Bisbee daily review., 1920-09-12
INSIDE STORY
 OF SURRENDER
 OF VILLA TOLD
Man Who Negotiated Deal Says Mexican Generals
 Opposed Plan

TORREON, Coahuila, Mex, Sept. 11.-High officials in the Mexican ar my attempted to prevent the surren- der of Francisco Villa, the bandit and guerilla revolutionist, who re- gently laid down his arms, according to Elias l.. Torres. an architect of Mexico City and Fl Paso, who Is credited with bringing about Villas surrender. Torres in describing the negotiations between Villa and Pres ident de la Huerta, said the Mexican executive was anxious to bring about peaceful settlement while some ar my officers tried to capture Villa while negotiations were in progress.
 Torres in detailing the negotia- tions weaves much romance into the recital He said:
 The first link in the Villa surren- der was forged in June, 1919, when with General Felipe Angeles he at tackled JuareZ on the Mexican bor- der. Previous to the attack Hipolito Villa, a brother of the guarilla be- came desperately ill. Villa sent for an American doctor in Fl Paso friend of Villa and was promised that if he made his way through the Carranza lines Villa would grant ''any request even though it might seem impossible" In case the doc tor was killed or met with accident Villa promised to care for the phy sician's son for life settling a large sum of money on him.
 Doctor Villareal went to Villas camp and saved the brothers life. returning in safety to Fl Paso. With the overthrow of Carranza Dr. Villa he wondered if it could be used to bring about peace in Mexico. He came to me and after discussing the possibilities of using this as an op- ening l went to Mexico City and con ferred with President de la Huerta and the secretary of war. I was em- powered with Villareal to discuss a settlement with Villa.
 When I returned to Fl Paso Doc tor Villareal would not join me in a trip to Villa. l went alone, although l never had seen Villa previously.
 Villa gave me an outline of the terms under which he would surren- der. I took these to Mexico City and President de la Huerta outlined the government terms, being a com promise with those Oi Villa. l re turned and these were accepted by Villa. The terms of agreement were to be signed at Saucillo, Chihuahua, a few days later. I telegraphed this information to the government.
 'My message was intercepted by a leading general of the north who threw his troops around Villa not withstanding an agreement of armiS- tice ordered as was that of lesser general. Villa heard of the trick. He sent me word to tell President de la Huerta he would capture "one sta tion to confer direct with the presi- dent" The general whose arrest had been ordered with mine hitched an engine to a solitary coach and started for Mexico City. I accom- panied him.
 Villa escaped the net which had been thrown about him. Twelve days later after march of 500 miles across mountains and over one of Mexico's worst deserts, he captured Sabinas in Coahuia l. He cut the wire to the north and put his own telegraph operator on the wire to get in direct communication with President de la Huerta. The surren- der then became a fact.
 Federal military authorities in the meantime had lost all trace of Villa They were informed Of the capture of Sabinas first by President dc la Huerta."