Washington, Jan. 21.
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The State Department, to-day, requested the good offices of the Norwegian Government, for assistance to be given to Rear-Admiral Richard Byrd and-his party of Antarctic explorers now at the Little America dose in South Polar regions.
Admiral Byrd's departure from his base is being seriously hampered While making what is believed to nave been the first attempt to loop the loop in a motorless glider here to-day, Norman A. Goddard crash-Jed into the Alameda Estuary and was killed.
'A biplane had towed the motor. less aeroplane in which Goddard by heavy ice flocs to the northward. These floes almost prevented his peninsula. rode from Polo Alto, down the supply ship, the City of New York, from getting through with provisions and mail recently.
Tt is expected that Norwegian whalers in Southern waters will assist the expedition as a result of the appeal by their Government.
Admiral Byrd's food supplies are becoming exhausted in spite of replenishments brought by the City of New York, and it will be impossible for the group to go through another winter.
Several members will not be able to go through another cold season on short rations, according to the Admiral's Intest radio messages.
Toseph Cotton, Under-Secretary of State, who is acting Secretary during the absence in London of Col. Henry L. Stimson, explained that Admiral Byrd must be assisted within a month in order to insure his passage through the floes, since the Antarctic winter corresponds to the northern summer season.
It is, therefore, expected that the Norwegian whalers will be asked to give their help within a matter of days, or a fortnight or so at most.
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