Show GUNBOAT ENDS I TIE TAE UP OP MOVE China July Jul- BY 27 27 The Associated A Press The Tho speedY action of the United States gunboat Monocacy rec recently In replying to the fire of ot a Chinese force on the th shore of the riser rh er has hasI ely defeated an attempt of I the South China troops to establish h n a blockade of o the river r below belo thu thus cutting thu tho foreIgn community from communication communication cation with the outside The Th Chinese Chines troops It Is Bald sa 1 1 fearing further ls on the thc part of foreign gut bonts have definite deft deft- definitely nite given ghen eh en up their blockade e plans Commander Phelps Phelp of the Tang Tang- Yan tsze patrol In his official report stated that on July 17 General Cheng who ho ho was l ILS guarding the banks of the riser rl pursuant to orders frohm General Wu Pel Pet Fit the J O ang star aar ar lord and enem enemy of Sun Yat Sen re revolted and joined the enemy General Chao and his hie I troops took pel Klang-pel Immediately I north of rIRe o o oSTE STE On July 20 10 the American steamer Dollar nas as fired tired on while proceeding to On the I following da day the Monocracy Monocacy escort escort- escorted escorted I ed the steamer down the tho rh riser er at time the Chinese troops fired on the vessel vessels from the shore 1 L Commander Neilson Nellson of oth the returned the fire from the gunboats gunboat's batteries and 1 Is believed to have Inflicted consider consider- considerable considerable considerable able damage to the thc Chinese The Thc Phelps report states that thai the the attack on the th American flag was as unjustified and unprovoked Latest ad advices Ices from are that conditions there arc are now normal General Chao hating hat Ing treated r-treated re- re retreated treated to 00 00 |