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Show GERMAN QUITS ON NATAL DAY. Hun Officer Decides to Celebrate Birthday by Surrendering. With Ilie Army in France. "(lentle-men, "(lentle-men, it's my birthday and I am bring-in bring-in some of my friends to take dinner with you," was the naive announcement announce-ment of a German officer in surrendering surren-dering to Lieutenant lleardon of Xew York's Seventy-seventh division, up in the Argonne the oilier day. lie spoke perfect English. His face was wreathed in smiles. lie waved his hands toward the woods behind him. Out popped thirty Herman soldiers. They also were smiling. They had been surrounded by a detachment of the Seventy-seventh for some time. After making a brisk fight they decided decid-ed to give it up. |