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Show Airship Fleet to Cost Millions. Washington. Tho United States government will have ahalf dozen rop-resentatlves rop-resentatlves at the International aviation avia-tion tournament, which will bo held on Long Island In tho fall. Following '.ho tournament, congress will bo iiBk-ed iiBk-ed to appropriate $1,000,000 to build and equip an airship lleot. A moro generous recognition of tho neroplano as a factor In war will bo urged by he secretary of war. Officers of tho signal corps havo been urging for Bomo timo thnt tho time is rip for ho government to tnko a hand in aoronuutlcs. |