The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-16
MISS FANNIE p. BRADY WRITES
eNIeRTAiNlNcLY OF Ex-
PERIENcE OF PARTY.
Compelled TO Take steeraae Passage
On italian Ship To
Reach Home.

Tn following article is taken from
Inc Church News. published by the
missionary committee of the. Episco-
pal diocese of West Virginia. was
written by Miss Fannie p. Brady of
this city. who recently returned from
a trip 10 Europe:
In company with four friends. the
editor of the Church News" sailed on
July LIST for what proved to be for us
memorable trip TO Europe. We
sailed on Cunard liner and enjoyed
the discipline OF the English ship. The
captain was OF the Royal Naval Re
serve and We had a pleasant sense or
security and order. On Sundays the
service. read by the first officer. and
the chanting and responses led by tbs
stewards and stewardesses in thei:
uniforms made us feel almost as IL
we were In old England
The voyage was delightful in every
way. and we landed in good time in
Naples. Naples. Amalh, Rome, Flor
ence and Venice were delightful as
ever. While we scanned the Italian
pepers 10 get what we could from
them. and knew OF the likelihood OF
war between Austria and Servia, we
did not feel that IL could in any way
concern us. We were deep in medi-
aeval history, and took little interest
in contemporaneous affairs. Before
we left Venice for the Austrian Tyrol
we took the precaution 10 ask for
passports and the American consul
told us we would have no trouble and
would not need then so as IL would
have meant a days 8elay. we went on
to Belluno. Half an hour after we
reached there the railroad authorities
had a telegram to allow no more trains
through either way except the troop
trains. We could not go back so we
drove all the next day, as we had in
tended. about fifty miles into the Dolo-
mite country.
No Trouble On Border.
We noticed that there seemed to be
no other travellers either way and we
wondered II we might not have some
trouble at the Austrian frontier. but
we had none. the sentinels merely in
Quired our business and passed US on
We reached Cortina at about Z o'clock
in the evening. after a wonderful day.
for in spite of our feeling of uneasi-
ness We enjoyed the magnificent Dolo
mite mountains immensely We had
planned staying several days in Cor
tina. but when we heard that not only
Austria and Servia but also Germany
and Russia were at war and probably
Germany and France. we decided TO
hurry on. We also saw in the New
York Herald that our return ship.
President Garnt." had been recalled
TO New York after three days out. and
we decided we must get some certain
news OF the situation. We had been
hafnra NJ hnF
all the horses had been taken TO tne
war. but our hotel proprietor secured
horses for US from across the border
into Italy. and early in the morning OF
a perfect day we started on what is
perhaps the most wonderful two days
drive in Europe Again we noticed
that we were the only travellers gonna
through The tourists had left, and
many OF the hotels were closed. We
had TO stay all night in Canazai in a
very primitive little inn. went TO bed
by candle light and for our breakfast
had a kind OF sponge cake instead OF
the usual roll with our coffee-the
first war hardship.
In Cortina we first saw the soldiers.
There the troops had been COLLECTING
end the regiment was going on the
morning we left We passed soldiers
all the way. and early in the morning
in Canazai the church bells rang VIC
lently and we saw the population OF
the little hamlet running to see their
soldiers on. There we first saw the
women reading the posters calling
upon them TO volunteer as nurses.
But so far as we could see the women
were busy in the fields which the men
had left. carrying tremendous loads on
their backs and doing all the work
that was done We went through a
pass nearly 5000 feet high. and while
there was great magnihcence Of seen
cry. mountains and forest. rushing
rivers and rocky gorges, there were
also many little villages and hamlets
and peaceful farms. We could not
but feel sorry for the women left 10
face the long severe winter. TO care
for the crops. the cattle and the chill
. dren unaided But the women Of that
region look as n they were in the
habit OF bearing the brunt OF things
al all times.
Challenged But Passed on.
a o'clock. after the second days
drive. we approached Bozen. which IS
n city Of about 30 900 inhabitants We
we're challenged. and the young sol
der who demanded our documents"
seemed more relieved than We were
when he Erasped the fact that we
we're Tourists Americaniscne-' anu
passed us on IN Bozen we found