Show WAR DECLARED ON PORTUGAL seizure of german ships causes break between two nation nations berlin germany declared 1 war on portugal tot at thursday afternoon and handed his ills passports passport to the portuguese minister the gernian government therefore considers herself from this time tinie in war with the portuguese government Is the conclusion of a declaration handed thursday by the german miu minister later at lisbon to the portuguese government and in berl dcruz to the portuguese minister the deml semiofficial official overseas news agency announcement states th the e german declaration says the newe news arency emphasized the fact that tafu step was made necessary by the recent illegal sel seizures of german ships v in ih portuguese ports which Is 19 the gravest sort of breach of neutrality and of special treaties germany therefore Is obliged to give up her former attitude of foro fore bearance which ich she has because of awkward |