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Show GREAT CROWDS EXPECTED. Russians Buoyed Up by Privato Dispatches Dis-patches From Front. ST. PETERSBURG, March 3.-In a long dispatch from Gon. Kuropatkln, whloh was received horo yesterday, tho com-mandor-In-chlef of tho army of Manchuria Man-churia gives details of various attacks by tho Japaneso tho Inst few days, and the Associated Press correspondent at Mukden. In a dispatch rocelvod at midnight. mid-night. Indicates a continuation of tho artillery duel, but nolthor report throws any light upon tho rumored Intention of Gon. Kuropatkln to withdraw northward, which hns been tho gossip of St. Petersburg Peters-burg for the Inst two days A privato dispatch received last night concludes with this significant sentenco: "Within two weeks you may expect great events." ; Tho Siberian rallrond. which 1b bolng worKcu to its run capacity by purely military mili-tary traffic. Is about to havo a further burden Imposed upon It, namely, that of feeding tho resident non-combatant population. popu-lation. Tho stocks of provisions In Irkutsk and other towns In Siberia woro not as largo ns usual at tho beginning of tho winter, and aro now running low. Tho Government Govern-ment hns been Informed that provisions must bo Imported by tho railroad, or that the towns will bo fnco to faco with famlno within a fortnight. This will necessltnto some delay In tho forwarding of military yupplles. which aro sorely needed at tho present moment. |