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Show BLAME IS PLACED FOR ITALIAN DEFEAT ROME, Thursday, Aug. 14. General Cadorna, the Italian commander In chief In October, 1917. and Generals Porro, Ca-pello Ca-pello and Cavaclocchl were mainly re-sponsible re-sponsible for the disaster to the Italian armv at Caporetto which resulted in the retreat to the Plave. according to the official of-ficial report of the commission in inquiry made public today. The defeat of the Italians when the Austro-Gertnans broke through their lines is attributed by the commission chiefly to military causes, including in-cluding depression of morale and an entire en-tire laclt of reserves. The report of the commission admits that Socialist and clerical propaganda had played Its part in lessening the morale of the Italian soldiers. |