Show I American G Youth Y uth May Face Firing Squad in Syria U. U S. S Intervenes in Behalf of Gilbert Clare M Member ember of French h Legion Leg on DAMASCUS Syria June 7 AP APAn An An Am American giving his name as Gilbert Clare of Memphis Tenn a member of ot th the French Foreign le le- le gion glon Is held in prison here on a charge of desertion and r rebellion beUlon Clare arrived at Damascus s last night under a strong military guard The prisoner belonged to a company corn com pan pany in th the column of General Andras An An- duas dras w which advanced to last week The French military authorities state that Clare engaged In an al altercation altercation altercation al- al with his sergeant and then deserted with five other members of the legion Clare and his party were surrounded sur stir surrounded rounded by French troops and were captured ed after an exchange of shots shot In which no one was Injured An Investigation Into the case I which Is still sun continuing was ordered or ordered or- or I dered last Friday Clare will be tried by at Damascus as soon as the proper papers have seen been drawn up which probably vv be rr days If It Clare Is sentenced to death the papers In the case case wilt will be sent to Paris for the signature of Minister of War without which no i court martial sentence in the French i army can be executed I In In any case the American will not face facea a firing squad before three weeks or a month If it he should be sentenced d to de death th at aI t all an MEMPHIS Tenn June 7 AP While r While Bennet J J. J Doty Memphis youth awaits execution for mutiny by a a firing squad of ot the French foreign legion at Suelda Syria the commanding of officer officer ot- ot of pf the brigade of the Thirtieth division dl n A A. E. E F F. with which Doty served d creditably in France will be wo working king ot others e s in what they f fear ar is a forlorn hope attempt to save the young J soldier r o of fortune was Doty-was a member of f battery E B One Hundred and Fifteenth field artillery ry in the brigade of the Old Hickory division over which Brigadier r General L. L D. D Tyson had command General Tyson now United States senator from Tennessee Tennes Tennes- see seeS see will relatives of Doty were ad advised advised ad- ad move In the youths youth's behalf in Washington today Other Southern senators will Join him Lemuel Doty the boys boy's father a lawyer of Memphis I and Biloxi Miss has ap appeal appealed appealed ap- ap peal pealed d to the French officials In New Orleans Doty the only American In the French Foreign legion In the desperate desperate desperate des des- war with the Druse tribesmen tribesmen tribes tribes- men in Syria was known tOI the le legion legion legion le- le gion only as as Gilbert Clare He lit was cited for bravery in the battle of Suelda WASHINGTON June 7 AP AP- AP Ambassador Herrick at Paris wa was wad Instructed by Secretary Kellogg today today to today to- to day to Intercede with the French government in behalf of or Bennet J. J Doty also known as Gilbert Clare dare a private In the French Foreign le legion legion le- le gion who is facing death on charges of attempted t d desertion |