New Britain herald., 1915-06-08
.TUXPAN CAPTURED
 BY VILLA FORCES
One British Citizen Killed and Four Wounded During Fighting OBREGON LOSES RIGHT ARM

Demand Rcnews Hope of Restora- ton of Peace in Mexico.
 Washington, June S.--Advices to the state department today from Vera i Cruz, transmitted a wireless message from Tampico reporting the capture of Tuxpan by Villa forces Sunday. One British citizen was killed and four were wounded during the fight ing. s. F. Jones was the person killed Thomas Mallard Mrs. Mall lard, their infant child, and A. T. Graves were wounded while seeking cover.
 The despatch said Mallard had been badly wounded, that Mrs. Mallard and the Mallard infant had been shot through the stomach, and that Graves was shot through the spine. Officials here assumed that Jones, Mallard and Graves had been employed at British owned oil wells in the vicinity of Tux pan.- .,. ' au
 Obregon Loses Arm.
 Consul Silliman at Vera Cruz re- ported today that Gen. Obregon's vic- peared to be confirmed. He said it was reported Obregon had lost his right arm in the fighting.
 Consul Sillinan also reported that the relief train which went yesterday to bring refugees from Mexico City was under direction of the British consul at Vera Cruz and carried a British flag An armed escort was ordered for the train when it reached Apizacq. z Dispatches from American consuls at various points today detailed the food situation. Nogales reported no immediate need for relief supplies in northern Sonora The consul at En- senadas Lower California, said there was no acute food shortage there. The consul at Neuvo Laredo said food was short there and prices prohibitive.
 Villa to Propose Truce.
 United States government officials today viewed with interest efforts of Gen. Francisco Villa to meet. General Venustiano Carranza in conference to consider President Wilson's recent communications demanding settle ment of Mexican affairs. This move on the part of the northern leader. which his secretary announced last night Villa was ready to make, was considered by officials as the most inn
 
 the presidents statement. '... ;s
 Unofficial advices received here said that Villa had decided pending con- ferencs to propose a truce. for the purpose of preventing further sacri- fees iF the southern republic which might produce intervention.
 Gorgeous troops, however, accord ing to Villas secretary, attacked when Villa ordered a retirement in keep ing with this suggestion. Colonel Enrique Perez Rul, secretary to Villa. is quoted as saying that he had been ordered from Chihuahua to Aguas- ,calientes to frame the note to Car ranza and the reply his chief would send to President Wilson.
 The action of Villa is the first step of an official nature yet taken by the leaders with view to composing presidents warning.
 Officials here are watching the lat est turn with renewed hope of ulti- mate restoration of peace in the southern republic
 To Consider Reply.
 Ell Paso, Tex, June s.-Considera- tion of the contents of the forthcom- ing reply of General Francisco Villa te President Wilson's warning was to be undertaken today by members of Villas cabinet at Aguascafientes, ac- cording to message received here last night from Colonel Enrique Perez Rul. It also was expected that Villas advisers would discuss an invitation to General Carranza to agree on a neutral territory to consider sugges- tons for the pacification of Mexico contained in President Wilson's note. How soon these documents might be completed and reach the border was not intimated.
 ~ Colonel Rul's declaration that Villas troops had withdrawn from Leon to Lagos, thirty-eight miles north, and that fighting had been re- sun1ed when General Obergon at tackled the retiring Villa forces, was believed here to explain at least in part the conflicting reports of Obre- gon and Villa successes that have emanateq from various sources in the last two days. Observers here were inclined to believe that neither side had gained decisive adyantage.s
 i,,} .Ised 1000 Cavalry.
 Tn capturing siloa last week Villa used 1000 Gavalry according'to Ruls statement and forced 10000 of Obre- gon's forces to retreat in scattered groops toward Irapuato, Penjamo, Le- Piedad and Guiano la Jara. Rul maintains that Villa captured and re- tains quantities of munitions taken at Silao.
 Mexicans Kill Texas Ranger.
 Marathon, Tex, June s.-Lee Bur dette, a Texas ranger was shot and killed near Fabens, Tex, last night in a pisfoI battle with three Mexi- l cans two of whoEa he seriously wound ed. Both the wounded Mexicans are expected to die The third was being l csss<,- Rllrdnt