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Show WOULD EQUIP ARMY WITHJROPIJWES Washington. Feb. 11 Cortlandt Tield Bishop, president of the Aero Club of America, accompanied by a committee representing the Washington Washing-ton and Baltimore aeronautical so cietios, called on the president today to-day to recommend to congress appropriations appro-priations for the equipment of thj army with aeroplanes. Gen. Nelson A Miles also supported support-ed the proposition in an address de scriptlvo of the splendid possibilities of aeroplanes in the wars of tho future. fu-ture. , Tho president regretted that because be-cause of the necessity of strict economy econ-omy it would not be possible for him to urge this project upon congress during the present session, but he thought that something might bo dono in that direction at tho next session. |