Show I U Ii S. S 1 GUNBOATS SCARE BRIGANDS SHANGHAI Aug 6 G. Brigands who have havo h terrorized the upper reaches of tho the river In recent recent months month found a a sudden I check cheek put upon their activities when American and British gunboats gun gun- gunboats boats were dispatched Into tho lIPper upper upper up lIP- up- up per river from Shanghai according according accord accord- ing to reports that have hayo filtered back to n Shanghai hal The gunboats were sent up to Chunking after a band of at outlaws took possession of oC the tho Robert Dollar Dollar Dol Dol- lar I of ot the Robert Dollar company com com- company pan pany of ot Shanghai at In province pro and were frightened away only by the timely appearance of tho the American gunboat Palou Palos w which came cama in response re response re- re to dh distress signals The Robert Dollar JI II on the maiden voyage of the new upriver service the tho Dollar company compan Is es establishing as 9 ta I s I n- n was fired upon from shore thore after the first encounter l JC Messages to Shanghai said that tho bandits vanished Into the hills hillson on the appearance of oC the tho gunboats |