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Show m FRENCH AVIATOR TO FIGHT A DUEL I Paris, Franco, Feb. 1C. Jules Vo- drines, tho French aviator who recently re-cently How from Paris to Cairo, nr-. nr-. rived from Egypt today and tolcphon (Hi tuo friends, nBklng them to act as seconds In his duol with Reno Qulnton, president of tho French Aerial leMguo. Vedrlnes will demand a fight with revolvers. Tho quarrol nroso out of tho ro-fusal ro-fusal of Vedrlnes to gi o satisfaction to Henry Roux a rival Trench aia- 1 tor, who had also flown from Paris to Cnlro, nnd ho challenged Vedrlnes Ved-rlnes to fight after tho latter had struck him In tho faco. Qulnton ordered or-dered Vedrlnes to fight Roux nnd Vo-drlnes Vo-drlnes replied: M. Vedrlnes Intends to run as cnndldnte for tho chamber of dspu- ties at tho approaching election. In tho raeantimo after fighting Qulnton ho will return to Cairo In order to take part in tbo flight from that city through Africa to tbo capo. I -y |