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Show Lack of Material, Muni- I tions and Gims and I Unseasoned Troops. I , Relief From Ales Must I Be Forthcoming Italy I Has Plenty of Men. I WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. Lack of material, munitions and guns and un-seasoned un-seasoned troops on the right wing in the face of an overwhelming Austro- IH i German force coming from the Russian ! borders are the causes assigned by ; technical experts of tho Italian mis- IH i sion here for the Italian defeat in the I Jul ion Alps. I There must be a reformation of the 1 fighting lines, they say, and a reaump-tion reaump-tion of the Italian offensive cannot bo expected before next spring, the cam-I cam-I paign meanwhile being of necessity on defensive lines. Relief From Allies U urgent. jH Members of the mission are con 11-dent 11-dent that relief and assistance will be forthcoming from Italy's allies. Men are not wanted; Italy has an abund-j abund-j ancc of men. Munitions, steel, coal, : cannon and last, but not least, food, i are what must be had at once. The IH Italian right, which first failed under IH the enemy's great assault, it is said here, was composed of territorials, not seasoned in war. The break made it necessary for the whole front to bo : withdrawn lo avoid a flanking attack. J The 'Italian general staff knew that jH , great masses of German and Austrian jH . troops were facing Cadorna's armj . IH : Nevertheless the attack could have . been resisted successfully, Italians IH here say, had heed been given by the j allies to Italy's call for munitions and supplies. ' In throwing her enormous force 1 against the Italians, the mission hero j believes, Germany has played her I greatest card. The Italians, when ' thrown back, were within 35 miles of 'Lcibach, which in the opinion of tho ' Italian general staff, was the key to i success and the capture of that place j by the Italian forces would havo meant the collapse of Austria, which, in turn, ! would cause the defeat of Germany. fM oo IH |