Prof. Jean Piccard, noted explorer of the upper air, landed in wooded hills near here at 6 o'clock this morning. He had taken off in his risen in Peiping as well retirement of he 37th division considerably further sou Moreover, the clause relating to the punishment of those responsible for the incident is capable of being extended to the highest officials of the Hopei-Charh most of whom are Political Council. concurrently 29 multiple-balloon apparatus the day Army comm before at Rochester, Minn Compete observers thus Prof, Piccard did not discuss his žecognize that the protocol could rough landing, but it was apparent hoi defen that -the release mechanism of the Wire oer scouting "plane which craft failed to work, and that he] ased on a train in couthorn Lionel had been forced to explode several Yesterday. it is stated. discharged 15 of his balloons with a revolver to?sund.
The Jananese statement ad-make a landing.
One of the baleae loons caught tire and destroyed the civilians aboard the train as well as gondola and its equipment. ' soldiers Prof. Piccard said, however, "TI adds, however, that information learned much.
I believe that ai] regarding. the - two other alleged flight using 2,000 balloons is feasible.; incidents are lncking.—Reuter the first in which the principle of The flight to-day, was belived to be TOkYag a Ter harnessed- multiple balloons was em-Tokyo, July 19. ployed. he foreign press spokesman of the Prof, Piccard, whose hands and face Japanese Government today Jan. were scratched during the precipitous rare to control all China north of descent, said he believed a second ihe Yenow River in connection with preliminary fight should be made be- the settlement of Lukow fore a record flight is attempted. inelderit, He had expected the cluster-balloon arrangement to aid him, particularly in landing. They were to be released. one at a time or in groups, depending on the speed of descent—United "The local settle mer ined on July 11 and w fiiment by Chini is earnestly by Japan, compris ing more or less t Press.
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