The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-22
As a Result Of Its Falling into
the Hands Of the Germans
in the War.

WASHINGTON. June 22.-Dubnn.
which the Russians have rctalscn in
their recent offensive against tho Aus
'rians on a front extending from the
Prpct river on the north to the Rou-
manian border on the south. rs the
subject Of tOday's war geography hull
lctin Of the National Geographic So
clrty, issued from its Washington
headquarters, which says
Together with Lutsk. Dubno CON
stitutCd Russia's second line OF defense
in Poland when the great world war
began, Then 1t was town Of Is 1000
inhabitants. but since that time the
whole region has been Impoverished
and the population doubtless dimin-
ishcd by the huc,uating fortunes Of the
armies that have passed back and forth
through II. The city is situated on the
marshy banks Of the Ikwa river. which
flows in a northwcstcrly direction.
making a iunCturc with the Styr
twenty miles south Of Lutsk at Tor.
govitsy. one Of the towns recently re-
occupied by the Russians.
Lasting Blow.
"A lasting blow to Dubno's prestige
ms trade center was delivered in
i'H1 when the great Contracts fair.
the most important suGar-mart in
Russia. was transferred to Kiev. In
recent times these fairs have not
played role Of such prime importance
IN the commercial life Of Polish and
Russian cities as in the days before the
railroads brought towns and suburban
sections into constant touch with each
other In the last years OF the cigh-
'ccnth century. however. the transfer
OF this annual event to the city known
as the Jerusalem OF Russia gave IL a
tremendous impetus. at the same time
having corresponding detrimental
effect on Dubno.
Two Of DubnO's ncighhoring towns
ar" OF great intcrcs, to the student Of
history. Thirty-two miles Ia the east
OsrOE, where the first translation
NJ the Bible into old SlaV was made
and printed in 1881. twenty-five miles
10 the south at KrCmcncjz. are the
ruins or once famous chateau Of the
bcautifu! queen. Bona Sforza. who in
'roduccd much OF the grace and the
elegance OF her native Italy into the
court life OF the Polish king. Sigls-
muud |. but who during the last years
Of her husbands reign earned the de-
tCstation Of the Poles by her greed
and her corruption. She was even ac-
Cuscd Of having poisoned her sons
wife five days after the lattcrs cor
Ona'!on as queen. Fate reserved her
similar end. 4 few years later she
was poisoned by one OF her Italian
lovers
Holocaust nj Horror.
While the suffering which the pres
on' war has cntailcd upon the civilians
20 the Dubno dislric, undoubtedly has
been severe Il is not TO be compared
with the holocaust Of horror which
broke over this region in the middle
81 the seventeenth century when the
Cossack chieftain. BoGdan Chmicl-
Uicka. melted to rebellion by a Polish
neiEhbOr who had stolen his hayrlCks
and hoggcd his infant son 10 death
brought about the uprising known as
the 'ScTfs Fury This reign Of an
arChy and outrage has seldom II ever
been equalled in world history. Mos,
OF the manor houses OF the country
were burned and their owners burned
or aaycd alive. or else sawn asunder
Priests were hung before their own
affairs with a follower Of rival re-
ltrlon on one side and a despiscd ami
nal on the other
"Ostr0g was one OF the cities which
fen before the Cossack hetmaus wrath
and time and again the pride OF Polish
chivalry was routed by the followers