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mmmmmmmm wfgjgjigrVE4HMHAFp-!'-i "" rSECOND GERMAN SQUADRON. TO SOUTH ATLANTIC DRESDEN BELIEVED AFLOAT In Pacific ports today canceled sail- London. The Norwegian steamer Vaaren has been sunk' in the North sea. Advices received by Lloyds from Grimsby today state that 12 mem bers of the crew of the Vaaren and the English pilot who was on board were drowned. The Vaaren struck a mine. Paris. Continued success in the offensive movement in Belgium and Northwestern France, with the cap ture of many German trenches, is .officially announced today. London. The death toll among ci vilians at Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby as a result of the bom bardment of the three towns by Ger man warships may reach 125. In addition, 7 soldiers were killed during the bombardment of the land bat teries at West Hartlepool and 5 sail ors lost their lives during the en gagement between the "Germans and1 the British flotilla in the North sea, which followed. The known civilian dead is 95.' Many, wounded are not expected to recover. The number of wounded Will exceed 400. Mine sweepers are today combing the waters along 'the coast between Newcastle and Flamborough Head, where three ships were sunk by striking mines yesterday. Refugees who fled from Scar borough, Whitby and Hartlepool when the Germans, opened fire re turned to their homes. At present there are no indica tions that the admiralty intends to change its plans for the disposition of the British dreadnoughts and bat tle cruisers. The coast patrol will be left to destroyers and light cruis ers as before. One of the, .German vessels en gaged in the raid two days ago, is de clared to have been the Von Mpltke, a sister ship of the Goeben, now a partjof the Turkish navy. ings because of the danger of meet ing the German cruiser Dresden. Despite previous rumors xthat the Dresden had been sunk, English, au thorities are far from satisfied. Un til positive information is received that the Dresden has been disposed of the same precautions will ,be taken by British shipping as were observed when the Emden Tvas afloat There are insistent though uncon firmed rumors here today that the Germans are sending another fleet to South American waters to engage the British. London. The most desperate fighting of the entire eastern cam paign is now developing on a line within 30 miles of the city of War saw. Berlin is celebrating what is' ac cented there as a great victory over .the Russians as a result of an of ficial statement that the enemy s of fensive against Posen and Silesia has completely broken down. From Petrograd reports have come that the Russian lines .south of tbe Vis tula have been drawn back nearer Warsaw for strategic reasons. It is evident, however, that the battle upon which thefatebf Warsaw may, rest is only now approaching a cli max. Paris. At the very point where the Germans had massed great forces intending to start an offensive against the allies, British troops have delivered a blow which resulted,in an advance of practically two miles. , The extent of the forward move ment of the allies" is now increasing -daily. The latest advance is reported northeast of Arras. Petrograd The sinking of the' German cruiser Friedrich Karl dur ing ta recent sortie in the Baltic sea was' officially confirmed here todayr- Buenos Ayres. British steamers j The 'Friedrich Karl strucka mne. lafeiifA. '