The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-09-24
MOTHER Of
THREATENED
Ikief is Wealthy, Important,
Large and Well Worth Cap
ture by the Germans.

largest city in the immediate path OF
the Teutpnic invaders, and one OF the
Oldest and most important Of Russia's
towns. "A statement given out by the
National Geographic Society today
describes this place, the famed
tsmother Of Russian, cities which IL
Enow threatened by the southward
sweep Of the Austro- German armies
from Kovel and Luzsk and BY the
Eastward advance Of the Austrians ia
Galicia.
Kief is beautifully situated on the
broad Dniper among cluster of
golden hills. There are other cities
in Russia to dispute its claim OF he
ing the cradle OF the modern empire.
but 1t is the undisputed cradle OF
orthodoxy, the birthplace of Russia's
church, and It Is still a first religious
center. Holy. Kief is known as the
Russian Jerusalem. 1t Ia a city or
many churches, monasteries, sacred
relics and Of numerous saints. More
tnan quarter Of million pilgrims
Fhave regularly visited the holy city
eaen year during times of peace. AS
a place of pilgrimage, Russian Kief
ranks with Mecca, with Jerusalem
and with Rome.
Modern and PROGRESSIVE.
ut Is a prosperous city, a modern
land a progressive one. In its newer
parts, the streets are broad aud very
straight, and are built up with fine
homes and public buildings. In the
old quarter. there are modern build
ings from three to six stories high.
which is a rare thing in Russia. The
hrostchatik is a splendid thorough
Hare. out upon the most approved of
western city plans However, like
Petrograd, the. wide, regular streets
Iot the southern metropolis are
heritage from the founders.
Take away the churches. with their
turntp, pineapple and pear-shaped
aomes, take away the pilgrims and
the visiting peasants, and Kief has
little thatiis typically Russian. With
the growth of its industry and COM
merce, 1t has adopted the modern
city habit. a habit which IL the same
the world around.
Despite its obstrusive newness.
hiet a. an ancient city. Its fortunes
have been intimately connected wifi,
1.-THE fortunes of Russia. 1t was found
Eedsabout the beginning Of the seventh
century, and its authentic history be-
gins with the arrival OF the two SCAM
dinavian knights. Asko1d and Dyr.
VINO left Novogorod to take possession
OF 1t. Kief early became Christian.
and the Greek faith was carried ~
the rest OF the Russians from here.
In the eleventh century, there are
Isaid to have been 400 churches within
Its walls. The relations between Nv
Pzantium and Kiev were close, and
much of the Greek culture that has
mixed itself with Russian life entered
the empire by way, of this city.
"kief has been badly battered In
more than 1000 years of wars and in
ternal disorders. but it has had a
saving way of quickly covering up its
wounds and beginning afresh viii, re-
doubled courage At one time. Il was
the capital Of the Russian state. n
WAS subjoc. for more than two Dreners
atoms to the Mongols, when II fell 10
the possession OF the Lithuanian nrfn.
ctpality for $50 years. For eighty
nve years, It was under the swav ~
roland, and was finally reunited tn
Russia in 1886. It Is by far the no =,
important CITY in the Ukraine.
Fruitful Region.
The city lies on the right, or west
oank OF the Dnieper. in the midst ~
fruitful Region, which, during r.-
cent years, has been making rand
progress. 1t is 62s miles southwest ~
MOSCOW by rail, and i40S miles nv
ran nortti-northeast OF Odessa. Thai
part OF the city built along the riyare
side is fiat, while behind syne straet,
run up and down the hills and m ron sse
p.c.uresqae gullies. Kief - rated as
one OF the most beautiful cities IN
Russia. ~
Tkief ranks next to PetrogFad and
MOSCOW In educational and scientiss
institutions. Its university IL fama,s
and has more than 5000 stn5an.a
IThe city is also the Maedehnrr =.
Russia. the centre OF the emn;ra y,
beet sugar industry. This infnstr.
mas been steadily gaining In innnort
lance. In 1910 10000, 900 tons or No.
sugar produced in the Tsar,s re., sns
while Just before the war it. nro.
ductlon had risen to more than Ia
100000; tons There are innumerab,a
rich rettneries In Kief. Further. thars
e considerable manufacture az mn 4
icninery, chemicals. hardware. paner
and tobacco. The conserved frnits ~
kdef have a European reputation. and
ourlng recent years they have been
successfully competing with English,
conserves. Kief has a population :
nearly $4,000. and has been ran;div
adding numbers through the last Ter fem
years. The city lies go miles ass ,,, M
ODESSA and the Black sea on line
las the bird fies.', ~