aa As russians see it st petersburg continues without of confirmation of the report that the japanese are advancing north of mukden and the statement la Is therefore not credited it t the russian cap ital general reports that there was no fighting in the vicinity of mukden friday or saturday but notes the arrival of reinforcements for the japanese along tho the whole line of the japanese front the In interval terral of quiet has afforded general kuropatkin Kuru Hum opportunity to strengthen streng the tho hie his defense defenses and he has re calved large reinforcements since his retreat to mukden there are indications of a revival of the struggle for the possession of port arthur