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Show FrenchAir)isterofiviarinc Enthusiasticio Warfare Possibilities Paris, Aug. 20. Admiral fie La Pcy-fc'rc, Pcy-fc'rc, the French minister r.f marine, has become sn enthusiastic convert to the possibilities, of the aeronla:i.j in naval warfare in view of the results re-sults attained in the Paris-London flight of Moissant. the great crosscountry cross-country course just completed by French aviators and other recent achievements In the air. In a statement today ho expressed express-ed the wish ilia: the French Devi should take first rank In the world In aerial navigation as it does now in submarine feats and proposed the es- ! tablishment of flotillas of aeroplanes-at aeroplanes-at tiie French naval bases of Cherbourg", Cher-bourg", Brest, Toulon and Rizerti. Africa, to protect the ports and locate lo-cate the mines and submarines ot a possible enemy. "For the price of a single cruiser," said the minister, "we may have I thousands of aeroplanes. They will I be our scout9." It Is understood that Moissant, tho American aviator now on his way to 1 London, will compete with Latham. I Paulhan and Farman f.r the special I Michelin prize of S'JO.OuO for n no-cUOp no-cUOp flight from Paris to Clermru:-Ferrand Clermru:-Ferrand with a passenger. In many respects this flight Is considered con-sidered lar more difficult than previous prev-ious aeroplane fev.ts. not merely because be-cause of the passenger and no-stou stipulations but because the fllt-ht, must end on the summit of Peyde Dome, a mountain -l.SOy feet high, where the strong and errrt-ic air currents cur-rents will make a lauding extremely iWmculr. |