Show TROOPS LASH CLASH C WITH BANDITS CHINESE BRIGANDS REPORTED TO HAVE MOVED FURTHER INTO MOUNTAINS fear expressed several detachments detachment of government troops about to join with tile the outlaws shanghai anxiety over the foreign captives held in the shantung hills by chinese bandits was heightened thursday when word reached from Tsao chwang of 0 a clash between troops of the cherese government and members ot of the outlaw band A deatch ment of bandits attempting to join the main body at the mountain stronghold was said eald to have been driven back after a sharp tight fight with the soldiers this incident it is feared may add fuel to the shouldering ing vindictiveness 5 it the bandits who al ready already are described in an unconfirmed report to have hurled three chinese captives over 1 K precipice to their death as a warning to the authorities the brigands brigande bri gands repeatedly peat edly have threatened to 1011 all their prisoners it if the troops infesting their hills were not withdrawn and the bandits in accord with the terms dratted drafted by their chieftain granted immunity and enrolled in the national army further advices advises from Tsoa chwang confirmed the report that the bandits had moved captives farther back into the mountain wilderness troops had not withdrawn thursday but remained surrounding the territory occupied by the bandits and communication with the captives was becoming increasingly difficult |