Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
Arranging TERMS
Of CAP|TU[AT|ON
Report That Federal Com
mander at Torreon Has
Offered to Surrender.
JUAREZ STILL AWAITING
NEWS OF THE SITUATION
Conflicting Accounts Regarding Re-
suit of Battle-Carranza Con-
fident of Villas Success.

EAGLE PASS, Tex, April l.
Dispatches from the American
consul at Durango, forwarded to
Washington via this city, are re-
ported today to announce that the
federal commander at Torreon has
offered to surrender to Gen. Villa,
that truce has been granted and
that the federal and constitutional
commanders have met and are to-
day arranging the terms of
capitulation.
| Gen. velasco. it is said. first called for a
| three-hour armistice and offered to sur
| render the town if the garrison could
! march out with honors of war, and If
| Villa would parole the officers and guar
antee not to kill the volunteers, as he
! had threatened.
! William P. Blocker, American consul at
| Piedras Negras, refused to reveal the con=
tents of the dispatch from Durango, bu1
admitted that the message had been re-
ceived and forwarded to Secretary Bryan.
According to information from au-
thentic sources, Gen. Villa had taken
tnS rallrOaO station IN lOrTeOn anu lol
the past two days has been working
his way from house to house toward
the center of the city. He is said to
have taken nearly half the town. but
the assaults resulted in an appalling
loss of life on both sides
/ Velasco HOSTS White Flag.
| Cen velasco last night hoisted
white flag, it is said, and asked for
fr,1c tn a
| ton for surrender. The truce was
granted. it is understood and the fed
eral commanders offered to turn over
| the city with all military stores if the
| lives of all officers and men were guar
anteed.
| 1t is also understood that Villa at first
| demurred, saying that many of the gar
rison, including Gen. Orozco, who is said
| to be in Torreon. were traitors and must
| be executed. 1t is said another armistice
| was arranged for today, however, when
| Villa would probably accept the offer Of
! the federal commander.
Ell PASO, Texas, April IA telegram
, sent from the front last night by George
! c. Carothers. United States government
| representative, received today, says all
safe, including IL. S. Cunard- -Cummins,
| United States consul at Gomez Palacio.
! The telegram makes no reference to the
| military situation
| Discredited at State Department.
! Officials of the State Department are
| inclined to discredit the report that the
i American consul at Durango sent a dis
patch to Washington saying that the
surrender of Torreon to the constitution
alists was imminent. No such dispatch
| has been received at the department. it
| is explained, and information regarding
conditions at Torreon has not been
coming from Durango.
Juarez Without News
JUAREZ Mexico, April 1.-Juarez wait
ed today for definite news OF Gen. Villa s
position in his attack on Torreon. Reports
reaAived by Gen. Carranza last night IN
dicated that fighting still was in progress.
No idea was obtained as to when the
relative positions of the rebels and fed
erals would change.
The new column reported marching to
the relief of Gen. Velasco was said to be
under the command of Gen Joaquin Mas
and to number 1850 men. To meet him
it was reported Gen. Monclovio Herrera
was detailed by Gen. Villa. An engage
ment between these forces was expected
hourly.
can British and German consuls that
ports Of the fall of Torrcon were pre-
mature