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Show THREE GERMAN MERCHANT SHIPS SENT TO BOTTOM BUENOS AIRES Dec 9 Three Ger man mere antmen were sunk by Br t sh or Japanese warships off the coast of Terra del Fuego the southernmost, ex trem ty of South America last 8unda accord ng to advices just rece ved here The information was conta ned In a w reless d spatch to the min atry pf ma rlne from the commander of the .rgen t ne war transport p edra Buena The message sa d a d vis on of var sh ps which the commander be eved to have been either English or Japanese ag gregat ng five ronclads and one trans port on the mor Ling of December 6 sank one of the Germans in the roadstead off Picton island The two other steame s were sent to the bottom the same even ng ou sde the harbor of Panta on near Cape Sanp oa One steamer be onged to the German Cosmos 1 ne The ownersh p of the two others was not s ated but the com mender of the Pledra Buena repor ed that one of them had a yel ow funne with a black ring around it |