Show ITALY AL Y CONCEDES liT STEAMER LOSS LONDON Sept 9 British British naval ninal forces In the Arctic have hae sunk three German ships supplyIng supplying supply supply- ing Ing- troops on the Russian Arctic front and In tn addition probably have sunk the German warship t the h a admiralty an- an announced ROME Sept 9 UP The RI-The The Italian high command acknowledged Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day that a British submarine had sunk the ton Italian steamer Esperia In the central Mediterranean Mediterranean nean but said almost all of those aboard had been rescued by escortIng escorting escort- escort Ing tag warships The admiralty In London announced announced an en- Saturday that the Esperia had been sunk by a submarine submarine submarine rine off oft Tripoli The announcement announcement announce announce- I ment ment said the vessel which was presumed to be be- carrying axis re reinforcements reInforcements reinforcements re- re to North Africa was traveling with an exceptionally strong naval escort The daily dally war bulletin also reported reported reported re re- re- re ported that British air raiders had attacked Palermo Sicily again Monday night but said most of the bombs fell Into the open sea It was the second raid on Paler mo In two nights The toll of casualties casualties casualties cas cas- cas- cas resulting from Sunday nights night's raid was raised to 27 dead and 58 injured by official count |