Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-12-15 | Page 3 | British Destroy Two Transports

British Destroy Two Transports LONDON Dec 15 The UPI Of The destruction destruction destruction de de- de- de of two large axis supply and transport ships and the sinking sinking sinking sink sink- ing or damaging of half a dozen smaller vessels by submarines in inthe inthe inthe the Mediterranean was reported by the admiralty Monday and in informed informed informed in- in formed quarters said the action in indicated indicated indicated in- in desperate axis efforts to rush reinforcements to Africa without regard to losses I L f Informed quarters conceded that the reinforcements might be in intended intended intended in- in tended to build up upa a a. force hundreds of miles west of the present fighting fighting fighting fight fight- ing in Li Libya ya in order to defend Tripoli and prevent the British from taking up positions along Frances France's Tunisian frontier A British submarine entered German-defended German harbor of Candia Candia Candia Can- Can dia Crete to sink one supply ship and a tug