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Show WHITE HOUSE LOT SCENE OF FLIGHT 1 McCurdy Tries Out New Military Type of Cur-tiss Cur-tiss Aeroplane. WA8HIXGTON. March 17. 'With re-reeentativee of the war and navy departments and military and naval attache at-tache from a number of foreign lega-tiona lega-tiona here looking on, the -aeroplane just purchased by tha war department to ba used in tha Mexican border ma-n ma-n covers was given iti initial and "successful "suc-cessful demonstration her early today.' to-day.' The machine, which ia what Curtiss designates hie "military type," waa Sven a thorough tryout by J. A. D. efJnrdy, who made two aseenta, earb time circling several times tba big lot to tha aoutb of tha atata, war and navy building. 8o cloaa did ha aail to the building that tha whirr of the war bird 'a propeller waa heard plainly ia tha office of the secretary of state. Secretary of War Dickinson, Major General Wood, chief of staff of the army; Brigadier General Allen, chief of the aignal eorpa, and other offlcera from the war and navy departments were present. Among the moat interested of the small group of apeetatora were the Japaneee military and naval attaches. Their conntry already owna eight machine ma-chine and ia aaid to be negotiating for the purchase of several others. Russia, Rus-sia, Spain, Franee, Austria-Hungary and Argentina were represented at the flight. Ia few days the machine will be seat to Ban Aatoaio, Texas. |