War-
ren Hamilton. and a view of
Breed's Hill as it is today.
BOSTON June lib—Yesterday was
160th anniversary of the Battle of
Bunker Hill. Now it's possible to tell
real story of the battle. which took
place. not on Bunker Hill. but on
Breed's Hill. Many details av.-
which historians have argued in tlfi
past now. in the light of modern in-
vestigation. appear to have be.
cleared up.
After the battle of Lexington and
Concord. England firm that the resis-
tance of the colonists was no incon-
sequential matter, and sent rein-
forcements to General Gage in Des-
ton. By the end of May, 1776 he had
10.000 trained soldiers under his
command. The Americans besieging
him amounted to about 10.000 un-
disciplined men.
The British wcro virtually held
prisoners in Boston, General Gage
therefore decided to sally out on the
night of June 17. and capture Bun-
ker Hill, nea'rCharlestown. But first
he proclaimed martial law and par-
don for all those who would ,lay
down their arms and return home,
except Samuel Adams and John
Hancock. So far as is known. none of
the patriots took advantage of this
offer. .
The Americans discovered Gage’s
plans, and decided to“beat him to it.
So on the evening or J one 18. Colon-
el William Prescott. with 1,000 men.
was ordered to march to Bunker Hill
and fortify it. When they get there
it was decided that Breeds Hill.
much nearer Boston. would give a
better command of the town and
shipping. Under Prescott‘ and Gen.
oral Israel Putnam. the colonial sol-
diers worked all night building a
redoubt about eight reds square.
Advance Began at s p. in.
When the British scntinels looked
up through the mist the next morn-
ing (June 17, 1776) \theih rubbed
their eyes in astonishment at sight
of the fortifications. The guns from
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the vessels in the Charles River im-
mediately. opened fire; but the col-
onists kept steadily at work. At least
the redoubt, was finished, and the
tools were sent to Bunker Hill.
By this time General Gage had or-
dered an attack 0n Breed's Hill.
Three thousand picked soldiers land.
ed at the eastern base of.the hill.
and a little after 3 p. m. began their
advance. The tired Americans. who
had been working all night at the in-
trenchments. expceted to be relieved
by others; but the reinforcements
did not come.
Up the hill came the level ranks
of the Vitedcoats.
Then was the immortal order
given: "Don't fire till 'you can see
the whites of their eyes!"
Near nd nearer came the Brit-
ish. Still not a movement from the
rodoubt. It was believed by the Brit-
lsyheColonials had fled.
Suddenly. at the word "Fire!"
1.500 of the Americans rose and
poured such a deadly rain of bul-
lets uponttho Englfih that whole
companies were wiped out. and a.
disorderly retreat began. But at the
bottom their officers beat them back
into line .and the attack was begun
once more. Chariostown was set
aiire by Gage's orders. This infuriat-
ed the Americans, and again the
English were driven back down the.
hill in disorder.
Then came the thlrdfuttack, The
ammunition of the colonists was giv-
ing out. Only a few more shots re-
ing Good Results
By DAVID LA NOE
Special Cortes ondent
To The Evening Sentinel
Copyright. 1025. .
WASHINGTON. June 18.—-Indica-
tions today were that there would
be a surplus of approximately 8160.-
000.000 at the end, of the present
fiscal year.
This is higher than any previous
calculation and though the figures
are necessarily unofficial at this time
because all the available data has not
been collected from the various in-
ternal revenue districts, it may be
said that on reliable authority that
the budget surplus will come to the
$160,000,000 figure without question.
This surplus is far beyond expecta-
tions. President Coolidge in trans-
mitting the budget gave as the trees-
ury’s estimate a surplus of 868.000.-
000. This .«vas considered too little
on which to have a tax revision.
‘Even in March of this year, when it
was apparent that the receipts were
larger than anticipated. the Coolidge
big surplus because many people
_paid their incomotaxes in full on
March 15th.. and there was noway
to know what‘the June installment
would be without analysing about
seven millionlndivldual returns. an
impossible task in such a. short time;
So Congress was discouraged from
applying any retroactive tax cut and
fireasury -ofllc_ials advised that the
country wait till J one 15th. before
beginning .to grow optimistic about
another tax cut. . . ' ‘
Meanwhile leaders. in both - th'
Senate and Houss‘knowing that Con.
gross even‘wentfiurthsr in' econo-
‘mixlng - than did this executive'sme.
commendation; began ”to estimate
the, probable surplus and talk: of]
tux revision. It has bowpver. ' been
moatly talk. Now the delicate fig.
ures are coming in.
From all the internal revenue dis-
tricts and the federal reserve banks
facts are being telegraphed every day
which show a gradual incresie in the
amount of tax receipts. 'By the end
of this week the June instalment
data will lib virtually complete. and
some announcement may be ex-
pected from the treasury u to the
—Advertiae in the Sentinel ,fcriflprobable sizes! thesorplus.
ceremony run up»; to d.
l i V
administration hesitated to predict. a“
U. S) TREASURY SURPLUS SEEMS
T0 ASSURE RU; TAX REDUCTION;
150 MILLION lS PROBABLE
This Sum Is Higher Than Any Estimate. But
Figures, Not Yet Complete, Show Economy .
Work By President and Congress Is
Bring-
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money'oarned during the present
your and will be felt by the taxpay-
er next' rch.
The size of the reduction that will
be granted cannot at the moment be
estimated accurately as an analysis
of the rates will take some time.
Senator Smoot's belief that there
will be 3 “00,000,000 surplus is re.
gardedhere as’conservativc. It may
go above that depending of course,
on what kind or business conditions
prevail‘for the rest of 1920. - .
“Broadly speaking. a big principle
maincd. and after this the ‘Ameri-
cane retreated “across Charlestown
Neck. The British had won a tech-
.nicai victory; .but at a terrible cost
-—-l.05i killed: and wounded out of
2.500 engaged. The American loss
was 450. among this number the
brave General Joseph Warren. The
whole affair tasted two'hours.
Warren Descendant Present
The last direct lineal descendant
of General Worr'en‘ was a. guest of
honor at the anniversary exercises.
She Is Miss Norma Warren Hamil-
ton. of Springvale. Ma. his 'great,
great, great. great granddaughter.
Miss Hamilton, whose father had his
to Hamilton for business
owns General Warren's pistol.
'the battle. June 17.
'tor‘y. The monument is an obelisk
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.‘l‘he cornerstone of the Bunker
Hill Monument wasdaid on Breed's
Hill on the fiftieth anniversary of
1826. Daniel
Webster's speech on this occasion is
well known as a great piece of ore-
221 feet high and 30 feet square at
the=bue. The number of steps in the
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top used at the‘time of the battle.
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