Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 308, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1920 — SAILS INTO THE ANTARCTIC [ARTICLE]

SAILS INTO THE ANTARCTIC

British Expedition Leaves Folklands, According to Messages Received in London. London, Dec. 25. —I*r. John L. Cope, commander of the British imperial Antarctic expedition, has sent the following message from Port Stanley, capital of the Falkland Islands: “Sail ing from here December 20, with full equipment and dogs. Hope to land at Graham's December 25. All the party well. Expect to hear from us in 18 months. Good-by." Commander Cope with four companions, purposes spending 18 months in surveying and charting the western shores of Weddell sea and in carrying out scientific work in the Antarctic. The party will live during the entire period in tents and huts and will depend for fresh meat on seals and penguins.