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Show CROSS FOR MERIT AWARDED SOLDIER Wilhelm Duesterslek Rewarded by the Prince of Lippe for Act of Ex ceptional Bravery Special Cable to The Tribune. BERLIN Dec 11 The general staff reports that Wilhelm Duesters ek a pn vate of the F ftv f fth reserve mfan try regiment has been awarded the iron, cross of the f rst class for an act of ex ceptional self sacrif c ng bravery He was in a trench n the Champagne with h s company three weeks ago D ring & dark n ght the 6old ers heard heart rend ng cr es for help from the f eld before the r pos t on The cr es soon became weaker and after a while only moan ng vas heard. Duestersiek decided to save the wounded man from whom the cr es came although h s comrades told h m that th s would be buic de and tr ed to keep h m back Under cover of the darkness he left the trench and crept o er the f eld A.fter pass ng French outposts he found the wo nded sold er Pla ng the helpless man on h s back he started to creep back to the trench wh ch he rea hed sate altho gh he was f red at repeatedly b the French p kets The prince of L ppe decora ed h m with the mer t cross for bra erj and with a gold medal |