Show RUSSIANS LOSE MUKDEN bel eved in st petersburg that town Is to be evacuated the significance of a mukden dis patch noting an unusual activity lii that place Is the subject of much opeo at st petersburg the tha ory that indicates the purpose 0 general kuropatkin to evacuate th town is now generally accepted mil tary officers there surmising that thac commotion noted is in connection with a movement to check a japanese flanking operation in russian of fickal circles some credence is given to the rumor that admiral haa left port arthur with his ships the confusion resulting from a severe storm on tuesday being regarded a having made such a dash possible time expired members of the guard regiments in st petersburg and vicinity have been ordered to gemalli with the colors there are indica alons that the russian warships in the baltic will eoon be dispatched to the tar east |