Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-05
CREW OF AUSTRIANS,
WAR-BOUND IN CITY,
MISS COFFEE HOUSES
Wouldn't Feel SO Lonely If
They Could Sit Leisurely
at Tables and Sip Hot
Beverage and Chat as
They Did at Home.

n Philadelphia only had few typical
coffee houses, Of the type which has made
certain cities In Austria famous, Captain
Nicola Radios and his crew Of t6 loyal
men aboard the steamship Franconia
wouldn't feel lonely The Trancona has
been interned at the foot of Richmond
street ever since the rulers in Europe be-
came angry at each other. Captain Ra-
dos likes Kensington. but says he simply
can't get used to the hustle and hustle
in that section.
Captain Radios and his men hope some
day to lift anchor and sail for Austria
II is their hope that the day isn't far
away when a peace conference will take
place. 1t is in Austria that the wives,
children, brothers and sisters of the
Franconias g crew live.
Captain Radios has been on the sea since
he was II years old. He has wife and
two children In the old country. He saws
his ambition Is that his son should also
become a skipper When the crew aren't
busy, they roam about the decks and
question Luca Tomasevich the first Of
hcer Tomasevich reads English He al
ways has a set of American newspapers
served to him. His duties are to keep
members of the crew enlightened on the |
developments abroad often he Ia a val |
liable instrument in keeping everybody |
aboard In good nature.
SAYS ALLIES WILL FAIL.
In the opinion of Captain Radios, the |
Allies will never capture the Dardanelles
AL, ,1nta
the situation at the Dardanelles as well
as he does every little n5ok and corner
In his home town. which is more than
5000 miles from the bulkhead to which his
boat is tied.
"w'nat have the Allies done at the
Dardanelles7" asked the captain.
Nothing" answered First officer Tom
asevich
$50 far" continued Captain Radios
"the Allies have only destroyed or cap !
tured two forts. But then you must re-
member that those forts are more than
200 years old. They were built by men
who didn't know much about naval af-
fairs. Just now, according to cable re-
ports, Turkey has about 100000 soldiers
In trim and ready to fight. The men are
scattered along the land which borders
the Dardaneles. 1t is UP to the Allies TO
push those 100000 men back. Can they
do It?
And then you do not know what Tur-
key is doing around Constantinople.
They surely are not sitting around TAX
ing things easy. You can rest assured
that they are making plans of some sort
90 fight back any attack the Allies may
be thinking of making.
FORT A BIG OBSTACLE.
Before the Allies can get to Constan-
tinople they will have TO destroy a power
full fort at Marmora This fort is an up
to-date one. Should the Allies be sue
cessful in destroying the fleet at Mar
mora, they still will be facing n barrier
have reference to the Prince Islands,
which are located some distance from /,
Constantinople. There is another power Is,
full fort at that place. 1t will be some +
time before the Allies will be able to
reach Constantinople."
How do you like Richmond street and
asked the caller, who was
enjoying dish of splendid bean soup
cooked and prepared in true Austrian
style. e
II do not like 1t here much" replied !
the captain, who Is broadshouldered. tall =
heavily built and has a heavy mustache, q
which is curled up in real military fash
lon, I
NOT USED TO HASTE. u
am not useu TO rushlng around like 7
you Americans, In this country every \
body seems to be in a great hurry !
1T is always a case of rushing for a a
trolley car or a train. In Europe the \
folks take things a little easier And :
then the Europeans are not worrying so
much as the Americans. 4
1T would be much nicer if Kensington I
,r Philadelphia only had a few coffee :
houses. the sort they have over in
Austria In those coffee houses YOU G
meet your comrades and talk And then 2
'ou can get good books by the great +
authors to read, But Kensington doesn't ii
rave those places, and that's the reason I;
Why l am so lonely" p