Anglo-Japanese Industrial The Coast Guard cutter Itasca sailed from Howland Island in search of the missing fliers late yesterday after Mrs, Putnam had reported earlier that her fuel supply was practically exhausted. Her message indicated that.she had only sufficient fuel to last a half-hour, and reported "no landfall." She was believed to have been forced down about 100 miles from Howland Island.
A Navy pianic, under the command of Lieut. W. W. Harvey, took off from here at 723 o'clock last evening for Howland Island to join in the search. It was expected to reach Howland Island at dawn and planned to join in the search immediately.
The USS. Swan simultaneously was ordered to proceed to Howland Island from a point midway between Honolulu and Howland Island where it had been standing by for Mrs. Putnam's next proposed hop from Howland Island to Hawai. The Itasca had been specially ordered to Howland Island recently to stand by in case Mrs. Putnam should need assistance in some mishap such as occurred to-day. ~The Navy was believed to have despatched only one plane to Howland Island because it could not be learned immediately whether there was sufficient fuel on the Island to permit additional flying boats to search for Mrs. Putnam and return to Honolulu.
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