Show AIRCRAfT SALES SALES' BY AMERICANS PR PROTESTED Contraband Contraband Contraband Contra Contra- band Delivery Neutrality Breach Germans Say WASHINGTON Tan Jan 25 Germany protested to tho the state department today through h her ambassador Count D Bern Bern- rn n against ain t shipments of American to tho the European belligerents bellig bellig- rents on tho the roun such aircraft are arc war wares es vessels A statement issued by the embassy today says The liThe Curtiss s works at Hammondsport Hammonds- Hammonds port N. N Y V. have sold and aud sent to England Eng nl land tho the well known America nod aol firo other planes of or tho the same t type I Thirty six of a different type have e been or ordered cr by hy England and al arc are under under un der construction by tho thu same firm Also Aleo Russia has ordered n a number of these vessels from Curties Curties' for use HBO in berna her ber na navy There is no doubt an and it does docs oes not need all any explanation 1 that from the stan standpoint point of international law hydro aeroplanes have h to bo considered as aR war vessels and that therefore by article VIII of ot tho the agreement concluded at atThe atThe The Tho lIa Hague o on October IS 1907 neutral countries aro are prohibited to supply belligerent bel hal li erent countries with such vessels The Thc selling of h by bythe bythe bythe the Curtiss works therefore constitute a breach of neutrality arc aro not especially c mentioned in The Hague agreement for tho the simple reason rea reaP son that this tine kind hind of war tar vessels did not exist at that time tinie I |