Show THE SALT LAKE DESPERATE ATTACK ON TRANSPORTS HELD LIKELY i 1 Experts See Hun Plan lan in Futile F tile Effort on MtV Mt V Vernon em n I IBy By Carl D. D Groat United Press Staff Cor Correspondent fent W WASHINGTON SEpt 9 The The navy f for r weeks has been acting acting on the presumption pre pre- pr presumption that Germany Germany would make male a abig abig abig against t- t ti i American big boat U-boat 1 oat drive again against transports Secretary o Dani Daniels Dan- Dan i i admitted today This course oune while 1 not based on oft off cial Ir information r J resulted resulted re- re from flom the logical conclusion that Germany would do her hei u utmost most to at- at transports when she saw Ameri Americas America's cas ca's army growing enormously Convoys have hav been strengthened and increased inI in increased in- in other antisubmarine a e measures creased Daniels I Daniels said it had been tully fully recognized recognized nl ed by himself and other navy men that Germany would undoubtedly make maken a n abig big offensive at the tr transports particular par par- y when she saw W how w formidable ble bIt the American army was vas was becoming He Tie pointed out that t the attempt aga against the Mt Vernon showed ill owed c con con- n. n I elusively that the German Germa does not in intend intend intend in- in tend to Jet transports transport g get t t through if he heI r it can prevent Every Even transport goi going or g or coming is I in moro more 01 or less danger danger ohe he said but pointed out that the nary s increasing Its ts antisubmarine measures measure i in in comparison I Irson I ison with the expected new mew energy of or orthe r the boats tJ-boats My V I Germany Is Is known not to have a aI alVery I lVery very erv extensive supply of submarines They are sufficient however to cause th the navy to be especially alert at t the time r ii r t Incidentally Daniels pointed out that the record for transporting troops troop with practically no has prove proved 1 amazing A year ago he Je admitted such a record would ha have hae seemed al almost almost almost al- al most impossible in view of r the he former inroads of the U boat U-boat j jIt It was said that the u has hasi i 1 no Information of any transport attack at present other than that against the I Mt Vernon ernon which was wac unsuccessful 1 r. r |