Show REJECTS TRAITORS OFFER OFFE R DESIRES PARDON AS PRICE OF LIVES OF RELATIVES OP OF MEXICAN GENERAL brother of first chlo chief being held at ai hostage and may be executed by r e captors when carrangas Carran zat zas reply Is received washington elizo arredondo head t f the carranza agency here issued a ita lent monday summarizing dispatches from vcra cruz confirming reports of the capture of general genera I 1 lesus carranza brother of the first hief by general altonso alfonso banez in sun san geronemo Geron mo state of 0 oaxaca on december 30 the general and his son and nephew are being held as hostages but his entire staff has been executed by banez the the statement said general Ge banez entered the ranks of the constitutionalist revola conary army at the close of 0 tile the bluer ta regime e succeeded in gaining the confidence of general jesus carranza who supplied him with troop and munitions of war and finally succeeded in having him named military commander comI nander of the isthmus of tepee the first chief has received word from banez bane z that it if ho he will sanction some bome unknown arrangement claimed to have been made between banez and general jesus car ranza raid and will pardon tits hid trencher treachery and allow him to retain his military mil gitary office he will release general carranza and his two relatives lie ile makes the threat that unless his conditions are met he will execute general jesus carranza and ills his son and nephew carrangas Carran zas reply feelingly dictated was such traitorous conduct can receive no pardon it if my biot b alhert ol hert heri death Is a necessary step towards the triumph of our principles and the es ea of peace I 1 am willing that he be die and I 1 know that with the feelings of a true soldier my illy brothel will be willing to sacrifice his life foi his country |