Show Barricaded Veterans Hold Legion Quarters in n. n Paris PARIS May 1 Four AP-Four American veterans who once laced faced German Gennan fire maintained a hold today on Pershing hlll hail Paris headquarters of the American Legion and declared it would take fake more than the building committee committe and French police to oust them With six other prominent members mem- mem bers of the Paris post the legionnaires legionnaires legion legion- barricaded themselves in inthe inthe the hall last night determined to keep possessIon of the building un- un Ul tu they could conIc hold a meeting tonight to- to night to seek means of oC filling their empty empt treasury The building committee which had ordered the structure Closed last night because ot of edness ednes called police to clear the thc hall hail A riot car came with sirens screamIng and police rushed Into the The legionnaires remained however how how- however ever the police declining to undertake under under- take forcible ejection without a acourt acourt court order Of the JO 30 original campers four held the han hail throughout the night Thc They are James Ma alese of Fargo N. N D. D Peter McKay ot of Brooklyn N. N Y John Hunter of at Great Falls FaUs Mont and Julius Snowhill of Quincy Quin- Quin C cy Ill TheIr six comrades comrad went out for tor breakfast and returned with food and a promise to bring a relief squad later in the day The man tour garrIson reported report d l all quiet this morning after its night encampment In good humor the four veterans said they intended to stay until tonIght tonight to- to nIght so that they could admit other oth- oth er cr members of Paris post No 1 for theIr monthly meeting With a debt of about the board of directors ordered April 9 that Pershing hall ball be clos closed April 30 The situation caused a split spIlt in the membership of the legion le- le gion post |