Show Delay Ordered in Execution tion of American Youth PARIS June 8 United Press Press Press- Acting on Premier Briand's in instructions instructions instructions in- in War Val Minister Paul Pain Pain- leve today telegraphed the general commanding the army of the orient on Damascus ordering him to prevent prevent pre pre- vent the execution of Gilbert Clare American n member of the foreign legion n. n Clare Clara is believed to be Doty of- of Memphis Tenn antI and Biloxi I S This step was undertaken despite the le fact tact that Paris has not been officially of- of tidally Informed of ot any order to execute Clare Ciare the war var ar ministry having laving no facts on the c case se be beyond ond the ic information that th the man was charged barged with attempting to desert At the Ume time Briand acted AmerIcan American Amer- Amer Ican can Ambassador Herrick had not yet et received Instructions from Washington D. D C. C but a half hour later later ater he was instructed to intercede Informally on the Americans American's b be- be half alf Sheldon Whitehouse of the American embassy staff start will c call llon on the he foreign office this afternoon to discuss the case Premier Briand's act in which he hesed used sed his powers of grace without consulting Pr President was as a dramatic one Getting his information of ot the case from newspapers newspapers news news- papers papers apers without official reports confirming confirming con- con firming that the American was In Jn danger anger he acted even before being approached by friends of the pris pris- oner |