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Show HOME GUARDS ARE ' AGAINST PACIFISTS LOS ANGELES. Oct. 13. Home guards of South Pasadena, a suburb of this city, surrounded last night the residence of Mrs. Eflle Bent and turn-' ed away persons, who, according to the j guards, were intent upon holding a pacifist meeting. Word was received by the. guards today that a meeting was in prospect. Captain D. H. Fry and fifty men uni- t'UI 'TT 1-ivm.ri 1 1 , ni.-n-m.ir ru ., 11 ji ,til j . m u formed and armed surrounded the house early last night. Mrs. Bent, ac- jH companled by her son, Harry Bent, and another man ordered the guards. to leave. They refused and drew their cordon tighter about, the premises, IH turning away persons desiring to en- jH ter. At midnight they withdrew aft- er scouts sent out to search the neigh- IH borhood had reported to Captain Fry jH 'that no pacifists were in the vicinity. lH Mrs. Bent's home was- the scene of jH a recent attempt to hold a pacifist meeting which was halted by the home guards, who escorted the male paci-fists, paci-fists, to automobiles to the town limits and urged them not to return. |